Fai's Birding Blog: 2015

2015年12月22日星期二

Northern House Martin 22 DEC 2015

Thanks to John Allcock again who found these Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum lagopodum, which is my 433th in HK.

To tell these are Northern by:
1. Large, clean white rump and upper-tailed covert
2. Large, clean white vent and lower-tailed covert
3. White chin
4. Brown underwing

2015年12月14日星期一

Narcissus on PT 13 DEC 2015

The final answer for me is just a nominated Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina narcissina.

a female Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi with no problem.

Ending the day with a large dove, the Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis. (why not a green pigeon...)

2015年12月4日星期五

Booted and Radde's 4 DEC 2015

The Booted Warbler Iduna caligata is still around. I did manage to get some better shots. At the same spot, a newly arrived Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi is very friendly for photos.

Note the whitish out-tail.

Here's the radde's.

And two prinia, Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris and Plain Prinia Prinia inornata.

2015年11月29日星期日

Booted Warbler 29 NOV 2015

Booted Warbler Iduna caligata, the 3rd HK first in a week, mai po again.

We think this is booted but not Syke's Warbler Iduna rama because:

1. Smaller size and shorter tail
2. Supercilium beyond eye only
3. Shorter bill with no pale lower mandible
4. Respond to booted call

2015年11月28日星期六

Franklin's Gull and the GWF Goose 28 NOV 2015

Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan is an North American Gull sp. which should not occur in HK like the Buff-breasted Sandpiper.

First found by Richard L. few days ago. I missed it but luckily our Koel KO rediscovered the gull today.

What a day! Another big HK Twitch this year!

Note the dark bill with small red tip, dark leg, darker mantle, special eye pattern and smaller size than Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus.