HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Webcreeper)    Chestnut Bunting at Ng Tung Chai « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Chestnut Bunting at Ng Tung Chai  (Read 552 times) Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Chestnut Bunting at Ng Tung Chai « on: Dec 12th, 2003, 9:45am » Quote Modify This morning between 0730 and 0840 the following bird were Recorded between Ng Tung Chai Village and the Man Duk Yuen Temple:   Chestnut Bunting (winter male) Daurian Redstart (male) Mountain Bush Warbler ( a MUCH better name than Brownish Flanked Bush Warbler) - in low bamboo near the large old grave Lesser Shortwing -   2 singing Red-flanked Bluetail (MUCH better name than orange -flankedBush Robin) Mountain Tailorbird - 1 singing Asian Stubtail - 1 heard Grey Treepie - one heard   Mike Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Mike Turnbull Guest Re: Chestnut Bunting at Ng Tung Chai « Reply #1 on: Dec 13th, 2003, 12:24am » Quote Modify Remove Mike K. et al.,   Speaking personally, I fully agree that Mountain Bush Warbler is a much finer sounding English name for Cettia fortipes than the horribly limply descriptive "Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler", but the latter is the English name used in Carey et al. 2001, whereas Red-flanked Bluetail is in fact still referred to "officially" as Red-flanked Bluetail.   My plea on English vernacular names is simply for the universal use of those in the latest edition of the checklist, the aim simply being the reduction of confusion and the avoidance  of the need to add in scientific names.   Mike Turnbull       Logged Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Chestnut Bunting at Ng Tung Chai « Reply #2 on: Dec 16th, 2003, 11:54pm » Quote Modify Hi Mike     I understand your point but  some of these names are too dreadful for words!   To avoid confusion i wil try to give correct names as an alternative but I would dearly love to see someof the old names returned - fashions change so often that I have a fair chance of success give or take 20 or 30 years of bloodymindedness.   It could have ben worse  - I could have gone for Strong -footed Bush Warbler!   Mike K Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 => Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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