Yesterday we got news of a twitchable Man Reed in Mai Po so today's target is very clear and specific. And we were very lucky enough to see the bird as soon as we just arrived the spot!
Thanks to David and Graham for finding the bird out!
Manchurian Reed Warbler - bird was already showing when we arrived. The weak 'black brow' told us this was our target!
the crown pattern is different to Black-browed Reed Warbler. For Manchurian, the lateral crown stripes are brownish rather than black, and showing scaled effect which can be difficult to see in poor light and angle
Manchurian Reed Warbler - the tail and bill are also longer than Black-browed
Manchurian Reed Warbler - eye stripe is more poorly marked than Black-browed too
Manchurian Reed Warbler - the long tail with distinctive head pattern
We are impressed with the Nikon autofocus system, slow but at least accurate in such condition
Manchurian Reed Warbler - the ginger tone of rump and uppertail coverts are hard to see under strong light
as see here the white-brow is quite distinctive so it is also called White-browed Reed Warbler
this bird was showing very well but taking good shots was another problem... Anyway, we are happy for twitching this bird
haven't been to here for long time
Oriental Reed Warbler - many showing but none photoable
Great Knot, and we found a Long-billed Dowitcher inside after checking the photos....
Chinese Pond Heron
One Sakhalin Leaf Warbler was calling too but not showing, a recording can be checked here (below 5k Hz in average):
The full checklist of today: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49068663
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