Long Valley, Tai Lam and Mai Po 19 Apr 2020 - where is my luck?

Visited two places in the morning, where we saw Little Curlew and Brown-cheeked Rail in Long Valley, and both Chinese Barbet and Brown Wood Owl in Tai Lam. No Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo today after charging our speakers.

After a nice lunch, went to Mai Po for the Glossy Ibis year tick. Not many other special species and my bike was broken.. unluckily..... Thanks to Jon’s and staff of WWF’s help, this bike still allowed me to travel to the end of the access road.

Checklist in LV: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67439284
Checklist in TL: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67442723
Checklsit in MP: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67448331

Little Curlew - the pale lore and thin bill is distinctive 

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew - feeding

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew - less contrasting crown pattern than Whimbrel complex

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Little Curlew

Chinese Pond Heron

Brown Wood Owl

nest of Grey-chinned Minivet

Lesser Shortwing 

https://www.xeno-canto.org/548021

lunch

Egret's egg

Asian Dowitcher

W..T...F...

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis by phone

Grey-headed Lapwing