Shek Kong Catchment 24 Jan 2020 - still the possible Claudia

We returned for the possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler but only managed to get record shot with one song recording.

Other noticeable species include Verditer Flycatcher, Black-winged Cuckooshrike and Tristram's Bunting, not a birdy day at all.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63719383

Verditer Flycatcher

Japanese Tit

Yellow-cheeked Tit

the only record of the possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

a song recording of the possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

Shek Kong Catchment 23 Jan 2020 - interesting phylloscopus

A short visit in Shek Kong Catchment today, which I saw the Dusky Thrush and two more interesting species.

One, a female Cyornis flycatcher, in bamboo where I saw Chinese Blue Flycatcher before. The bird was seen poorly but responded my tape a bit. Anyway, not safe to identify into species.

Second, a Phylloscopus Blyth's-type Leaf Warbler, which responded to Claudia's tape actively and call like Claudia. However, I was told there is no safe identification based on vocal or morphological features, so this little green job remained unidentified.

Checklist and sound recording as here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63719330

BigEar2020 is 77.

Light-vented Bulbul

Crested Goshawk

female Cyornis species

Swinhoe's White-eye

Yellow-billed Grosbeak

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - crown stripe

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - very responsive to my tape

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - singing

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - not sure if the undertail pattern fits or not

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - undertail

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - anyway I sent the tape and expert to overseas experts, see whether they have newer insight of the ID

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler - at least this is not a wired Yellow-browed Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

possible Claudia's Leaf Warbler

the call recorded as https://ebird.org/checklist/S63719330 , 

resemble https://www.xeno-canto.org/457443

Guangzhou 19 Jan 2020 - Spotted Crake

After being back from South Africa in early morning on 18 Jan, I decided to make another twitch in the next day - the Spotted Crake, which is definitely a vagrant in SE China.

Departed at 330am and finally arrived the spot (Dajisha) at around 715am, the Spotted Crake was already spotted😜

Not many other birds there (a Lesser Whistling Duck was reported but we didn't find any) and we saw Brown-cheeked Rail, Siberian Rubythroat and Bluethroat.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63539949

going to the spot while still dark. Dajisha is an island and 5 mins ferry is required.

this is the exact spot for the crake: 23.082069; 113.467071

habitat for the Spotted Crake - typical habitat

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake - tertial pattern 

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake - eating plants

Spotted Crake - maybe the best pic (?)

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake - really not east to take this one

Spotted Crake

Brown-cheeked Rail

first winter female Bluethroat

first winter female Bluethroat

Dusky Warbler

Chai Wan 20 Jan 2020 - back from South Africa and Guangzhou

Birding never tired but so I made a very short walk in backyard, aimed for Gould's Sunbird but none.

Only saw Hair-crested Drongo, Daurian Redstart and Red-flanked Bluetail plus other common.

Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S63580300

BigEar2020 is 69.

Hair-crested Drongo - haven't seen them for awhile

Swinhoe's White-eye

Swinhoe's White-eye

Swinhoe's White-eye

Fork-tailed Sunbird