thinfor

Birding time 觀鳥時間: 1100-1600, 21Nov09

Sunny, 13-18C

020 Pacific Reef Egret 岩鷺  x1
067 Black Kite 黑鳶 (麻鷹)
080 Common Buzzard 普通鵟  x1
099 Ruddy-breasted Crake 紅胸田雞  x1
194 Spotted Dove 珠頸斑鳩
270 Red-whiskered Bulbul 紅耳鵯
271 Chinese Bulbul 白頭鵯
282 Rufous-tailed Robin 紅尾歌鴝  x2
285 Bluethroat 藍喉歌鴝(藍點頦)  x1
286 Red-flanked Bluetail 紅脇藍尾鴝  x2+
287 Oriental Magpie Robin 鵲鴝
289 Daurian Redstart 北紅尾鴝  x1M (without tail)
298 Blue Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇  x1
302 Japanese Thrush 烏灰鶇  x1M
303 Common Blackbird 烏鶇  x1
304 Brown-headed Thrush 赤腹鶇  x1
307 Eyebrowed Thrush 白眉鶇  x1
312 Masked Laughingthrush 黑臉噪鶥
323 Asian Stubtail Warbler 鱗頭樹鶯  x3+
335 Black-browed Reed Warbler 黑眉葦鶯  x1
346.9 Mountain Tailorbird 栗頭縫葉鶯 (heard)
347 Common Tailorbird 長尾縫葉鶯 (heard)
349 Dusky Warbler 褐柳鶯
351 Radde's Warbler 巨嘴柳鶯  x2+
352 Pallas's Leaf Warbler 黃腰柳鶯  x2+
354 Yellow-browed Warbler 黃眉柳鶯
361 Blyth's Leaf Warbler 冠紋柳鶯  x1
397 Japanese White-eye 暗綠繡眼鳥
410 Black-faced Bunting 灰頭鵐  x1
414 Brambling 燕雀  x1
424 Eurasian Tree Sparrow 樹麻雀
433 Black-collared Starling 黑領椋鳥
436 Crested Myna 八哥
440 Hair-crested Drongo 髮冠卷尾  x1
447 Large-billed Crow 大嘴烏鴉  x1

1 Accipiter sp, likely Japanese Sparrowhawk 日本松雀鷹

Very welcome to give your PT birding reports last week as well.  I think Geoff will be happy to see what you've seen in Po Toi so that the species count may increase (like Ruddy Crake).  I've been known that yellow-browed bunting, yellow-throated bunting, scaly thrush and bianchi's warbler were also seen on that day?

[ Last edited by thinfor at 22/11/2009 20:57 ]

thinfor

Geoff, the bluethroat was seen near the helicopter port.  It appeared near the reeds at the right side of the entrance of the trail that heads to the little stream.

A few of us saw it as well and there must be at least some records shots.

I also take this chance to specially thank Koel and both Mr Kwan for their contribution of my new ticks!

[ Last edited by thinfor at 23/11/2009 00:11 ]

thinfor

Birding time 觀鳥時間: 1100-1600, 28Nov09

Sunny and windy, 20-24C

067 Black Kite 黑鳶 (麻鷹)
192 Oriental Turtle Dove 山斑鳩  x2
193 Red Turtle Dove 火斑鳩  x1
194 Spotted Dove 珠頸斑鳩
270 Red-whiskered Bulbul 紅耳鵯
271 Chinese Bulbul 白頭鵯
279 Long-tailed Shrike 棕背伯勞  x1
282 Rufous-tailed Robin 紅尾歌鴝  x1
286 Red-flanked Bluetail 紅脇藍尾鴝  x3F
287 Oriental Magpie Robin 鵲鴝
289 Daurian Redstart 北紅尾鴝  x1M
298 Blue Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇  x1
301 Scaly Thrush 虎斑地鶇  x1
302 Japanese Thrush 烏灰鶇  x1
303 Common Blackbird 烏鶇  x1
306 Pale Thrush 白腹鶇  x3+
347 Common Tailorbird 長尾縫葉鶯 (heard)
352 Pallas's Leaf Warbler 黃腰柳鶯  many
354 Yellow-browed Warbler 黃眉柳鶯
376 Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher 橙胸姬鶲  x1M
397 Japanese White-eye 暗綠繡眼鳥
400 Tristrams Bunting 白眉鵐  x1 (probably 2)
414 Brambling 燕雀  x1
424 Eurasian Tree Sparrow 樹麻雀
436 Crested Myna 八哥
447 Large-billed Crow 大嘴烏鴉  x1
2 Falcon species, likely Peregrine Falcons

(Not seen by me)
293 Grey Bushchat 灰林(即鳥)  x1F
312 Masked Laughingthrush 黑臉噪鶥
410 Black-faced Bunting 灰頭鵐  x1

[ Last edited by thinfor at 29/11/2009 12:55 ]

thinfor

You're welcome, Geoff.  I think kkoel can comment on this as we saw together.  Actually, the scenario was we heard a bird calling like emergency/warning call above us at the heliport and saw 2 falcon-like species.  One was definitely a big falcon (so it should be a peregrine) but the other was much smaller and showed its characteristic swift-like flight and sycthe-shaped wings.  It really fitted to a Hobby.

BTW, they seemed they were fighting.  Interesting.  I was thinking of whether they were fighting for the prey, though I haven't seen any.  The hobby couldn't be the prey itself, could it?

thinfor

Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences, Geoff!  That made sense.  Koel and I knew it was quite uncommon to see hobbies in late Nov and we're a bit surprised too!  From the scenario, we didn't think of a pair of peregrines...your idea fits the scenario!

List amended accordingly to have 2 possible falcon species.  Please note.

[ Last edited by thinfor at 29/11/2009 12:56 ]