peregrine 3/12/2008 12:46
Scarlet Minivets
Dec 1, 08 Clear Water Bay Sheung YeungScarlet Minivets
ajohn 3/12/2008 16:13
These are Scarlet Minivets, not Short-billed. Note the yellow spots in the tertials which should not be shown by Short-billed Minivet.
Short-billed Minivet has not been recorded from Hong Kong, but Scarlet is regular in forested areas. They're always nice birds to see though, and this is an unusual location for them (as far as I know)
peregrine 3/12/2008 20:45
Scarlet Minivet
Thank you for correction it right. I just tried my best to find the name from the guide book "The Avifauna of Hong Kong 2006 version."
These photos took in the morning at around 6.45 when the sun just rised. These birds just stop over and happened my D80 with 300 f4 lens ready on my desk.
tmichael 5/12/2008 17:11
Can the title for this post, plus the "Black Eagle" one please be changed, to reflect the birds' actual identities?
Mike Turnbull
peregrine 5/12/2008 17:46
Scarlet Minivet
Not sure how to get both the titles changed. Must I change it myself or HKBWS officer can help?
Beetle 5/12/2008 21:44
[quote]Original posted by [i]peregrine[/i] at 5/12/2008 17:46 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=15940&ptid=6712][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Not sure how to get both the titles changed. Must I change it myself or HKBWS officer can help? [/quote]
you can find a "edit" button at the right bottom corner of your first post in the topic.
click into it and you can edit your title.
tmichael 7/12/2008 20:36
Don't like to make further fuss about this, but they are now turning up as "Short-billed Minivet" (which they clearly aren't) in the photo thing on the main page!
Mike Turnbull