Cypselurus92
Well-known member
I'm down in bed with grip-fever now... :eek!: Fantastic! Congratulations Dev! :king:
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China observations (3 Viewers)
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Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Wow. Just wow.
Great find, Dev.
Great find, Dev.
James Wang
Member
wonderful record!
Terry Townshend
Regular vagrant
Very well done, Dev!
Beijing's frigatebird - a juvenile at Miyun representing the third record for the capital - was still present yesterday (friday) but not seen today in murky conditions. It's been twitched by lots of birders and photographers and I am hoping some of those photos will be available soon...
Beijing's frigatebird - a juvenile at Miyun representing the third record for the capital - was still present yesterday (friday) but not seen today in murky conditions. It's been twitched by lots of birders and photographers and I am hoping some of those photos will be available soon...
thirudevaram
Trapped in mist ***s
Thank you Gentlemen.
Thanks Terry. Not sure abt Shanghai's record though. As per Birdtalker, there are no reports for Shanghai but there was one during Aug-Sep of 2012 when a typhoon hit Shanghai.
Northern Wheatear on Yangshan
Just a brief update from Yangshan this morning. Quite a lot of mid-sept migration birds. Packed with flycatchers, warblers and brown shrikes.
Highlight was a first year Northern Wheatear. Relatively rare in these parts of China. Found it along the access road to the Magic Garbage Station and saw it at basically the same place again on the way out.
Other birds worth mentioning were
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker 1 Temple
Jap Quail 1 T
Oriental Scops Owl 2 T
Black-capped Kingfisher 1 MGS
Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike 1 MGS
Cheers,
jocko
Just a brief update from Yangshan this morning. Quite a lot of mid-sept migration birds. Packed with flycatchers, warblers and brown shrikes.
Highlight was a first year Northern Wheatear. Relatively rare in these parts of China. Found it along the access road to the Magic Garbage Station and saw it at basically the same place again on the way out.
Other birds worth mentioning were
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker 1 Temple
Jap Quail 1 T
Oriental Scops Owl 2 T
Black-capped Kingfisher 1 MGS
Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike 1 MGS
Cheers,
jocko
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jonathmartinez
Well-known member
Great find Jocko...well done.
thirudevaram
Trapped in mist ***s
Thanks Jocko for tipping us on the Wheatear. We almost missed it.
Zappey at Nanhui
Dear All,
thanks for greetings...
However, last Sunday turned out even better than it seemed. Apparently the Northern Wheatear and Rufous-bellied Woodpecker were not quite enough.
In the small bushy areas along the Nanhui seawall, a km or two N of the old "reserve" I found a Zappey-like flycatcher.
I did not report it directly last Sunday as I was not super certain of how the two blue-and-white ssp and Zappey could vary in autum plumage. I felt that I needed some more experienced guidance. Per Alstrom, Bjorn Anderson and Paul Holt all gave their valuable comments and finally I also got the nod of approval from Paul Leader today.
The core characters were bluish breast, thin blackish band on lower breast and lack of contrast between breast side/neck/mantle.
So, another pretty good bird from Pudong! What more will show up during the autumn?
I hope noone feels disappointed or that I kept my find in the dark. I could of course have published something about a "potential" on Sunday afternoon but chose not to as I prefer to be more sure about what I am claiming in public. Trust that you support me on that!
All the best,
jocko
Dear All,
thanks for greetings...
However, last Sunday turned out even better than it seemed. Apparently the Northern Wheatear and Rufous-bellied Woodpecker were not quite enough.
In the small bushy areas along the Nanhui seawall, a km or two N of the old "reserve" I found a Zappey-like flycatcher.
I did not report it directly last Sunday as I was not super certain of how the two blue-and-white ssp and Zappey could vary in autum plumage. I felt that I needed some more experienced guidance. Per Alstrom, Bjorn Anderson and Paul Holt all gave their valuable comments and finally I also got the nod of approval from Paul Leader today.
The core characters were bluish breast, thin blackish band on lower breast and lack of contrast between breast side/neck/mantle.
So, another pretty good bird from Pudong! What more will show up during the autumn?
I hope noone feels disappointed or that I kept my find in the dark. I could of course have published something about a "potential" on Sunday afternoon but chose not to as I prefer to be more sure about what I am claiming in public. Trust that you support me on that!
All the best,
jocko
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MKinHK
Mike Kilburn
Sounds like a stunning day turned into something even better - great stuff Jocko! Three birds that would blow me away in HK!
I know this is one of the endless debates of birding, but personally, if it were in HK I'd prefer to know - even if the ID is not confirmed - as it might give more people a chance to decide for themselves whether they go or not.
Its also true that travelling distances in HK are far shorter, so the risk of a wasted trip are substantially lower.
Cheers
Mike
I know this is one of the endless debates of birding, but personally, if it were in HK I'd prefer to know - even if the ID is not confirmed - as it might give more people a chance to decide for themselves whether they go or not.
Its also true that travelling distances in HK are far shorter, so the risk of a wasted trip are substantially lower.
Cheers
Mike
thirudevaram
Trapped in mist ***s
Congrats again Jocko. Certainly your intuitions were rite!
