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(Message started by: Mike Kilburn on Aug 20^th, 2005, 11:05pm)

Title: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋
Post by Mike Kilburn on Aug 20^th, 2005, 11:05pm

Waders and bitterns at Mai Po
20/8/2005

On Thursday there was a good selection of waders at Mai Po as well as 6 each of Yellow Bittern and Striated Heron.  

One good thing about all the rain is that any waders arriving in HK will stay until the weather clears up. Its also a good time to look for Black Bittern.

The best place for the herons was the waterfowl collection, where 2 juvenile Yellow Bitterns were climbing around a bare tree on an island to the left of the central causeway. An adult Striated Heron also showed well here.

Among the numerous waders were one or two each of Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey-tailed Tattler and Terek Sandpiper, as wel as 3 Asiatic Dowitchers.

Also on the Scrape were 2 Black-headed Gulls that Bena of WWF have been present all summer - an unusual record.

There was also a male Silky Starling seen in the carpark near the Education Centre.

The Black-faced Spoonbill which has been summering was not seen.

Cheers
Mike K

Title: Re: Waders and bitterns at Mai Po
Post by johnallcock on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 2:51pm

Mike's prediction regarding waders at Mai Po proved to be correct. The heavy rain combined with very high daytime tides resulted in large numbers of waders on the scrape yesterday morning.

These included the highest ever autumn counts (according to the Avifauna) for Red-necked stint (329 birds), Terek sandpiper (230), Asian Dowitcher (28) and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (17) as well as high counts for Whimbrel (175) and Curlew Sandpiper (98).

Also present was a single Little Stint - the first autumn record in Hong Kong.

Although the tides are slightly lower in the coming days it may be worth visiting the scrape to see if these birds remain!

Title: Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋
Post by Mike Kilburn on Sep 17^th, 2005, 10:48pm

This afternoon the short heavy rainstroms dropped some ggod birds on Mai Po between 1630 and 1830.

Black Bittern - Pond 20
Pied Harrier (juvenile) - pond 20 and 23
Black-winged Cuckooshrike - Pond 3
Black-naped Oriole (male) - Pond 9

Cheers

Mike K

Title: Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋
Post by Carrie Ma on Oct 1^st, 2005, 2:23pm

This morning (Saturday 1 Oct 07:00 -11:00), there was a good number of birds at #11, #16/17 and boardwalk. The most interesting are:

Between #12/13:
Asian Paradise Flycatcher x 1
Forest Wagtail x 1
Little Green Heron x 1

Boardwalk hide:
Spoon-billed Sandpiper x 1
Asian Dowitcher x 3
Board-billed Sandpiper x 3
Bar-tailed Godwit ~ 15
Marsh Harrier x 1

Title: Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋
Post by Mike Kilburn on Oct 1^st, 2005, 3:39pm

In addition to Carrie's birds the following were seen:

Black-faced Spoonbill

Oriental Honey Buzzard - 1
Eastern Marsh Harrier - 1
Hobby - 1

Pheasant-tailed Jacana - 1
Black-winged Stilt
Grey-heaeded Lapwing - 1
Asiatic Golden Plover - 2
Grey Plover - 5
Great Knot - 12+
Red Knot - 5+
Red-necked Stint - 2
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper
Greater Sandplover
Lesser Sandplover
Curlew
Whimbrel
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Asia Dowitcher - 4
Common Snipe - 1
Swintail Snipe 3 (pond 20)
Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Grey-tailed Tattler - 2
Ruff - 1

Whiskered Tern - 19 (appraoch road)
Gull-billed Tern - 3

Red Turtle Dove - 1 male

Black-naped Oriole - 5
Black-winged Cuckooshrike - 1

Asian Brown Flycatcher - 5
Sooty Flycatcher - 1
Grey-streaked Flycatcher - 1

Cheers

Mike K