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Subject: [China] Raptors in autumn migration (2) [Print This Page]
Author: Paux    Time: 6/10/2014 21:49     Subject: Raptors in autumn migration (2)

Late Sept.2014
Laotieshan, Lushun 旅順老鐵山

On the 1st day of our arrival which was a cloudy day, the most spectacular scene there was the large number of Crested Honey Buzzards 鳳頭蜂鷹   hoovering in the sky. There were several waves in the afternoon with more than a hundred CHB in each wave. We reckoned there were about 1,500 CHB flew over the mountain in the afternoon. On the next 2 sunny days, the raptors were seen much higher in the sky.

Northern Goshawk 蒼鷹



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Author: Paux    Time: 6/10/2014 21:54




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Author: Paux    Time: 6/10/2014 22:05

Japanese Sparrowhawk 日本松雀鷹




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Author: Paux    Time: 6/10/2014 22:28

Eurasian Sparrowhawk 雀鷹


Eurasian Hobby 燕隼

Amur Falcon 阿穆爾隼

(to be cont'd)

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Author: tampccw    Time: 7/10/2014 08:54

They are very attractive to me.
Author: lpaul    Time: 7/10/2014 10:27

The last bird in an Amur Falcon
Author: Paux    Time: 8/10/2014 21:09

Paul, thank you for your correction.

Part of the flock of Crested Honey Buzzards 鳳頭蜂鷹 in the sky.

With variable plumage :



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Author: Paux    Time: 8/10/2014 21:22





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Author: Paux    Time: 8/10/2014 21:43


Other than raptors, there were also many bird species passing through Laotieshan.
Yellow-bellied Tit 黃腹山雀

Chestnut-flanked White-eye 紅脇繡眼鳥


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Author: Paux    Time: 8/10/2014 21:57

Black-naped Oriole 黑枕黃鸝

Ashy Minivet 灰山椒鳥



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Author: AjaA    Time: 9/10/2014 01:55

The first bird is a juvenile female Eurasian Sparrowhawk. Sex from the size of bill (female is up to twice as heavy as male, but the size diffence is not normally apparent in photos) and age mainly from rufous-fringed upperparts.

Young Northern Goshawk has underparts of the body streaked, not barred. Adults has more uniform, somewhat bluish upperparts and more finely barred underparts, less distinctly banded wing-feathers,  thicker rear-body and proportionally larger head.

Laotieshan seems to be a very interesting place.
Author: Paux    Time: 9/10/2014 23:16

AjaA, thank you for your comments.
I was misled by the raptor's large open fan tail & its well-developed breast to ID it as Northern Goshawk !
BTW, the raptor in the 4th photo was a different one from the first 3 photos.

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Author: John Holmes    Time: 10/10/2014 12:30

Great shots…
Author: Paux    Time: 10/10/2014 22:07

John, thanks.
Author: HFCheung    Time: 16/10/2014 02:32

Illegal bird trapping at this site was report on CCTV news several days ago.  That is very exciting to me.  It seems the tide is changing.  Bird conservation is gaining momentum these days.

HF Cheung



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