Ho Man Tin 29 Apr 2019 - Sakhalin Thrush?

I was told there was a male Siberian Thrush in Ho Man Tin yesterday night so we tried our luck this morning right before work. Luckily, we saw the bird when arrived.

This bird was clearly a male but immature Siberian Thrush (a 3rd C.Y. individual?) and the subspecies-identity is still questioning me.... May that be a davisoni which is possibly split as Sakhalin Thrush??

Anyway, 2019 HK Big Year is 236.

List: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55534708

baby Red-billed Blue Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie parent and chick, there was a baby Koel fed by the blue magpie as well

Siberian Thrush - the vent is rather dark, a pro-davisoni feature

Siberian Thrush - clearly a male with blackish blue plumage and a smart white supercilium, but the problem is dark belly, which is a feature of davisoni

Siberian Thrush - the head pattern is distinctive but still showing brownish flight feather and white spotting in underparts, probably in second summer plumage (?)

Siberian Thrush - for davisoni, the plumage is more blackish so I am not so sure about this bird, still quite blue to me

Siberian Thrush - I checked many photos of sibirica, include the Shing Mun bird few years ago, the white V in belly was so clear even in first winter male, but lacking in this individual

Siberian Thrush - no matter, still a good bird to see

Siberian Thrush - and we are waiting to see a davisoni in Japan!!

Siberian Thrush - waited awhile I could get a photo from below, showing the dark belly