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(Message started by: carmen on Sep 30^th, 2006, 2:31pm)

Title: Pallas's Reed Bunting 葦(巫鳥)(record)
Post by carmen on Sep 30^th, 2006, 2:31pm

412 Pallas's Reed Bunting 葦(巫鳥)
Lok Ma Chau 落馬洲
30/9/2006
10D+300mm+1.4x

Thanks Mike for arranging the trip.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/carmen/carmen_090.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/carmen/carmen_091.jpg

Title: Re: Pallas's Reed Bunting 葦(巫鳥)(record)
Post by miket on Sep 30^th, 2006, 7:21pm

Good record shot Carmen - I thought it looked good when I saw it on your camera screen today, I think.

This bird is a juvenile, of course.

According to Lewington et al (Field Guide to Rare Birds of Britain and Europe) they are, as one might expect, supposed to moult to 1st winter before migrating, but interestingly the second for Britain at Fair Isle off northern Scotland on 17-18 September 1981 was a juvenile.

Mike Turnbull

Title: Re: Pallas's Reed Bunting 葦(巫鳥)(record)
Post by Owlet-nightjar on Sep 30^th, 2006, 8:47pm

A few more record shots of the same bird.

http://johnjemi.hkbirds.net/txp/images/80.jpg

http://johnjemi.hkbirds.net/txp/images/81.jpg

http://johnjemi.hkbirds.net/txp/images/82.jpg

412 Pallas's Reed Bunting 葦(巫鳥)
Lok Ma Chau 落馬洲
30/9/2006
1DII+400mm+1.4x

Thanks again to Mike Leven for the arrangement.