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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育 >>  Typhoon Dujuan brings migrants and terns
        
(Message started by: Mike Kilburn on Sep 3^rd, 2003, 11:06pm)

Title: Typhoon Dujuan brings migrants and terns
Post by Mike Kilburn on Sep 3^rd, 2003, 11:06pm

The following birds were seen at Cape D'Aguilar this morning between 6:00am and 8:30 am

Crested Tern - 10
Aleutian Tern - 70+
Common Tern - 300+
Whiskered Tern - 30
Black-naped Tern - 2
Roseate Tern - 2

Black-tailed Gull - 1 juv
Red-necked Phalarope - 100+
Whimbrel - 3
Eurasian Curlew - 1
Long-toed Stint - 1

Crake/rail sp. (either Slaty-legged Crake or Banded Rail)
Chinese Pond Heron - 27
Yellow Wagtail - 2
Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler - 1

Cheers

Mike

Title: Re: Typhoon Dujuan brings migrants and terns
Post by 鳥友Ａ on Sep 7^th, 2003, 6:46am

(This message repeats the one that is posted under the thread "燕鷗一問" ("A question about Terns" in English))

The Tern Survey yesterday (6/9/03) covered Tolo Harbour, Mirs Bay, East of Sai Kung, South of Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. The results are:

Bridled: 22 at Mirs Bay, 1 seen at southern waters
Greater Crested：１
Whiskered：32 (West of Lamma Island)
Black-naped：15 (West of Lamma Island)
Common：At least 71
Aleutian：At least 14
Uncertain (Common or Aleutian)：At least 22  

Others：
White-bellied Sea Eagle：3
Red-necked Phalarope：5
Peregrine Falcon：1

We would like to thank Richard Lewthwaite and Beta Yip for their help in the survey.