Tai Po Kau 19 Dec 2018 - the forestry season started

23 times for the White-spectacled Warbler and all failed should be an impressive birding record for Tung and me. Recently there were (again) plenty White-spectacled Warbler and few Sulphur-breasted Warbler recorded in Tai Po Kau so we made a first visit this season, and mainly for better photos of the latter.

The result? Brown Shrike, Black-winged Cuckooshrike, Pygmy Cupwing etc etc. No White-spectacled nor Sulphur-breasted, the only Phylloscopus were Yellow-browed, Pallas's, 2 Two-barred, Eastern-crowned and Hartert's goodsoni. Together with the bulbuls, not a bad day indeed.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50792515

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Mountain Bulbul

Mountain Bulbul

Pygmy Cupwing

https://www.hbw.com/ibc/sound/pygmy-cupwing-pnoepyga-pusilla/song-bird-seen

alarm call (?) of Fork-tailed Sunbird

https://www.hbw.com/ibc/sound/fork-tailed-sunbird-aethopyga-latouchii/alarm-call