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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福 >>  More egrets breeding in Penford this year
        
(Message started by: HF_Cheung on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:19pm)

Title: More egrets breeding in Penford this year
Post by HF_Cheung on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:19pm

This year, I see very few Egrets on Centre Island (Tolo Harbour). Captain and Hung confirmed that there is no breeding pairs there. I was told that the Centre Island population have split into two breeding groups. One is at Penfold, and the other is near Sam Mun Chai. Construction to for the Olympic 2008 have started, but I was told that there were little impact. If so, that is good news.

It looks like the closure of Penfold caused by Avian Flu have helped attracting egrets to Penfold.

HF Cheung

Title: Re: More egrets breeding in Penford this year
Post by Captain on Jun 13^th, 2006, 9:25am

For members' information.

Most of the park will be retained but some tracks for horse exercising (real horse road in Cantonese) will be made. The impact on nesting egrets is expected to be minimal.

Captain

Title: Re: More egrets breeding in Penford this year
Post by Sze on Jun 13^th, 2006, 8:39pm

on 06/13/06 at 09:25:47, Captain wrote:

Good news ar! :)