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Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« on: Jan 2nd, 2006, 7:36pm » |
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January 2nd, 2006
January 2nd, 2006
Golden Triangle (Tong Min Tsuen)
Black-naped Monarch - 1
Yellow-bellied Tit - c.8
She Shan Tsuen area
Chinese Pond Heron - 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - 2
Oriental Turtle Dove - 3
Grey Wagtail - 1
Olive-backed Pipit - 2
Daurian Redstart - 1
Siberian Stonechat - 1
Japanese Bush Warbler - 1
Dusky Warbler - 3
Hume's Leaf Warbler -1
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Little Bunting - 4+
Black-faced Bunting - 2+
Red-billed Starling - 70
Hair-crested Drongo - 1
Yellow-fronted Canary - 1
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #1 on: Jan 5th, 2006, 6:37pm » |
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Lam Tsuen - January 4th & 5th
January 4th -
Golden Triangle - late afternoon
Blue-winged Minla - 2
Pallas's Leaf Warbler - 1
Grey-headed Flycacher - 1
Black-naped Monarch - 1
Yellow-bellied Tits - c.8
(Also reported by other observers: a female Thick-billed Pigeon in the afternoon (Andrew Smith); a Verditer Flycatcher in the morning (Mike Turnbull).
She Shan - late afternoon
Siberian Stonechat - 1
Common Blackbird - 1
White-browed Laughingthrush - 2
Dusky Warbler - 1
Hume's Leaf Warbler - 1
Black-faced Bunting - 1+
Yellow-fronted Canary - 1
(Also reported in the morning in same area: a Crested Goshawk and a Common Rosefinch (MT))
January 5th - 3.45-5.15 pm
Golden Triangle
Thick-billed Pigeon - 1F
Yellow-bellied Tits - c.8
Directions for Thick-billed Pigeon: from the main road, take the access road into the wooded area. Turn right along the road signposted to Tong Sheung Tsuen. Almost immediately after this turn there is a fruiting fig tree on the left. This afternoon the bird was perched inconspicuously (easy to miss!!) in the right hand side of the tree - MT pointed it out to me!!
She Shan area
Crested Goshawk - 1
Hume's Leaf Warbler - 1
Directions: take the concrete path (not the road!!) from the main road towards She Shan. Halfway between the road and the village, before you get to the large bamboo clump, there is a a grey box next to the path containing an electric meter. PL 00325 is painted in white on the box. The Hume's Leaf Warbler feeds opposite here in the vegetation to the left of the path. It is a vocal bird, often giving a short monosyllabic 'peest' call. Usually present between 4-5 p.m.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #2 on: Jan 6th, 2006, 5:56pm » |
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Thick Billed Green Pigeon
06/01/06
Golden Triangle
(Tks for the detailed direction)
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #3 on: Jan 6th, 2006, 7:25pm » |
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Well done, I missed the pigeon! What time were you there? I did see grey-backed thrush and red-flanked bluetail below the fig tree, plenty of bulbuls feeding. Also saw yellow-bellied tit, Asian brown flycatcher, blue-winged minla and velvet-fronted nuthatch in that immediate area. Across the valley (further up from She Shan Tsuen) were 18 Striated Yuhinas and an Ashy Drongo.
Maybe tomorrow...
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #4 on: Jan 6th, 2006, 10:37pm » |
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Interestingly, the Red-flanked Bluetail is a new arrival. I also saw one in Penfold Park this afternoon and there were 5 at Ng Tung Chai today which suggests an influx into the territory due to the NE monsoon.
I haven't seen Striated Yuhinas in the LTV this winter, so they too may be new arrivals. I saw a party of 40+ at Lower Shing Mun this lunchtime, which may also be indicative of an influx......
Makes you wonder what else might have come in..!!
As for the pigeon, on the 4th & 5th it was in the tree in the afternoon (between 3.30 & 4.30, I think!!) But you have to look hard - Kwan's excellent photo makes it look easy, but it can be very inconspicuous amongst the foliage.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #6 on: Jan 6th, 2006, 11:47pm » |
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Just to bring the picture right up to date, the pigeon was there again late this afternoon (6th) in the same tree.
Going off topic re LTV, but concerning possible influxes, I saw 5 Bluetails in Ng Tung Chai this morning (but didn't report them so someone else must have had that count too). Got to say, apart from that it was deadly dull.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #7 on: Jan 7th, 2006, 3:33pm » |
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The Female thick-billed pigeon was seen again this morning at about 8pm, again sitting very quietly in the same tree.
The Yellow-bellied Tit flock and 3 Grey-backed Thrushes were also present at the same time.
In relation to the comment about Striated Yuhinas, there have been sporadic sightings of Striated Yuhina at Ng Tung Chai since September, so the birds at She she may just be visitors from further up the valley - the numbers are about the same.
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Mike K
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #8 on: Jan 7th, 2006, 10:10pm » |
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Today afternoon was much more quiet and no sign and luck of two special birds.
She Shan
Grey-capped Greenfinch - 1
Siberian Rubythroat - 2 male
Common Blackbird - 1
Golden Triangle
Grey-headed Flycatcher - 1
Black-naped Monarch - 1heard
Pallas's Leaf Warbler - 4
Hair-crested Drongo - 7
Red-billed Starling - 200+
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #9 on: Jan 7th, 2006, 11:17pm » |
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George -
I can understand your disappointment but you still had some interesting birds - especially Grey-capped Greenfinch, which is a pretty rare bird in HK these days.
And Siberian Rubythroats are not to be scoffed at either!!
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #10 on: Jan 10th, 2006, 9:29am » |
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I visited the trees the garbage collection pt of Golden Triangle (i.e. near Tong Ha Tsuen, Kwan Yick Store) at about 1:15 PM 9 Jan. Within just 30 mins, I saw a lot of birds, except the thick-billed pigeon
- Grey-headed Flycatcher x probably 2
- Yellow-bellied Tit x at least 1
- White-bellied Yuhina x at least 1
- Blue-winged Minla x >10
- Scarlet Minivet x 2-3
- Verdicter Flycatcher x 1
- Asian Brown Flycatcher x 1
- Emerald Dove x 1
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler x 2-3
Not too bad in the middle of a day.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #11 on: Jan 10th, 2006, 11:31pm » |
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The Thick-billed Pigeon was seen again today around lunchtime - it even moved a little - but only to eat some figs in the tree.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #12 on: Jan 11th, 2006, 9:44am » |
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With the help from a group of 4 birdwatchers, I ticked the thick-billed pigeon yesterday, just using only 5 mins.
Ha Ha.... and many thanks for the 4 birdwatchers.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #13 on: Jan 12th, 2006, 2:29am » |
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on Jan 11th, 2006, 9:44am, Captain wrote:With the help from a group of 4 birdwatchers, I ticked the thick-billed pigeon yesterday, just using only 5 mins.
Ha Ha.... and many thanks for the 4 birdwatchers.
Captain
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Are you the one come to Golden Triangle with Mr. Mike K.?
You are so very lucky. You arrived just after a few minute I found the Green Pigeon. It was very difficult to find because it has almost no movement in the tree. I used half an hour to look around the tree, then discovered it.
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Re: Lam Tsuen Valley 林村谷 - 2005/2006 Winter 冬
« Reply #14 on: Jan 12th, 2006, 9:12am » |
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Yes, it's me.
Thanks again.
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