2019年12月25日 星期三

Tai Lam 25 Dec 2019 - Xmas Day

On this Xmas Day we headed to Tai Lam for warbler and robins before going to a 2 days trip in Yunan.

We dipped the Japanese Robin, but still got male Small Niltava, Brown Wood Owl, Rufous-faced Warbler and typical Hume's Warbler. And an odd Yellow-browed Warbler which some birders in HK wrongly identified as Chinese Leaf Warbler, luckily we focus more on the ID rather than a tick,

Serious birding is more suitable for us. Anyway, we had a funny day in Xmas🎄.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S62603860

Brown Wood Owl - hided in morning

Brown Wood Owl - wrong exposure

Brown Wood Owl 

Yellow-browed Warbler - I really cannot see anything identifiable as a Chinese Leaf. Anyway even if it is a real Chinese, we won't tick it by just a crap shot.

Yellow-browed Warbler - and I won't say this is a hybrid until I got reasonable view or DNA sample

Yellow-browed Warbler - and for other features like no crown stripes, fitting Yellow-browed much more than Chinese

Yellow-browed Warbler - maybe the wing formula can tell? only the experts know haha.

Yellow-browed Warbler - I am quite sure the Chinese Leaf they called did not show any rump.

Yellow-browed Warbler - remind us the "Sichuan Leaf Warbler" few years ago

Hume's Warbler - being serious birders are what we want

Hume's Warbler - and read more books for learning ID

Hume's Warbler 

Small Niltava - male

Small Niltava - male feeding

Small Niltava - male feeding

Small Niltava - male

Black Bulbul - call like cat 

Hume's Warbler 

Hume's Warbler 


Yellow-browed Warbler - atypical call

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