Lau Shui Heung and Tai Po Kau 29 Feb 2020 - continuing the untickable warbler

Lau Shui Heung again, and untickable warbler again. We saw Speckled Piculet, Two-barred Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Hartert's Leaf Warbler and the possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler, as said, not safe to tick.

After my favorite spaghetti lunch, we moved to Tai Po Kau, nothing special with Black-winged Cuckooshrike, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, Hartert's Leaf Warbler, Rufous-faced Warbler and two possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler (well....), and a nice male Tristram's Bunting.

Lau Shui Heung: https://ebird.org/checklist/S65261983
Tai Po Kau: https://ebird.org/checklist/S65264039

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - short bill

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - small head and short bill

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - bill looks long in certain angle

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - structure looks good in another angle

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - still, not tickable to me

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - especially the undertail pattern seems rather strange

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - same bird as I took last time while 7 suggested to be Hartert's. Anyway, I couldn't find a good reason to tick right now.

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler 

possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - nikon can out-focus too

Hartert's Leaf Warbler - a very typical goodsoni, yellowish plumage plus the climbing behavior. Enjoy the D850 noise!

Rufous-faced Warbler - finally a warbler easier to ID

White-bellied Erpornis

In Tai Po Kau, another possible Kloss's Leaf Warbler - note the structure is different to the Hartert's above

possible Kloss's call

https://www.xeno-canto.org/530833

possible Kloss's song

https://www.xeno-canto.org/530834

possible Kloss's call and song

https://www.xeno-canto.org/530836

the Hong Kong Big Year 2019

Finally to conclude what I have done in HK in the 2019 Big Year. I am not a rich guy so basically I can only bird in weekend, twice a week after leaving the HK Wetland Park. A total of 304 species were seen / heard and uploaded to eBird, including the introduced species. My top four species were highlighted below (a boring year which I cannot find the 5th....)

Not a bad year but I prefer birding overseas more from now on. 😉

The total year list: (taxonomy from eBird)

Garganey Spatula querquedula 

Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 

Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 

Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail Anas acuta 

Eurasian/Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 

Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica

Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus 

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 

Rock Dove Columba livia 

Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 

Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 

Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus 

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 

Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus 

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides 

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor 

Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka 

Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis 

Pacific Swift Apus pacificus 

House Swift Apus nipalensis 

Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus 

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 

Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides 

Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 

Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 

Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 

Red Knot Calidris canutus 

Ruff Calidris pugnax 

Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 

Dunlin Calidris alpina 

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 

Common Redshank Tringa totanus 

Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki 

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 

Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 

Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi 

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 

Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 

Herring Gull Larus argentatus 

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus 

Little Tern Sternula albifrons 

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 

White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 

Common Tern Sterna hirundo 

Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 

Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 

Great White Egret Ardea alba 

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 

Little Egret Egretta garzetta 

Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus 

Striated Heron Butorides striata 

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 

Japanese Night-Heron Gorsachius goisagi 

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 

Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 

Crested Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 

Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 

Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus 

Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus 

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 

Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis 

Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis 

Besra Accipiter virgatus 

Black Kite Milvus migrans 

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 

Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus 

Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia 

Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis 

Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei 

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides 

Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica 

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 

Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 

Great Barbet Psilopogon virens 

Chinese Barbet Psilopogon faber 

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus 

Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis 

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 

Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea 

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 

Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus 

Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus 

Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis 

Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos 

White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca 

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 

Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata 

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus 

Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus 

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 

Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus 

Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 

Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha 

Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae 

Oriental Magpie Pica serica 

House Crow Corvus splendens 

Rook Corvus frugilegus 

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 

Collared Crow Corvus pectoralis 

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 

Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps 

Japanese Tit Parus minor 

Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus 

Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus 

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 

Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris 

Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 

Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 

Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps 

Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum 

Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola 

Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella pleskei 

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 

Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli 

Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla 

Sand Martin Riparia riparia 

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 

Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis 

Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster 

Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus 

Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus 

Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii 

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 

Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 

Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 

Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus 

White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius 

Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes 

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps 

Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti 

Hartert's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus goodsoni 

Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps 

Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis 

Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus 

Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians 

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes 

Indochinese Yuhina Yuhina torqueola 

Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex 

Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps 

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis 

Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti 

Masked Laughingthrush Garrulax perspicillatus 

Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus 

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Ianthocincla pectoralis 

Black-throated Laughingthrush Ianthocincla chinensis 

Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris 

Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 

Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera 

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 

Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis 

White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis 

Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica 

Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus 

White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus 

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 

Great Myna Acridotheres grandis 

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 

White's Thrush Zoothera aurea 

Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica 

Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina 

Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus 

Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis 

Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum 

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 

Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 

Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 

Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus 

Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae 

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 

Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus 

Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris 

Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans 

Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige 

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 

Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 

Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope 

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 

Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus 

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 

Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus 

Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris 

White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis 

Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 

Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum 

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus 

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum 

Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae 

Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii 

White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 

White-headed Munia Lonchura maja 

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 

Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail Motacilla alba 

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 

Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria 

Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica 

Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica 

Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 

Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata 

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala 

Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami

Japanese Night Heron - not a lifer but still a good species in 2019

Wood Warbler - an expected rarity in HK

White-spectacled Warbler - 33 trials!

Sooty Tern - the best Charadriiformes in 2019

Life goes on....

More about the "Claudia's Leaf Warbler" in Hong Kong

Identifying Phylloscopus is always challenging but interesting, one of the best experience in Asian birding. Back to a month ago, I found an interesting Phylloscopus in Shek Kong (https://lovingthetodiesforever.blogspot.com/2020/01/shek-kong-catchment-23-jan-2020.html and https://lovingthetodiesforever.blogspot.com/2020/01/shek-kong-catchment-24-jan-2020-still.html).

I put it into unidentified species because the record committee in Hong Kong first said that there is still no reliable published source for safely identifying from forkiensis and other Blyth's complex by morphological or vocal differences, However, after studying and consulting different birders (thanks to all!) the majority agreed that this is a very good candidate for Claudia's Leaf Warbler (except 12 - the rich girl from Shenzhen/Yunnan/NE China👻, she suggested this may be Blyth's Leaf Warbler) and so I better retick this one on my lifer list.

Of course, the ultimate identity is not 100% certain until we got any DNA sample of the bird, more comments are very welcome and I may even untick this reticked bird!

General speaking the appearance can be always affected by lighting and angle. I would say the long and elongated structure of this bird, including long bill and tail, non-rounded head rule out White-tailed/Kloss's complex, which would give a Pallas's Leaf Warbler jizz. To me, this photo also rules out Blyth's Leaf Warbler (the call is very very similar to my ears) as photos of Blyth's online always show rounder head with more compact jizz (similar to White-tailed/Kloss's complex more than Hartert's/Claudia's), brighter upperparts, more contrasting wingbars and head pattern, with brighter yellow supercilium (stronger in front) as in https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/blyths-leaf-warbler-phylloscopus-reguloides/perched-adult taken in India. Somehow the lore and eyestripe seems to be darker in Blyth's. In Hartert's, I would expect the supercilium is long and yellowish, not showing a distinctive two-toned color in Blyth's or Claudia. Race goodsoni has very yellowish underparts and sometimes confused with Sulphur-breasted Warbler (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/128652221) while race fokiensis can be a problem, but still seems to have more yellowish cheek and upper throat (http://birdingpage.blogspot.com/2016/02/kinmen-2016.html). Also from my observation on behavior and photos online, I would guess that Hartert's climbs thick trunk most often, then Claudia, and Blyth's the least, while White-tailed/Kloss's very very rare to do so.

very distinct crown pattern, more contrasting comparing Kloss's Leaf Warbler. The central crownstripe is very broad and pale greenish, becoming whiter on nape.

P.S. the greyish lower nape and upper mantle is another feature for Claudia's as Jonathan suggested

rather long in structure, lack the neckless jizz comparing the White-tailed/Kloss's complex, or sometime the Blyth's Leaf Warbler.

structure is long and elongated, especially the bill, head and tail, separated from White-tailed/Kloss's complex.

feeding on vertical branch or tree trunk is seldom reported in White-tailed/Kloss's complex, more commoner in Blyth's complex. For the underpart like this, I would expect Blyth's shows much more cleaner white below. ID from forkiensis is always tricky.

again feeding on a vertical branch, the supercilium is rather duller comparing Blyth's and Hartert's.

leg color and bright orange lower mandible cannot help in this case, only separating from normally seen Yellow-browed or Pallas's Leaf Warbler. The thicker double wingbars and lack of solid yellow vent and undertail coverts help ruling out Eastern Crowned Warbler

I am not so sure whether this bird can 100% identify the playback or not, but it was super reactive whenever I played the Claudia's playback, following everywhere with my speaker.

After playing-and-reacting for awhile it started to call and sing which raised the topic here. I encountered similar experience before, like the Hume's Leaf Warbler. 

undertail pattern maybe useful in separating these Phylloscopus complex, however, there is still variation and different angle and lighting leads to different perception. As described by Ayuwat in here (https://ayuwat.wordpress.com/2013/10/13/blythsclaudiasdavisons-part-1/) and here (https://ayuwat.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/blythsclaudiasdavisons-part-2/), and the wonderful comparison here (https://ayuwat.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/phylloscopus012.jpg), the Shek Kong individual fits much better in Claudia's as thicker white fringes than Hartert's while narrower than Blyth's.

another angle which shows the undertail while the bird was singing. Blyth's, White-tailed (Davison's) or Kloss's would show much more white.

This is a reference from HBW Alive showing the undertail pattern of Claudia's Leaf Warbler. Again, there is much variation in field and sadly HBW didn't describe the other undertail pattern.

one more photo showing the less yellowish supercilium. And also the whitish throat and underparts.

when it is not calling or singing, it is really difficult to be identified, that's why we may in fact overlook this species many many times in Hong Kong, which should be in theory a regular passage migrant or winter visitor.

another interesting behavior is wing-flicking, very hard to get a clear shot. As in eBird and HBW, this species regularly flicks its wings one after the other. 

as the bird was still in its wintering range, we cannot see full display like this in Beijing: https://twitter.com/birdingbeijing/status/1003488141875937282

flick its right wing first then left.Maybe the flicking order is a feature to tell, who knows.....

Call and song sometimes are key identification features so I recorded after the playback. I think the call and song can rule out Hartert's Leaf Warbler while still similar to the Blyth's. I uploaded the best  recordings and generate the sonogram. The call is exactly the same as https://www.xeno-canto.org/457443 and https://www.xeno-canto.org/414471 and https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/103188391#_ga=2.95355732.910028238.1582600043-1471056763.1582600043; song is also compared with https://www.xeno-canto.org/209845 and https://www.xeno-canto.org/111047 ; the Shek Kong bird's recording is very similar and probably the individual was singing sub-song as Ayuwat in Thailand commented. Again, this individual was super hyper and reactive to my Claudia's playback, allowing good views so likely to be sufficient evidence to claim the bird as Steve suggested. I don't know will Claudia's and Blyth's mix up even they are geologically separated (?) in theory.

Call

https://www.xeno-canto.org/529964

Song

https://www.xeno-canto.org/529965

Call and song

https://www.xeno-canto.org/529963

song, one more recorded on 24 Jan, more likely a subsong of Claudia's Leaf Warbler. The repeated notes can be comparing with Blyth's (https://www.xeno-canto.org/470153)

https://www.xeno-canto.org/530078

Anyway, ticking is not important while studying more is the most enjoyable part behind the field. 

Reference: 

del Hoyo, J., Collar, N. & Christie, D.A. (2020). Claudia's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/1343937 on 25 February 2020).

Tai Po Kau 23 Feb 2020 - after unticking the Kloss

I finally untick the Kloss's Leaf Warbler until I got a better shot of undertail, which is more important ID feature than the call or song I think, and very likely I misID the call and song as well.

We made visit in Tai Po Kau today and highlights are Collared Owlet (heard only), Hume's Warbler, White-spectacled Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Hartert's Leaf Warbler, Kloss's Leaf Warbler (not tickable), male Hill Blue Flycatcher, Blue-winged Leafbird and many Mrs Gould's Sunbird.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S64890525

BigEar2020 is 132.

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - male eclipse 

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - female

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - male

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - enjoy the noise

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - male

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - seldom see the yellow rump of female

Mrs Gould's Sunbird 

Mrs Gould's Sunbird - male eclipse 

Hill Blue Flycatcher - my second time to see one here

Blue-winged Leafbird

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Pygmy Cupwing

Pygmy Cupwing

Pygmy Cupwing - where is my 428...

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler - better record of the grey-crowned morph

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler - green crowned morph

White-spectacled Warbler - show me the crown

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler - another better one for the green-crowned morph

White-spectacled Warbler

Chestnut-crowned Warbler - more difficult to take today

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

Huet's Fulvetta

Orange-bellied Leafbird - sometimes a split in HBW, as Greyish-crowned Leafbird

Orange-bellied Leafbird 

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Hume's Leaf Warbler - very similar to Yellow-browed Warbler but call can tell!