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        Announcement 簡訊通告 >> Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座 >>  Long Valley this Sunday
        
(Message started by: HF_Cheung on Sep 2^nd, 2004, 9:00pm)

Title: Long Valley this Sunday
Post by HF_Cheung on Sep 2^nd, 2004, 9:00pm

Dear HKBWS members,

The Long Valley outing this Sunday is aimed at promoting bird photography. All people interested in bird photography are welcome. They will have chance to learn different techniques and instruments for talking bird photographs in Long Valley.

I also call for bird photographers to help. So be there, and we will have a good time photographing birds. At this time of the year, we expect large number of Wagtails, Pipits, Snipes, and possibly some rare Bitterns.

We do not expect this to be a true photography competition. It would be more like an introduction to bird photography.

HF Cheung

Title: Re: Long Valley this Sunday
Post by me_domchan on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 10:07pm

I would like to join the activity, should I sign up or wait for the groups there? :D

Title: Re: Long Valley this Sunday
Post by AC on Sep 4^th, 2004, 11:20pm

Please meet the leader Dr Cheung at Yin Kong Village. There is no need to sign up.

Ada

Title: a pair of Painted SnipRe: Long Valley this Sunday
Post by HF_Cheung on Sep 6^th, 2004, 3:13pm

In the Long Valley outing on 5 Sept 04, it was hot and not very exciting.  About 12 participants turned up, and were rewarded by a Common Kingfisher,  a flock of about 10 Black-winged Stilt, two White-shouldered Starling, an immature Spotted Dove, several Barn Swallow, and a pair of Painted Snipe.

The Long Valley part end at about 10:00 am, and the whole group hurried to Ping Kong for the Malayan Night Heron.   Every body with a camera got some photos after donating blood to the mosquitoes.  See Carman's photo on the photo gallary.

The following are my photos of that day.

Black-winged Stilt, Long Valley, 5 Sept 2004,
Swarovski + Nikon digit scoping
http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/Dscn3792P.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hfcheung/hfchueng_022.jpg

Spotted Dove immature, Long Valley, 5 Sept 2004,
Swarovski + Nikon digit scoping
http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/Dscn3794P.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hfcheung/hfchueng_023.jpg

Barn Swallow immature, Long Valley, 5 Sept 2004,
Swarovski + Nikon digit scoping
http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/Dscn3805P.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hfcheung/hfchueng_024.jpg

Painted Snipe female, Long Valley, 5 Sept 2004,
Swarovski + Nikon digit scoping
http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/Dscn3814P.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hfcheung/hfchueng_025.jpg

Hope you find the day and the photo enjoyable.
HF Cheung