My last week staying on Po Toi this year. An interesting week with four late autumn/early winter species, Two-barred Greenish Warbler, Radde's Warbler, Asian Brown Flycatcher and Asian Paradise Flycatcher. But no photos of any note.
The week was spoilt by the arrival of a large team of workers who started cutting the undergrowth on the hillsides just past the sister's cafe. This is mostly private land and the group were sent by the owner who no doubt has some development in mind. Most of the area is very rough and not accessible but it remains to be seen what will happen. I will go for the day next week to see what they have done.
A good time to review the year 2011 on Po Toi. Not the best by a long way, but not the worst also, with potentially three HK second records, Black Redstart, Rosy Pipit and a possible Plain-tailed Warbler.
Here my ten top picks for the year in date order. Black Redstart (5th to 13th April, photo by C W So), Fairy Pitta (5th May, call recording only, no photo), Rosy Pipit (10th May), Lesser Cuckoo (3rd to 6th September), Baillon's Crake (21st September, no photo), Drongo Cuckoo (1st to 16th October, photo by Herman Ip), possible Plain-tailed Warbler (16th October, photo by Allen Chan), Japanese Yellow Bunting (2nd November), one of 12 Blue-and-white Flycatchers (9th November) and Green-backed type Flycatcher (13th November, photo by Jason).
and the Fairy Pitta calling
http://www.geoffwelch46.com/PITTACALL10.mp3
See you next year
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