HKBWS Vicky

Dear David and All,

Thank you for all the bird records. We keep every single record and appreciate your time and effort!
Yes, there is a map showing all farmlands in Long Valley with numbers. Though we didn't put it on web for public, we are glad to provide our map to birders for easy bird record.
David, please kindly check PM.
Thanks!

HKBWS Officer

HKBWS Vicky

24-1-2007 Cold and windy 10:15am
#176
Wood Sandpiper x3
Common Sandpiper x1 (on bund)

有關農田編號176 和 177的特別雀鳥紀錄，請瀏覽:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1345

For more details on special bird record of field #176&177, please visit:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1346

HKBWS Vicky

I've just checked with the LV bird list and found that Pale Thrush is first record to LV!!!  :

HKBWS Vicky

Visited the n edge of LV today around 11:00am
Grey-backed Thrush
Japanese Thrush
Red-throated Flycatcher

But no sign of Brown-headed Thrush  

HKBWS Vicky

A Brown-headed Thrush was seen on farmland #257 (HKBWS managing wet agricultural land) this morning by Kwok Jai.

Another LV first record!!Yeah!! :

HKBWS Vicky

#176
2 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper were feeding in the farmland and 1 Common Sandpiper was walking on the bund

#242 (Wet Agricultural Land)
2 Snipe sp. (one should be Common Snipe) were hiding inside the paddy rice field

HKBWS Vicky

13/2 afternoon around 3:30-6:00
This is my first "afternoon visit", aimed to observe birds using HKBWS farmlands in the afternoon. More birds than the morning.

#101 (dry agricultural land)
1 x Bluethroat

#176 (shallow water habitat)
31 x Wood Sandpiper (highest count)

#177 (shallow water habitat)
3 x Wood Sandpiper (highest count)

#225 (shallow water habitat)
Several snipes (around 3, I think)

#226 (shallow water habitat)
Snipes, Wood Sandpipers, lots of Red-billed Starling and Crested Myna

#229 (NEW shallow water habitat)
1 x Wood Sandpiper
8 x Little-ringed Plover (with full breeding plumage)

#242 (wet agricultural land)
3 (probably 4) snipes

Also flocks of over a hundred starlings were seen.
The Ruddy-breasted Crake is still there.

HKBWS Vicky

Sunny this morning
1 Cattle Egret turning into breeding feather standing on a Mango tree
3 Wood Sandpipers resting on the bund between #176 & 177
8 Wood Sandpipers (including the white form) resting on Water Hyacinth of #138
Kwok Jai has recorded 40 Wood Sandpipers in #224 during bird survey early this morning

HKBWS Vicky

Visited to LV last night around 6:15-8:20pm
Half moon, fine weather, tide about 1.8-2.0m
Only visited some target wet farmlands, not as many birds as expected

#81 (Tung Choi farmland)
Painted Snipe x 1 (Female)

#96 (CA managed shallow water habitat)
Snipe spp. x 5

#92 (Lotus Pond)
Snipe spp. x 2
Painted Snipe x 1(Female)
Wood Sandpiper x 1

#93 (Lotus Pond)
Snipe spp. x 4
Wood Sandpiper x 2
Green Sandpiper x 1

#176 (HKBWS managed shallow water habitat)
Sandpiper spp. (probably Wood Sandpiper) x 1
Snipe spp. x 1

#177 (HKBWS managed shallow water habitat)
Snipe spp. x 2

#226 (HKBWS managed shallow water habitat)
Snipe spp. x 1

#229 (HKBWS managed shallow water habitat)
Snipe spp. x 11
Wood Sandpiper x 21

#238e (HKBWS managed shallow water habitat)
Wood Sandpiper x 10
Snipe spp. x 7
Common Teal x 2

#238f (CA managed shallow water habitat)
Green Sandpiper x 2
Wood Sandpiper x 33
Snipe spp. x2

#242 (HKBWS managed wet agricultural land)
Snipe spp. x 1

#217 (mitigation wetland)
Painted Snipe x 4

Nightjar was heard also.

For more details about night bird survey, pleave visit:
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1542 (english) or
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1541 (chinese)

HKBWS Vicky

9 Mar 07
on bund between #176&177
4 little ringed plover preening

#177
1 common sandpiper
2 wood sandpiper

#224
2 wood sandpiper

#225
2 snipe sp.

#227
1 snipe sp.

#229
2 little ringed plover

#242
1 green sandpiper
1 common sandpiper


16 Mar 07
#269
1 yellow breasted bunting