mkitwah

I think it is a long-tailed Shrike. It does not have a brown back but all other features appear to be a long-tailed Shrike. Would experienced birder please help to comment. Thanks.

Fa Sum Hang, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin
花心坑,小瀝源, 沙田
27/01/2007

350D + 100-400mm

yyattung

Dear mkitwah,

Would you have more pictures to show the whole upperparts?

Tung

pchunchiu

Are you suspecting it's a Grey-backed Shrike?  :shock:

kmike

Hi mkitwah

This looks to me like a Grey-backed Shrike, a potential first record for Hong Kong. If so this is a very exciting record!

Do you have any moe pix or information about how to go to the site?

Cheers
Mike K

ddavid

If you go the "Recent Topics" section and scroll down, you'll find a thread called Fa Sum Hang, Shatin with photos and general directions to the site.

We probably, however, need more specific directions for the shrike.

dave

kmike

The identity seems to be clear but Paul Leader and Geoff Carey have noted that the bird is missing all its greater coverts, and this raises at least the possibility of its being an escape as birds in captivity oftenperform strange moults due to the stress of confinement.


Here are the directions Dave Diskin mentioned:

Fa Sum Hang can be reached by both driving and public transportation. By driving, you shall drive along Kwong Sin Street (Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin) and then Hang Shin Link (adjacent to Hang Seng School of Commerce). There are some roadside space at the end of Hang Shin Link for parking.

For public transporation, you may take KMB 82X, 83X, 82M, 82S, 281A, 49X, 83K and 86.

Cheers
Mike K

lpaul

Intersting sighting but it looks as though the greater coverts are largely missing, which would not be normal moult.  It would be good to see more pictures.

mkitwah

Dear All,

Thank you for your comments. A map of Fa Sum Hang is attached to assist you to find the Shrike in the area.

More photos would be posted tonight.

Regards,

KW

mkitwah

Other photos also show similar view and could not show the whole upperparts.

KW