Po Toi and Southern Water 30 Apr 2020 - better than banana

Not the best day but better than banana in today's boat trip. In sea, some Aleutian Tern, many Common Tern and Little Tern while the adult Brown Booby is the biggest prize of the day. Also an Arctic Skua provided us good view in good light and a Chinese Egret on the way back.

On Po Toi, White's Thrush, Yellow-browed Bunting and Tristram's Bunting were the unexpected late migrant here.

Still missing the pelagics time in Japan and South Africa...

BigEar2020 is 183 now.

Checklist 1: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68089047
Checklist 2: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68089053
Checklist 3: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68089054

Short-tailed Shearwater

Common Tern

Common Tern

Little Tern

White-winged Tern - both under and upperwing pattern can separate from Black Tern

Arctic Skua - the breast band and strong bill is distinctive to tell from Long-tailed

Arctic Skua - also showing distinct whitish primary base in underwing flash

Arctic Skua - there are 4-8 white shafts on primaries on upperwing, also distinct from Long-tailed

Black-naped Tern

Aleutian Tern

Common Tern

Little Tern

Yellow-browed Bunting

Arctic Warbler - even no call, but clear to see the P10<PC, a clue to separate from Kamchatka

Arctic Warbler - again showing P10<PC

Tristram's Bunting

Yellow-browed Bunting

Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Brown Booby - quite far in fact, unlike the one in Japan we saw

Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Chinese Egret - not a 9 up one

Chinese Egret

Chinese Egret

rainbow cloud

simple lunch

better beer

Chai Wan 28 Apr 2020 - Night Bird Survey

Surprised to find a nest of Collared Scops Owl (2 adults and 2 chicks) near my home. Also two Brown Shrike and a calling Slaty-legged Crake. Not a bad normal night.

I shall consider to buy a flash especially night birding alone..

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Brown Shrike

Red-whiskered Bulbul - chick

Swinhoe's White-eye

Blue Whistling Thrush

Collared Scops Owl - Chick

Collared Scops Owl - adult

Collared Scops Owl - Chick

Collared Scops Owl - Chick

Collared Scops Owl - Chick

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Po Toi and Southern Water 26 Apr 2020 - birdless sea and land

What did I see? This is a hard question. Some Common Tern, Little Tern, a Black-tailed Gull and distant Short-tailed Shearwater. On land, it was even not worth mentioning.

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Checklsit 2: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67827343
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White-bellied Sea Eagle

Little Tern

Black-naped Tern

Common and Littler Tern

Black-tailed Gull

Littler Tern

Common Tern

Eurasian Whimbrel

Arctic Warbler

Eurasian Whimbrel

Short-tailed Shearwater

no bird then sushi and wine

and don't forget beer!