LATEST SIGHTINGS - APRIL 2018
April 1-7
April 1-7
Asian Dowitcher at Mai Po in April (archive photograph)
The weather at the beginning of the month was fine and hot with temperatures on 5th reaching 30⁰C in the New Territories. Migration was slow, almost non-existent at some sites, making birding in the heat of the day unrewarding work. A cold front passing though on 6th caused temperatures to fall to 15⁰C on the morning of 7th; winds blew strong from the north, and there was a noticeable increase in small waders from the Mai Po boardwalk; Po Toi turned up two species of minivet and two species of bunting amongst other migrants.
Birds of interest consisted of:
Greater White-fronted Goose: one seen at Mai Po on 3rd & 4th. This is one of the three birds that first occurred at Mai Po on 31 October 2017. The last sighting mentioned in these pages was on 24 February but it seems to have remained somewhere in the area as it was photographed at Mai Po on 8 March
Eurasian Spoonbill: up to two 1st-year birds with Black-faced Spoonbills at Mai Po until at least 7th; one at the Wetland Park on 4th
Japanese Sparrowhawk: one at Shek Kong Airfield Road on 7th
Eastern Marsh Harrier: a 1st-year bird at Mai Po on 3rd & 4th
Eastern Buzzard: one at Po Toi on 5th
Common Kestrel: one at Po Toi on 5th and 7th
Grey-headed Lapwing: one at Kam Tin river on 5th
Oriental Plover: one on 1st, two on 2nd at Mai Po; one at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th
Long-billed Dowitcher: one at the Wetland Park on 4th
Asian Dowitcher: three at Mai Po on 2nd, one on 3rd, five on 7th
Far Eastern Curlew: regularly seen at Mai Po with four there on 5th
Nordmann’s Greenshank: regularly seen at Mai Po with five there on 5th
Red-necked Phalarope: 15 near Po Toi on 7th
Saunders’s Gull: at least one remained with Black-headed Gulls at Mai Po throughout
Greater Crested Tern: five near Po Toi on 7th
Whiskered Tern: two at Mai Po on 2nd
Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo: one calling at Chung Mei on 1st
Pacific Swift: two at Po Toi on 5th with 12 there on 7th
Blue-tailed Bee-eater: eight at San Tin on 5th
Eurasian Wryneck: one along Mai Po access road on 3rd
Swinhoe’s Minivet: one at Po Toi on 7th
Ashy Minivet: one at Mount Davis on 5th; three at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th; 16 at Po Toi on 7th
Brown Shrike: one in Kowloon Park on 2nd & 4th
Chinese Penduline Tit: five + regularly noted at Mai Po
Black Bulbul: one at Po Toi on 7th
Pale Martin: one at San Tin on 2nd
Taiga Flycatcher: one at Mai Po on 2nd & 3rd; three near San Tin on 5th; one at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th
Arctic Warbler: one at Ho Man Tin on 5th
Ferruginous Flycatcher: one at Po Toi on 5th and & 7th
Hainan Blue Flycatcher: singles at Tai Po Kau on 4th & 5th, two at Tai Po Kau on 6th
Blue-and-white Flycatcher: one at Ho Man Tin and two at Tong Fuk, Lantau on 5th
Narcissus Flycatcher: one at Tai Po Kau on 5th
Plain Flowerpecker: two sightings of this scarce, probably overlooked, bird – three at Tai Po Kau on 6th with one at Bride’s Pool on the same day
Yellow-browed Bunting: one at Po Toi on 7th
Japanese Yellow Bunting: two at Po Toi on 7th
Black-faced Bunting: up to three at Mai Po and San Tin to at least 3rd.
Birds of interest consisted of:
Greater White-fronted Goose: one seen at Mai Po on 3rd & 4th. This is one of the three birds that first occurred at Mai Po on 31 October 2017. The last sighting mentioned in these pages was on 24 February but it seems to have remained somewhere in the area as it was photographed at Mai Po on 8 March
Eurasian Spoonbill: up to two 1st-year birds with Black-faced Spoonbills at Mai Po until at least 7th; one at the Wetland Park on 4th
Japanese Sparrowhawk: one at Shek Kong Airfield Road on 7th
Eastern Marsh Harrier: a 1st-year bird at Mai Po on 3rd & 4th
Eastern Buzzard: one at Po Toi on 5th
Common Kestrel: one at Po Toi on 5th and 7th
Grey-headed Lapwing: one at Kam Tin river on 5th
Oriental Plover: one on 1st, two on 2nd at Mai Po; one at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th
Long-billed Dowitcher: one at the Wetland Park on 4th
Asian Dowitcher: three at Mai Po on 2nd, one on 3rd, five on 7th
Far Eastern Curlew: regularly seen at Mai Po with four there on 5th
Nordmann’s Greenshank: regularly seen at Mai Po with five there on 5th
Red-necked Phalarope: 15 near Po Toi on 7th
Saunders’s Gull: at least one remained with Black-headed Gulls at Mai Po throughout
Greater Crested Tern: five near Po Toi on 7th
Whiskered Tern: two at Mai Po on 2nd
Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo: one calling at Chung Mei on 1st
Pacific Swift: two at Po Toi on 5th with 12 there on 7th
Blue-tailed Bee-eater: eight at San Tin on 5th
Eurasian Wryneck: one along Mai Po access road on 3rd
Swinhoe’s Minivet: one at Po Toi on 7th
Ashy Minivet: one at Mount Davis on 5th; three at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th; 16 at Po Toi on 7th
Brown Shrike: one in Kowloon Park on 2nd & 4th
Chinese Penduline Tit: five + regularly noted at Mai Po
Black Bulbul: one at Po Toi on 7th
Pale Martin: one at San Tin on 2nd
Taiga Flycatcher: one at Mai Po on 2nd & 3rd; three near San Tin on 5th; one at Tseng Tau near Ma On Shan on 6th
Arctic Warbler: one at Ho Man Tin on 5th
Ferruginous Flycatcher: one at Po Toi on 5th and & 7th
Hainan Blue Flycatcher: singles at Tai Po Kau on 4th & 5th, two at Tai Po Kau on 6th
Blue-and-white Flycatcher: one at Ho Man Tin and two at Tong Fuk, Lantau on 5th
Narcissus Flycatcher: one at Tai Po Kau on 5th
Plain Flowerpecker: two sightings of this scarce, probably overlooked, bird – three at Tai Po Kau on 6th with one at Bride’s Pool on the same day
Yellow-browed Bunting: one at Po Toi on 7th
Japanese Yellow Bunting: two at Po Toi on 7th
Black-faced Bunting: up to three at Mai Po and San Tin to at least 3rd.
April 8-15
Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Po Toi, April 15 2018
The burst of the northeast monsoon on 8th & 9th was short-lived. The weather soon became hot again with temperatures rising to 30⁰C on 13th & 14th. South-easterly and southerly winds brought an increase in the humidity but there was no rain. That changed on 15th when a cold front brought thunderstorms and heavy showers, along with fresh north-easterly winds and a fall of temperature to below 20⁰C.
Overall, the northwest New Territories proved good for migratory water birds, but migration of other species through Hong Kong, especially passerines, was very poor – indicative of the disturbing decline in the number of birds moving through the territory in spring compared with when I first arrived here in the 1990s.
There were plenty of shorebirds at Mai Po during the week, the highlight being sightings of the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper on 9th, 12th (two different birds) & 13th. Other waders included 24 Asian Dowitchers and three Nordmann’s Greenshanks on 8th, one or two Little Stints from 9th – 14th, with four there on 15th, 3000 Curlew Sandpipers on 9th, Pectoral Sandpiper on 10th & 11th, and eight Far Eastern Curlews and 22 Bar-tailed Godwits on 12th.
Other reports from Mai Po included the Greater White-fronted Goose on the scrape and a Saunders’s Gull on the mud flats, both on 8th and 14th. A Swinhoe’s Egret was noted from 10th - 14th. Four Little Terns were present on 12th with two on 13th & 14th. On 13th, the reed bed used by one of the ringing groups turned up Eastern Water Rail, Bluethroat and five Siberian Rubythroats, along with the long-staying Black-backed Swamphen and Baikal Bush Warbler. Two Cinnamon Bitterns, four Blue-tailed Bee-eaters and a Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler were seen on 14th. A Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler (the same as 14th?) was also present on 15th.
San Tin also proved productive during this period. Following the cold front on 6th, the 8th turned up a number of migrants including Oriental Plover, two Long-toed Stints, two Oriental Pratincoles, three Gull-billed Terns, 15 Whiskered Terns, Himalayan Swiftlet, two Pacific Swifts, Pale Martin, ten Black Drongos moving northeast, 60 Eastern Yellow Wagtails, Siberian Rubythroat, Oriental Reed Warbler, six Little Buntings, Japanese Yellow Bunting and three Black-faced Buntings. Twenty-five Long-toed Stints and four Little Buntings were there on 12th. Birds noted on 13th included three Eurasian Spoonbills, 17 Black-faced Spoonbills, 21 Eastern Cattle Egrets, seven Oriental Pratincoles, 23 Whiskered Terns, Indian Cuckoo, ten Red Turtle Doves, and five Stejneger’s Stonechats.
Long Valley held Grey-headed Lapwing on 12th and Eurasian Hobby on 13th & 14th.
A Cinnamon Bittern was at the Wetland Park on 9th.
The cold front on 6th brought migrants to Po Toi as detailed in the section above - there was late news of a Malayan Night Heron there on 7th. Birds present on 8th included Grey-faced Buzzard, Besra, Common Kestrel, Swinhoe’s Minivet, Ashy Minivet, Ferruginous Flycatcher and two Japanese Yellow Buntings. The island was quieter during the week: the two Japanese Yellow Buntings were still present on 10th and five Pacific Swifts were seen on the same day. Two Ashy/Swinhoe’s Minivets were seen on 10th & 12th. A Brown-breasted Flycatcher - the 1st record of this species for the island - was the only migrant of note on 15th.
Reports from elsewhere included Slaty-backed Forktail, Speckled Piculet, Two-barred Warbler and five Hainan Blue Flycatchers at Shing Mun on 9th; Speckled Piculet, Eastern Crowned Warbler and five Yellow-browed Warblers at Shek Kong catchment on 10th; a Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo at Lam Tsuen on 10th; a Chinese Barbet singing at Kap Lung on 11th; an Ancient Murrelet at Wang Chau, Sai Kung on 13th (with a late record of one near Lantau on 7th); a Two-barred Warbler and an Eastern Crowned Warbler at Tai Po Kau on 14th; a male Amur Falcon near Wu Kau Tang (3rd spring record) on 14th; and a Greater Crested Tern in southern waters on 15th.
April 16-22
Hainan Blue Flycatcher at Tai Po Kau in spring (archive photograph)
The northeast monsoon persisted on 16th & 17th, bringing rain and north-easterly winds to the territory. The rest of the week saw a gradual increase in temperature to a high of 30⁰C on 22nd; it was generally humid and cloudy (although with plenty of sunny intervals) and the winds were from the east.
At Mai Po there were reports of the Greater White-fronted Goose (16th – 21st), Swinhoe’s Egret (19th – 21st), Little Curlew (16th, 18th, and19th - 21st - a flyover bird in Deep Bay on 18th presumably being a different individual to the one on the scrape on the other days), and Spoon-billed Sandpiper (19th & 21st). Other records of interest concerned Cinnamon Bittern on 16th, Little Stint and three Oriental Pratincoles on 18th, 390 Gull-billed Terns, Eastern Water Rail, eighteen Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, Ashy Minivet and Baikal Bush Warbler on 18th, 21 Asian Dowitchers, Nordmann’s Greenshank and Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler on 19th, and a Japanese Quail along the access road on 20th & 21st.
The Wetland Park held Yellow and Cinnamon Bitterns, two Chinese Sparrowhawks, Long-billed Dowitcher, Asian Dowitcher and Two-barred Warbler on 17th. The long-staying Long-billed Dowitcher was present until at least 20th, when an Eastern Buzzard was also seen.
Reports from Ho Man Tin included Narcissus Flycatcher and Blue-and-white Flycatcher on 16th & 17th, and two Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warblers, Grey-streaked Flycatcher, two Narcissus Flycatchers, Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Hainan Blue Flycatcher on 18th; two Narcissus Flycatchers were present on 19th.
Migrants at Po Toi on 17th included seven Chinese Sparrowhawks, Besra, Japanese Sparrowhawk, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Oriental Dollarbird, five Grey-streaked Flycatchers, two Yellow-browed Warblers, Chinese Blackbird and a Little Bunting. On 19th, the island turned up Japanese Sparrowhawk, Asian Brown Flycatcher, two Japanese Yellow Buntings and two Black-faced Buntings. Three Eurasian Siskins there on 21st were very late migrants, as the latest accepted spring date is April 4th.
Elsewhere, on 17th, a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was at Uk Tau, a Chinese Sparrowhawk was at Lam Tsuen, an Eastern Buzzard was at Cheung Chau and a Grey-streaked Flycatcher was at Tai Po Kau Headland.
At Mai Po there were reports of the Greater White-fronted Goose (16th – 21st), Swinhoe’s Egret (19th – 21st), Little Curlew (16th, 18th, and19th - 21st - a flyover bird in Deep Bay on 18th presumably being a different individual to the one on the scrape on the other days), and Spoon-billed Sandpiper (19th & 21st). Other records of interest concerned Cinnamon Bittern on 16th, Little Stint and three Oriental Pratincoles on 18th, 390 Gull-billed Terns, Eastern Water Rail, eighteen Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, Ashy Minivet and Baikal Bush Warbler on 18th, 21 Asian Dowitchers, Nordmann’s Greenshank and Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler on 19th, and a Japanese Quail along the access road on 20th & 21st.
The Wetland Park held Yellow and Cinnamon Bitterns, two Chinese Sparrowhawks, Long-billed Dowitcher, Asian Dowitcher and Two-barred Warbler on 17th. The long-staying Long-billed Dowitcher was present until at least 20th, when an Eastern Buzzard was also seen.
Reports from Ho Man Tin included Narcissus Flycatcher and Blue-and-white Flycatcher on 16th & 17th, and two Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warblers, Grey-streaked Flycatcher, two Narcissus Flycatchers, Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Hainan Blue Flycatcher on 18th; two Narcissus Flycatchers were present on 19th.
Migrants at Po Toi on 17th included seven Chinese Sparrowhawks, Besra, Japanese Sparrowhawk, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Oriental Dollarbird, five Grey-streaked Flycatchers, two Yellow-browed Warblers, Chinese Blackbird and a Little Bunting. On 19th, the island turned up Japanese Sparrowhawk, Asian Brown Flycatcher, two Japanese Yellow Buntings and two Black-faced Buntings. Three Eurasian Siskins there on 21st were very late migrants, as the latest accepted spring date is April 4th.
Elsewhere, on 17th, a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was at Uk Tau, a Chinese Sparrowhawk was at Lam Tsuen, an Eastern Buzzard was at Cheung Chau and a Grey-streaked Flycatcher was at Tai Po Kau Headland.
On 18th, Long Valley had Eastern Water Rail, eight Pintail/Swinhoe’s Snipes and five Blue-tailed Bee-eaters. Tai Po Kau had two Black-winged Cuckooshrikes and Shek Kong catchment had two Black-winged Cuckooshrikes and an Ashy Drongo.
San Tin had a pair of Japanese Yellow Buntings on 19th, and 15 Oriental Turtle Doves and another Japanese Yellow Bunting were seen there on 20th. 31 Long-toed Stints, 21 Whiskered Terns and a Japanese Yellow Bunting were seen on 21st.
Other reports on 20th included four Blue-tailed Bee-eaters at Shek Kong Airfield Road, two Oriental Dollarbirds at Uk Tau, and a very late Bull-headed Shrike at Ping Kong near Sheung Shui. Six Eyebrowed Thrushes were found at Ngong Ping, Lantau. Other reports from Lantau on the same date involved 44 Red-necked Stints, two Curlew Sandpipers and a Wood Sandpiper at Shui Hau Wan and a Chinese Sparrowhawk at Tong Fuk.
On 21st, a Chinese Bamboo Partridge was heard calling in the Pat Sin Leng range of hills near Tai Po. This species is thought to occur no further south in Guangdong province than Luofushan, which is nearly a 100 km north of Shenzhen. The very occasional Hong Kong reports are considered to refer to escaped/released birds.
San Tin had a pair of Japanese Yellow Buntings on 19th, and 15 Oriental Turtle Doves and another Japanese Yellow Bunting were seen there on 20th. 31 Long-toed Stints, 21 Whiskered Terns and a Japanese Yellow Bunting were seen on 21st.
Other reports on 20th included four Blue-tailed Bee-eaters at Shek Kong Airfield Road, two Oriental Dollarbirds at Uk Tau, and a very late Bull-headed Shrike at Ping Kong near Sheung Shui. Six Eyebrowed Thrushes were found at Ngong Ping, Lantau. Other reports from Lantau on the same date involved 44 Red-necked Stints, two Curlew Sandpipers and a Wood Sandpiper at Shui Hau Wan and a Chinese Sparrowhawk at Tong Fuk.
On 21st, a Chinese Bamboo Partridge was heard calling in the Pat Sin Leng range of hills near Tai Po. This species is thought to occur no further south in Guangdong province than Luofushan, which is nearly a 100 km north of Shenzhen. The very occasional Hong Kong reports are considered to refer to escaped/released birds.
April 23-30
Aleutian Terns in southern waters of Hong Kong, 28 April 2018
A cold front moved through on 24th bringing northerly winds and some rain. From 26th onwards, it was generally warm, humid and overcast with easterly winds and temperatures ranging from 23 - 28⁰C.
At Mai Po, the Greater White-fronted Goose, Swinhoe’s Egret, two Little Stints, three Nordmann’s Greenshanks and an Oriental Pratincole were seen on 23rd. Four Oriental Pratincoles, the ever-singing Baikal Bush Warbler and three Yellow-breasted Buntings were noted on 26th. Three Swinhoe’s Egrets, five Sanderlings, Little Stint and Eurasian Hobby were present on 28th, with a single Swinhoe’s Egret, two Sanderlings, two Little Stints, 44 Asian Dowitchers and a Nordmann’s Greenshank on 29th.
Ho Man Tin held Mugimaki Flycatcher on 23rd. Northern Boobook, three Narcissus Flycatchers, male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, two Hainan Blue Flycatchers, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher and Grey-streaked Flycatcher were seen on 26th, with Narcissus Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher and three Grey-streaked Flycatchers present on 27th. Four Grey-streaked Flycatchers were counted on 28th, with three still there on 29th.
Po Toi had Japanese Sparrowhawk, Black-capped Kingfisher, Brown-breasted Flycatcher, and two Grey-streaked Flycatchers on 24th. On 26th, three Grey-streaked Flycatchers, Asian Brown Flycatcher and five Brown Shrikes were noted; five Bridled Terns were also seen from the ferry.
At Mai Po, the Greater White-fronted Goose, Swinhoe’s Egret, two Little Stints, three Nordmann’s Greenshanks and an Oriental Pratincole were seen on 23rd. Four Oriental Pratincoles, the ever-singing Baikal Bush Warbler and three Yellow-breasted Buntings were noted on 26th. Three Swinhoe’s Egrets, five Sanderlings, Little Stint and Eurasian Hobby were present on 28th, with a single Swinhoe’s Egret, two Sanderlings, two Little Stints, 44 Asian Dowitchers and a Nordmann’s Greenshank on 29th.
Ho Man Tin held Mugimaki Flycatcher on 23rd. Northern Boobook, three Narcissus Flycatchers, male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, two Hainan Blue Flycatchers, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher and Grey-streaked Flycatcher were seen on 26th, with Narcissus Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher and three Grey-streaked Flycatchers present on 27th. Four Grey-streaked Flycatchers were counted on 28th, with three still there on 29th.
Po Toi had Japanese Sparrowhawk, Black-capped Kingfisher, Brown-breasted Flycatcher, and two Grey-streaked Flycatchers on 24th. On 26th, three Grey-streaked Flycatchers, Asian Brown Flycatcher and five Brown Shrikes were noted; five Bridled Terns were also seen from the ferry.
A boat trip into southern waters on 28th turned up four Pomarine Skuas, three Parasitic Jaegers, six Long-tailed Jaegers, 83 Aleutian Terns, 11 Common Terns, four Little Terns, three White-winged Terns, seven Bridled Terns, a Great Crested Tern, 51 Red-necked Phalaropes, eight Grey-tailed Tattlers, Greater Sand Plover, Ruddy Turnstone and a Grey Wagtail. A further trip to southern waters on 30th turned up five Streaked Shearwaters, a Long-tailed Jaeger, a Parasitic Jaeger, 44 Bridled Terns, seven Black-naped Terns, ten Common Terns and 54 Aleutian Terns.
San Tin proved productive on 29th; birds seen included Japanese Sparrowhawk, nine Oriental Pratincoles, an Oriental Cuckoo, 13 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, Brown Shrike, 70 Red Turtle Doves, Japanese Yellow Bunting and Yellow-breasted Bunting.
Other records of interest during the week were: Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo and Ashy Drongo at Lam Tsuen, Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo and 17 Hainan Blue Flycatchers in the Wang Shan Keuk area of Pat Sin Leng, and a Grey-streaked Flycatcher at Mt Davis – all on 23rd.
On 24th, an Oriental Dollarbird was on Cheung Chau and a Brown Shrike was in Kowloon Park.
Two Blue-tailed Bee-eaters flew over Peng Chau on 26th.
There was a small influx of Grey-streaked Flycatchers on 28th; apart from the four birds at Ho Man Tin, two were at Shek Kong catchment, four were in Tai Po Kau Park and one was at Lam Tsuen.
A Brown-breasted Flycatcher was reported from Tai Po Kau on 28th & 29th. Also on 29th, a Cinnamon Bittern and a Eurasian Hobby were at Long Valley. Birds seen at southwest Lantau included 50 Little Terns, five Roseate Terns, two Brown Shrikes and an Arctic Warbler.
On 30th, Tai Po Kau held singing Chinese Barbet and Orange-headed Thrush, In the Wu Kau Tang/Bride’s Pool area 24 singing Hainan Blue Flycatchers were counted along with a Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo. Another Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo was reported from Robin’s Nest where 13 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were also seen.
San Tin proved productive on 29th; birds seen included Japanese Sparrowhawk, nine Oriental Pratincoles, an Oriental Cuckoo, 13 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, Brown Shrike, 70 Red Turtle Doves, Japanese Yellow Bunting and Yellow-breasted Bunting.
Other records of interest during the week were: Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo and Ashy Drongo at Lam Tsuen, Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo and 17 Hainan Blue Flycatchers in the Wang Shan Keuk area of Pat Sin Leng, and a Grey-streaked Flycatcher at Mt Davis – all on 23rd.
On 24th, an Oriental Dollarbird was on Cheung Chau and a Brown Shrike was in Kowloon Park.
Two Blue-tailed Bee-eaters flew over Peng Chau on 26th.
There was a small influx of Grey-streaked Flycatchers on 28th; apart from the four birds at Ho Man Tin, two were at Shek Kong catchment, four were in Tai Po Kau Park and one was at Lam Tsuen.
A Brown-breasted Flycatcher was reported from Tai Po Kau on 28th & 29th. Also on 29th, a Cinnamon Bittern and a Eurasian Hobby were at Long Valley. Birds seen at southwest Lantau included 50 Little Terns, five Roseate Terns, two Brown Shrikes and an Arctic Warbler.
On 30th, Tai Po Kau held singing Chinese Barbet and Orange-headed Thrush, In the Wu Kau Tang/Bride’s Pool area 24 singing Hainan Blue Flycatchers were counted along with a Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo. Another Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo was reported from Robin’s Nest where 13 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were also seen.
Pomarine Skua in southern waters of Hong Kong, 28 April 2018
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