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Registration is open starting from: 18/12/2023 (Monday) 12noon
This workshop is an upgrading course for elementary bird watchers who has completed the Elementary Bird Watching Course or has a minimum of 1 year bird watching experience and aims to consolidate and enhance their raptor identification skills. By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to identify and explain the key field marks of common raptors in HK. In addition to identification skills, this workshop also covers topics on raptor’s classification, body structure (feather & bone system) and its migration.
Registration is open starting from: 18/12/2023 (Monday) 12noon
Requirements
This workshop is ideal for elementary birdwatchers who:
1. have completed the Elementary Bird Watching Course by HKBWS, or
have at least 1 year bird watching experience, and
2. got a pair of binoculars
1. have completed the Elementary Bird Watching Course by HKBWS, or
have at least 1 year bird watching experience, and
2. got a pair of binoculars
Instructor: Mr. Peter Chan ( HKBWS Outing Leader & Convenor of Black Kite Research Group)
No. of enrolment: 20
Course Fee: Member HK$1700- Non-Member HK$2,300-
Date
Lecture:
17/01/2024 (Wed) 19:00 – 21:30
24/01/2024 (Wed) 19:00 – 21:30
HKBWS Office: 7C, V Ga Bldg, 532 Castle Peak Rd, Lai Chi Kok
24/01/2024 (Wed) 19:00 – 21:30
HKBWS Office: 7C, V Ga Bldg, 532 Castle Peak Rd, Lai Chi Kok
Outing** :
21/01/2024 (Sun) 08:00 – 13:00 Mai Po Nature Reserve
28/01/2024 (Sun) 08:00 – 12:00 Ho Chung, Sai Kung
21/01/2024 (Sun) 08:00 – 13:00 Mai Po Nature Reserve
28/01/2024 (Sun) 08:00 – 12:00 Ho Chung, Sai Kung
**No transportation will be arranged for these outings.
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
This workshop will be taught in Cantonese.
A friendly reminder: There might be possibility that expected raptors were not seen on outing day due to their unpredictable and irregular traveling routes. Your understanding would be much appreciated.
Enquiry：2377 4387 HKBWS Office
Common raptors in Hong Kong
| 鶚 Osprey | 鳳頭鷹 Crested Goshawk | 紅隼 Common Kestrel | 阿穆爾隼 Amur Falcon |
| 鳳頭蜂鷹 Crested Honey Buzzard | 赤腹鷹 Chinese Sparrowhawk | 燕隼 Eurasian Hobby | 雀鷹 Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
| 黑鳶 Black Kite |
日本松雀鷹 Japanese Sparrowhawk |
遊隼 Peregrine Falcon | 鵲鷂 Pied Harrier |
| 白腹海鵰 White-bellied Sea Eagle | 松雀鷹 Besra | 烏鵰 Greater Spotted Eagle | 黑翅鳶 Black-winged Kite |
| 蛇鵰 Crested Serpent Eagle | 灰臉鵟鷹 Grey-faced Buzzard | 白肩鵰 Eastern Imperial Eagle | 黑冠鵑隼 Black Baza |
| 白腹鷂 Eastern Marsh Harrier | 普通鵟 Eastern Buzzard | 白腹隼鵰 Bonelli's Eagle |
