Tsim Bei Tsui and Long Valley 17 Nov 2019 - one more week, no jay no joy

Last week to go, aimed to look for Eurasian Jay again and as expected failed again.

The first stop of today is Victoria Park for waiting bus, produced several Yellow-crested Cockatoo.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61503229

Tsim Bei Tsui, a place good for Eurasian Jay but not today, only many thrush species passing, a Grey Treepie, a long-time-no-see Black-capped Kingfisher, usual Golden-headed Cisticola, a Western Osprey, a Common Kestrel and a Peregrine Falcon. Unexpectedly we saw large groups of Chestnut Bulbul and Indochinese Yuhina in this spot.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61511397

Western Osprey

Lizzard

Indochinese Yuhina - a huge flock of them but only one could be recorded

Chinese Grosbeak

Golden-headed Cisticola - they loved wire today

or also called Bright-capped Cisticola

Common Kestrel

view from Tsim Bei Tsui

cold drink in hot day

We changed to Long Valley in the afternoon. No Yellow-browed nor Black-headed Bunting seen by us, we only spotted Yellow-breasted, Little, Chestnut-eared and Rustic Bunting, also three Grey-capped Greenfinch.

Not a very good list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61513977

And 2019 HK Big Year is 286.

Rustic Bunting....

farmer and Yellow-breasted Bunting

Chinese Pond Heron

Chinese Pond Heron with a nice background

again Rustic Bunting - there are several today I think

Chestnut-eared Bunting

Yellow-breasted Bunting in flight

Rustic Bunting in flight - note the reddish scales on rump and uppertail coverts

Rustic Bunting in flight - and the red streaked flanks

Rustic Bunting in flight 

Grey-capped Greenfinch

or also called Oriental Greenfinch

another drink ended the day