HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Photo Gallery 相片分享 I (Moderators: Kwok Jai, carmen, George_Ho, Forrest FONG, BBS Moderators)    Yellow-throated Bunting « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Yellow-throated Bunting  (Read 770 times) geoff_welch BBS Member BBS God I love Po Toi     Gender: Posts: 122 Yellow-throated Bunting « on: Apr 25th, 2006, 5:28pm » Quote Modify   Po Toi, 24 April 2006   This female was there yesterday and still today. In case anyone thinks it must be a tame bird, I just struck lucky to get this close. It was actually well hidden in a bush. From what I have seen, it acts like a wild bird. Logged geoff_welch BBS Member BBS God I love Po Toi     Gender: Posts: 122 Re: Yellow-throated Bunting « Reply #1 on: Apr 26th, 2006, 9:03am » Quote Modify For the benefit of anyone wanting to identify the subspecies of this bunting, I attach the best photos I have of the rest of it's plumage.   By comparison with the photo of a female Yellow-throated Bunting from Yunnan by John & Jemi Holmes on orientalbirdimages, I think this is not a western race elegantula (streaking is much lighter). So it should be one of the eastern migratory races.     That does not eliminate the possibility of an escape of course. As far as behaviour is concerned, the behaviour of this bird is quite distinctive. It seems to spend all it's time on the ground under the cover of low growth vegetation in a sandy field. When approached, it stays put, even running from leaf to leaf to avoid detection. It is very difficult to see until you are right on top of it, when it flies to the nearest bush and buries itself in the middle. Fortunately, the first time it did this for me, the bush was next to a wire fence and I was able to use the fence to prevent it seeing my approach and get quite close to it. On other occasions, it chose impossible bushes. Logged cywong BBS Member BBS God I am fascinated by birds!     Posts: 295 Re: Yellow-throated Bunting « Reply #2 on: Apr 29th, 2006, 4:12pm » Quote Modify Thank you for sharing the photos of this uncommon bird. Logged Thank you for sharing the joy of bird-watching. 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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