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琉球鶲 Ryukyu Flycatcher (F. owstoni)

A male Owston's Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina owstoni (also known as Olive-backed Flycatcher and Ryukyu Flycatcher - seems likely to be recognised as a full species at some time, though is lumped for now in Narcissus Flycatcher) was found this morning (10 April 2011) at Airfield Road, Sek Kong by Yu Yat Tung and was subsequently seen again in the afternoon and photographed.

Directions. Go along Airfield Road (ie the road on the airfield side of the nullah) until you see a pair of double gates (not closed) and a (widely disregarded) sign telling people to proceed no further. The road forks into two shortly afterwards. Take the right hand fork and go on about 50 metres. The bird was in the trees and dense cover here and was reported to be very active in the afternoon.

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The Owston's Flycatcher (Ryukyu Flycatcher) was showing very well in the same area at Airfield Road this morning (Monday 11 April), favouring the larger trees and a little further down the road than the previous day, perhaps 100 metres beyond the fork of the road.

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