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(Message started by: miket on Apr 17^th, 2005, 5:20pm)

Title: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by miket on Apr 17^th, 2005, 5:20pm

Po Toi Outing Report 蒲台島觀鳥活動報告 17/4/2005

Today's Society trip produced pretty good results on land on the island itself and a remarkable hour or so's seabirds in southern waters about 2-3 km west of Po Toi.

On Po Toi:
Ferruginous Fly. (1)
Narcissus Fly (1)
Asian Paradise Fly. (2)
Japanese Paradise Fly. (1)
Asian Brown Fly. (1)
Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (at least 3)
Eastern Crowned Warbler (2)
Yellow-browed Warbler (3)
Pale Thrush (1)
White's Thrush (1)
Ashy Minivet (1)
Brown Shrike (1)
Dollarbird (2)
HC Drongo (2)
Chinese Goshawk (at least 2, possibly 5)
Slaty-breasted Rail (1)
Wood Sandpiper (1)

At sea:
Pomarine Skua (2)
Arctic Skua (at least one, and probably 5 - Peter etc's photos will help on two of them)
Long-tailed Skua (c 20, in flocks of up to 7)
Streaked Shearwater (a staggering total of up to around 50, most seen at very close quarters in groups of between about five and eight)
Aleutian Tern (10)
Common Tern (c 20, inc. one group of 9)
Little Tern (2)
Caspian Tern (2)
Cattle Egret (5)
Grey-tailed Tattler (2)

All in all a remarkable day. I'm glad I went! Thanks to Peter and Michelle for taking on leadership responsibilities, and everyone who contributed to the fun.

Mike Turnbull :D

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by HF_Cheung on Apr 22^nd, 2005, 11:33am

Dear all,

So we can add Temminck's Cormorant 1 and Grey Phalarope 1+ to the Po Toi record of 17 April 2005.

For the Temminck's Cormorant records, I suggest people who have noted it earlier should report their sightings as well, so that we have a more complete history of its presence in HK this year. Also I would suspect that it may be presence at other locations as well. Please check all cormorants rocky shores and islands.

HF Cheung

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by kwan on Apr 22^nd, 2005, 2:43pm

The Temminck's Cormorant was at Po Toi on April 16 with a Purple Heron.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/kwansiumun/jpcormorant.jpg

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by Uncle_Tall on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 7:53pm

We hired a boat and circle around the waters between Po Toi and Waglan from 8-11am today (23/4/05). Very light south-easternly wind and foggy esp around Waglan

Long-tailed Skua x 1
Red-necked Phalarope ~ 50 in small groups
White-bellied Sea-eagle x 1
Blue Rock Thrush x 1
Reef Egrets x 4

The Temminck's Cormorant has gone - leaving its poo mark on the rock as a memory....

And worst of all - no migratory passerine on Po Toi.

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by TH_Kwan on Apr 23^rd, 2005, 10:07pm

Here is some of the photos we took.  :)The last photo showed the whitish patch of droppings probably left over by the Temminck's Cormorant where it perched for days. It's a pity that it has left so soon.  :-/
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/14595/IMG_0638-1.jpg
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/14595/IMG_0641%7E0.jpg
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/14595/IMG_0636-1.jpg
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/14595/IMG_0639%7E0.jpg
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http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/14595/IMG_0679.jpg
Canon300D 300mm F4/1.4x

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by Uncle_Tall on Apr 24^th, 2005, 8:54pm

This is the only decent photo of the long-tailed skua I got. Sitting at the front of boat, it is quite difficult to get the object inside the frame and focus.... that is my excuse :'(

http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/long%20tailed%20skua.jpg
23/4/2005
Po Toi
20D+400DO

Title: Re: Po Toi 蒲台島 2005 Spring 春
Post by Etta on Apr 28^th, 2005, 6:43pm

26 Apr 2005 (Tue) 天陰有驟雨，午後天晴

Temperture 22-25 C / Relative Humidity 84 - 93 % / Rainfall - Trace

On Po Toi-
Black Kite 麻鷹
Chinese Goshawk 赤腹鷹x3
Peregrine Falcon 遊隼
Crested Goshawk 鳳頭鷹
Brown Shrike 紅尾伯勞
Black-Naped Oriole 黑枕黃鸝
Black Drongo 黑卷尾
Hair-Crested Drongo 髮冠卷尾
Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Blue Rock-Thrush 藍磯鶇 female
Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper 尖尾濱鷸
Wood Sandpiper 林鷸
Grey Wagtail 灰鶺鴒
Grey-Streaked Flycatcher 班胸鶲x2
Greater Coucal 褐翅鴉鵑
Reef Egret 岩鷺
Chinese Pond Heron 池鷺x14
Cattle Egret 牛背鷺
Little Egret 小白鷺

At Sea-
Aleutian Tern 白腰燕鷗
Red-Necked Phalarope 紅頸瓣蹼鷸
Barn Swallow 家燕

Aberdeen-
White-Bellied Sea Eagle白腹海鵰x2

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Thanks Lawman and Pippen help round up and prepare the bird list. Some photo references at the Photo Gallary I.

Etta :D