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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 >>  12/3/06 Po Toi Outing Report 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
        
(Message started by: PWMK on Mar 12^th, 2006, 6:53pm)

Title: 12/3/06 Po Toi Outing Report 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by PWMK on Mar 12^th, 2006, 6:53pm

On Po Toi Island:
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon(seen by 1 person only)
Crested Goshawk x2
Owl (possibly Collar Scop Owl) x1
Black-faced Bunting x2
Bright-capped Cisticola x1
Japanese Bush Warbler x1
Eurasian Woodcock x1
White-shouldered Starling x2
Red-billed Starling x2
Large-billed Crow x1
Yellow-browed Warbler x3
Grey-backed Thrush x1
Japanese Thrush x2
Daurian Redstart x4
Red-flanked Bluetail x1
Barn Swallow
House Swift

At Sea:
Pomarine Jaeger x5
Long-tailed Jaeger x1
Heuglin's Gull 20+
Red-necked Phalarope x10+
Richards Pipit x1
White-bellied Sea Eagle x1
Blue Rock Thrush x1

Other than birds:
Burmese Python (adult) x1
Finless Porpoise x4
Cuttlefish x1

Not a bad day as the sea was very calm and all 30 participants were more than pleased! Thanks all ;D

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/temp/guest/PomarineJaegerA-12Mar06.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/temp/guest/PomarineJaegerB-12Mar06.jpg

I am sure there should be more better pictures from the other photographers, let's share la !

PWMK

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by pippenho on Mar 13^th, 2006, 9:53am

???small fin on the back ???Anyone know what kind of dolphin is it? ??? ??? ???
http://images4.fotop.net/albums2/pippenho/One_to_a_hundred/GF2V9897b.jpg

Blowup
http://images4.fotop.net/albums2/pippenho/One_to_a_hundred/GF2V9897c.jpg

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by kui on Mar 13^th, 2006, 10:32am

on 03/13/06 at 09:53:56, pippenho wrote:

???small fin on the back ???Anyone know what kind of dolphin is it? ??? ??? ???
http://images4.fotop.net/albums2/pippenho/One_to_a_hundred/GF2V9897c.jpg

I think it is a finless porpoise (江豚, Neophocaena phocaenoides) as we can see there is a ridge covered with small tubercles along the middle of the back. The illusion of a small fin in the image may be caused by the animal bending its body and diving into the water after breathing at the water surface.

I'm happy to see you got a great photo as finless porpoise is shy and hardly seen. Although Po Toi is one of its range in HK water, they usually hang around there during summer. ;)

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by Michelle on Mar 13^th, 2006, 12:23pm

I think the species, "Finless Porpoise" has already been mentioned on the Trip Report under "Other than Birds". Pls check again, thanks.

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by pippenho on Mar 13^th, 2006, 6:45pm

;DThanks kui & Michelle
I just wonder that it looks difference from the photos in this site http://www.hkdcs.org/QnA/HKdolp_fp_en.htm

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by miket on Mar 13^th, 2006, 10:00pm

I think it's certainly a Finless Porpoise, but I just wonder why ours are so dark in colour. Both the cetacean reference works I have (Reeves et al's Sea Mammals of the World and Carwardine's Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) suggest they should be much paler in colour, turning black only after death. This one appears to be at least very dark grey to me, as all the ones I've seen in the field have, here in HK and in the Matzu islands ('Taiwan' held, off Fujian).

Maybe this discussion should take place on a cetaceans BBS!

Mike Turnbull

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by cywong on Mar 14^th, 2006, 8:57pm

Plus 1 Violet Whistling Thrush standing still.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/cywong/b4492f6a.jpg
EOS 20D , ISO 800, F/5.6, 1/45sec

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by cywong on Mar 14^th, 2006, 9:00pm

I would also like to share the image of the beautiful cuttlefish.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/cywong/8956e37f.jpg
EOS 20D, ISO200, F/5.6, 1/350sec

Thanks to the outing leaders. We all enjoy this wonderful trip.

Title: Re: Po Toi Outing Report 12/3/06 蒲台觀鳥活動報告
Post by lete on Mar 14^th, 2006, 11:03pm

Nikon D70 + 300F4 ::) ::)

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