HKBWS Ivan

Nine Black-faced Spoonbills (at least four adults) were spotted at Mai Po today. Four of these birds (the sub-adults and juveniles) were probably the ones to stay over the summer and the remaining one could also be a new individual. The first birds usually arrived Mai Po around mid-October and this record shows the birds arrived Mai Po with the cold front.

今天有九隻黑臉琵鷺(包括四隻成鳥)在米埔出現, 今年夏天有四隻(都是亞成鳥及幼鳥)逗留, 所以有一隻幼鳥是新到達的。 一般第一隻渡冬的成鳥琵鷺通常會在10月中到達,這群黑臉琵鷺可能是隨到達華南的冷鋒一同來港的。

irsychan

This is good news!
We also saw 4 (or 6? - couldn't remember) bfs on Mai Po mudflats on 6th October 2013 Sunday.

ddavid

There were 6 Black-faced Spoonbills on the mudflats on October 8th & 9th.

David

irsychan

I have checked all photos taken on 6th October and found this one:  there were six black-faced spoonbills on Mai Po mudflats on 6th October 2013.

ajohn

There were 38 Black-faced Spoonbills on the mudflats at Mai Po this morning.

irsychan

ONE bfs saw on 20 October at Mai Po mudflats + Gei Wais.

[ Last edited by irsychan at 25/10/2013 10:09 ]

tomatofamily

Saw a group of them flying faraway over the mudflats and landed there.  There were about 22.  Sorry for the poor photos; quite far away from the hide with my 420mm lens.

irsychan

A few bfs were seen this morning at Nam Sang Wai, of which two were foraging near the mudflats.

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irsychan

Lots of bfs were seen on Mai Po mudflats and Gei Wais on 2 November 2013 morning.

This photo shows part of a group of 37 bfs at Mai Po Gei Wai

[ Last edited by irsychan at 3/11/2013 08:44 ]

Justin

The second bird from the left is an Eurasian Spoonbill!

irsychan

Thank you Justin for pointing out.
Yes, that is indeed an Eurasian Spoonbill!

[ Last edited by irsychan at 3/11/2013 21:31 ]