lrichard

Quite a few birders and photographers on Po Toi yesterday (7 April). Some of the birds I saw or heard about:

Brown Hawk Owl 1
Grey-faced Buzzard 2
Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
Chinese Pond Heron 2
Cattle Egret 1
Ashy Minivet 20
Brown Shrike lucionensis 2
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher b/p male
Black-naped Monarch 2
Blue-and-white Flycatcher 4
Narcissus Flycatcher 4
Japanese Thrush 1
Red-tailed Robin 3+
White-cheeked Starling 1
White-shouldered Starling 35-ish
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler 4+
Eastern Crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 6+
   

From the ferry on the way back:

Little Tern 1
Common Redshank 2
Curlew Sandpiper 2
Red-necked Phalarope 30+
Oriental Pratincole 3

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Big thanks to John & Jemi for arranging this boat trip, the first on which two species of murrelet were found. Hopefully some great photos to come ...

Japanese Murrelet 1
Ancient Murrelet 2
Greater Crested Tern 4
Aleutian Tern 7
Common Tern (all red-legged) 16
Aleutian/Common Tern 18
Black-tailed Gull 1
Red-necked Phalarope c 250
Cattle Egret 2

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Thanks to Tung & Bettle for co-ordinating today's boat trip (29 April).

Birds at sea:

Lesser Frigatebird (should be some great photos)
Greater Crested Tern 1
Aleutian Tern 8
Common Tern 5
Bridled Tern 29
Black-naped Tern 3
Red-necked Phalarope 72

Birds on Po Toi island (may be some more):

Striated Heron 1
Cattle Egret 1
Chinese Pond Heron 3
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Narcissus Flycatcher male
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 5
Japanese Leaf Warbler (split from Artctic Warbler) 5