Not just birds: Telford, Ho Man Tin, Kai Tak 7 Oct 2019

2019年10月7日星期一

Telford, Ho Man Tin, Kai Tak 7 Oct 2019 - full day birding finally

I finally got a full day off and we visited three places a day - even not very birdy - still a big day indeed.

A morning in Telford resulted two (or three) Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in rain (where are you lancy), not friendly bird but it is always enjoyable to see a Locustellidae.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60414156

Eurasian Tree Sparrow - with a deformed bill

immature Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler - a strange habitat right? but it likes it.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Then we headed to Ho Man Tin, where we wanted to see some migrants. Birds were still low, of course no Green-backed Flycatcher, but we still saw Accipiter and Falco species b(FF...... Far and Fast....), Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (! again !), Two-barred Warbler, Asian Stubtail, a single Dollarbird and friendly White-rumped Munia 😏

Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60416984

Asian Brown Flycatcher - a rather dull individual, with much more dirty underparts

Two-barred Warbler - an extended supercilium with two prominent wingbars are good to tell this is Two-barred, then the call is a final hit. As usual, cannot focus by Canon.

White-rumped Munia

immature White-rumped Munia

We explored a new spot after lunch - Kai Tak, the cruise terminal, turned out to be a really good spot for migrants with Striated Heron, Brown Shrike, Collared Crow, Oriental Reed Warbler, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (again!!!!), Lanceolated Warbler, Dusky and Arctic Warbler, Red-billed Starling, Asian Brown Flycatcher etc.... unexpected were escaped / introduced Yellow-fronted Canary and.... House Crow! (Long time no see lol....😦😬)

Checklist 1: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60418488
Checklist 2: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60418638

My 2019 HK Big Year is 259.