HK Wetland Park 27 May 2018 - scops again

As I didn’t bring the camera yesterday, I couldn’t get any ‘good photos’ of the owl (typical case for me). So, I brought my camera today and, missed the owl in morning (again very typical, like the barred owlet chick). A very hot morning, I just spent around 30 mins and didn’t see any owl at the same spot, but ‘refound’ the Tufted Duck which I couldn’t see yesterday.

Because of the super hot weather, I gave up going out in lunchtime; instead, going to search for the owl again in late afternoon. And this time I succeeded, the Collared Scops Owl family were roosting in a different spot nearby, just sadly the view was all blocked. Anyway, I finally got some better photos of Collared Scops in this park, and my first time to find a daytime roosting owl faster than bulbul or white-eye in this park too!

After the owl, I heard a gang of crazy Masked Laughingthrush, definitely mobbing something which was close to the ground floor. My initial thought was a ground-roosting Eurasian Eagle Owl (clearly I think too much) or Savanna Nightjar but turned out to be a 2m+ long snake (no idea about the snake species, we are birder but not snaker).

my first view of the two chicks, I could not believe my eyes I could really find the birds

the view of adult Collared Scops Owl

this is the best view of the third chick

late to home today because of the owls, this was not a celebration but just trying to improve my cooking skill for my beloved

the mobbing call of Masked Laughingthrush can be listened here:
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