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Tickets having sold out weeks ago, expectations were high among the 40 birders and photographers (including a contingency from the Shenzhen Bird Watching Society) on board the boat.

Six hours later, the mood had gone flat with nothing special found at Po Toi and a general lack of birds  over the sea to the south of Po Toi. And then stunning views of a mega bird - a Great Frigatebird, the first since 1987, a Hong Kong tick or life tick for nearly everyone. Just brilliant!

Birds seen in southern waters:

Great Frigatebird 1
Great Crested Tern 1
Common Tern c. 8
Aleutian Tern 6
Gull-billed Tern 45
Black-naped Tern 30
Bridled Tern 10
Little Tern 10
Red-necked Phalarope 3


Birds seen at Po Toi:

Chinese Pond Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Chinese Goshawk 6
Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
Dollarbird 1
Common Kingfisher 1
Yellow Wagtail 10
Grey Wagtail 4
Brown Shrike 8
Blue Rock Thrush 2
Eyebrowed THrush 5
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 3
Narcissus Flycatcher 1
Arctic Warbler 8
Black Drongo 5
White-shouldered Starling 1
Chestnut Bunting 15
Little Bunting 2
Black-faced Bunting 2
Large-billed Crow 1


Big thank you to Peter & Michelle for arranging the trip & to Paul for finding the frigatebird.