The past two week's been quite good for regular migrants, with a constant stream of migrants trickling through, we are seeing very good numbers of Siberian Blue Robins, probably the highest counts I can remember. Numerous birds been reported throughout Hong Kong, including Shing Mun, Tai Lam, Shui Hau and of course Ho Man Tin, where I connected with this extremely bold immature male, it probably just arrived and was not shy at all.
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| Siberian Blue Robin - juvenile male |
Grey Nightjars are regular migrants through Hong Kong, and been recorded annually at Ho Man Tin the past few years, two of these interesting birds were found by birders, it was hard to say no to seeing this cryptic species roosting during the day.
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| Grey Nightjar |
Young Crested Goshawks seems to be dispersing at the moment, one taken up residence at Ho Man Tin lately, another was seen at Lai Chi Kok Park, this species is quite adaptable and often found in urban parks as well as in well forested areas.
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| Crested Goshawk - immature |
Over at Lai Chi Kok Park, a fruiting Big-leaved Fig attracted a lot of birds, including numerous Asian Koels, as well as constant stream of Black-collared and White-shouldered Starlings.
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| Asian Koel |
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| White-shouldered Starling |
The star bird of the show though were a few Daurian Starlings mixed in with the White-shouldered Starlings. September is always a good time to look for these rarer starlings, and if you find the right tree you surely will not be disappointed!
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| Daurian Starling |
I did not have a lot of luck over at Tai Lam, while I did see a Tiger Shrike briefly and caught a glimpse of an Amur Paradise Flycatchers, both of them were gone before I could reach for my camera. The site is hosting good numbers of migratory warblers though, mainly Arctic Warblers and quite a few uncooperative Eastern Crowned Warblers, Pale-legged Leaf Warblers were also in good supplies, their slightly higher pitched calls are usually enough to distinguish between Sakhalin Leaf Warblers.
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| Arctic Warbler |
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| Eastern Crowned Warbler |
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| Pale-legged Leaf Warbler |
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