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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 >>  Long Valley Outing Report 塱原觀鳥活動報告 04/10/2003
        
(Message started by: Mike Kilburn on Oct 5^th, 2003, 9:30am)

Title: Long Valley Outing Report 塱原觀鳥活動報告 04/10/2003
Post by Mike Kilburn on Oct 5^th, 2003, 9:30am

A well-attended outing to Long Valley was rather quiet. The highlights were a pair of Painted Snipe and at least 20 migrant Black Drongos.

Other birds of interest included:

1 Garganey (female)
1 Kestrel
1 Green Sandpiper
60+ Wood Sandpiper
6 Black-winged Stilt
30+ Little Ringed Plover
c.5 Swintal Snipe
c.5 Fantail Snipe
2 White-throated Kingfisher
2 Common Kingfisher
1 Red Turtle Dove
40 + Yellow Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
10+ White Wagtail
8 Stonechat
1 Dusky Warbler
2 Oriental Reed Warbler
8 Chinese Starling
50+ Black-necked Starling
10 Crested Mynah
2 Collared Crow

Many thanks to all those who came and contirbuted to a very enjoyable outing.

Mike

Title: Re: Society Outing to Long Valley
Post by Lynx on Oct 5^th, 2003, 3:48pm

Thanks Mike and others for the effort and assistance during the outing!

Here are some photographs I taken during the outing:

Little ringed plover
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/219_1986_little_ringed_plover.jpg
White wagtail
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/219_1988_white_wagtail.jpg
Rufous-backed shrike
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2011_rufous-backed_shrike.jpg
Siberian stonechat
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2013_siberian_stonechat.jpg
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2014_siberian_stonechat.JPG
Kestrel
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2018_kestrel.jpg
Black drongo
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2023_black_drongo.jpg
Collared crow
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2040_collared_crow.jpg
Yellow wagtail
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2050_yellow_wagtail.jpg
Common sandpiper
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2054_common_sandpiper.jpg
Green Sandpiper
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2058_woodsandpiper.jpg
Garganey
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2060_garganey.jpg
Black-winged stilt
http://www.9014316.com/birds/2003_10_04_longvalley/220_2047_black-winged_stilt.jpg

Title: Re: Society Outing to Long Valley
Post by Mike Kilburn on Oct 6^th, 2003, 9:39am

Hi Lynx

A great set of pix to represent the birds we saw that day!

However I will point out that your picture of Wood Sandpiper is a actually a Green Sandpiper.

Why?

a)The colour of the back and wings is a plain green with no streaks or spots.

b) The breast band is gery-green and also plain with no streaks or spots.

c) If you compare with the Common Sandpiper above you will see that the white of the breast extends up towards the back of Common Sand, but not on Green Sand.

d) This picture heavily emphasises the white supercilium in front of the eye which Green Sandpiper can show, but which may suggest Wood Sandpiper. This is a good example of the need to check more than one feature before making an identity.

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: Society Outing to Long Valley
Post by Lynx on Oct 6^th, 2003, 9:11pm

Thanks Mike for your correction! :D

Title: Re: Society Outing to Long Valley
Post by Griffin on Oct 7^th, 2003, 9:57am

I would also like to take a little space to thank everyone during this trip. It has been really eye opening! :o

Griffin.

Title: Re: Society Outing to Long Valley
Post by Apache Lau+Joanna Lam on Oct 7^th, 2003, 11:23am

Dear all

Additional for Long Valley

1) Silky Starling 1 (spotted from starting point next to the toilet, we were far behind the group, this bird was just very closed to the main group).

2) Fantail Warbler 1 (around the highland track to Lotus pond).

3) 4 pairs of Painted Snipe (around 1815 they all came out feeding).

Apache + Joanna