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)    Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋  (Read 882 times) Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋 « on: Aug 20th, 2005, 11:05pm » Quote Modify Waders and bitterns at Mai Po 20/8/2005   On Thursday there was a good selection of waders at Mai Po as well as 6 each of Yellow Bittern and Striated Heron.     One good thing about all the rain is that any waders arriving in HK will stay until the weather clears up. Its also a good time to look for Black Bittern.   The best place for the herons was the waterfowl collection, where 2 juvenile Yellow Bitterns were climbing around a bare tree on an island to the left of the central causeway. An adult Striated Heron also showed well here.   Among the numerous waders were one or two each of Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey-tailed Tattler and Terek Sandpiper, as wel as 3 Asiatic Dowitchers.   Also on the Scrape were 2 Black-headed Gulls that Bena of WWF have been present all summer - an unusual record.   There was also a male Silky Starling seen in the carpark near the Education Centre.   The Black-faced Spoonbill which has been summering was not seen.   Cheers   Mike K « Last Edit: Sep 1st, 2005, 12:01am by Forrest FONG » Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS johnallcock BBS Member BBS Senior Member     Posts: 66 Re: Waders and bitterns at Mai Po « Reply #1 on: Aug 22nd, 2005, 2:51pm » Quote Modify Mike's prediction regarding waders at Mai Po proved to be correct.  The heavy rain combined with very high daytime tides resulted in large numbers of waders on the scrape yesterday morning.     These included the highest ever autumn counts (according to the Avifauna) for Red-necked stint (329 birds), Terek sandpiper (230), Asian Dowitcher (2 and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (17) as well as high counts for Whimbrel (175) and Curlew Sandpiper (9.   Also present was a single Little Stint - the first autumn record in Hong Kong.   Although the tides are slightly lower in the coming days it may be worth visiting the scrape to see if these birds remain! Logged Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋 « Reply #2 on: Sep 17th, 2005, 10:48pm » Quote Modify This afternoon the short heavy rainstroms dropped some ggod birds on Mai Po between 1630 and 1830.   Black Bittern - Pond 20   Pied Harrier (juvenile) - pond 20 and 23 Black-winged Cuckooshrike - Pond 3 Black-naped Oriole (male) - Pond 9   Cheers     Mike K Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS Carrie Ma BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 390 Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋 « Reply #3 on: Oct 1st, 2005, 2:23pm » Quote Modify This morning (Saturday 1 Oct 07:00 -11:00), there was a good number of birds at #11, #16/17 and boardwalk. The most interesting are:   Between #12/13: Asian Paradise Flycatcher x 1 Forest Wagtail x 1 Little Green Heron x 1   Boardwalk hide: Spoon-billed Sandpiper x 1 Asian Dowitcher x 3   Board-billed Sandpiper x 3 Bar-tailed Godwit ~ 15 Marsh Harrier x 1 Logged Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Mai Po 米埔 2005 Autumn 秋 « Reply #4 on: Oct 1st, 2005, 3:39pm » Quote Modify In addition to Carrie's birds the following were seen:   Black-faced Spoonbill   Oriental Honey Buzzard - 1   Eastern Marsh Harrier - 1   Hobby - 1   Pheasant-tailed Jacana - 1 Black-winged Stilt Grey-heaeded Lapwing - 1 Asiatic Golden Plover - 2 Grey Plover - 5 Great Knot - 12+   Red Knot - 5+ Red-necked Stint - 2 Dunlin   Curlew Sandpiper Broad-billed Sandpiper Terek Sandpiper Greater Sandplover Lesser Sandplover Curlew   Whimbrel Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Asia Dowitcher - 4 Common Snipe - 1 Swintail Snipe  3 (pond 20) Redshank Spotted Redshank Greenshank Marsh Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Grey-tailed Tattler - 2   Ruff - 1     Whiskered Tern - 19 (appraoch road) Gull-billed Tern - 3   Red Turtle Dove  - 1 male   Black-naped Oriole - 5 Black-winged Cuckooshrike - 1   Asian Brown Flycatcher - 5 Sooty Flycatcher - 1 Grey-streaked Flycatcher - 1   Cheers     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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