On 7 Sep. there were some migrants at Xiaoyangshan Island.Most of them were Brown Shrikes Lanius cristatus confusus,with only one subspecies L.c.superciliosus.Near the fresh water well where I met a Black Bittern in summer,I flushed a Little Heron.4 juv Dollar Bird flew about.Besides the warblers and flycatchers,I could often hear a series of hard "tsack" undergrowth.They were juv or female Siberian Blue Robin.
On top of a big rock in a bay where I often meet Black-capped Kingfisher,there was again a Black-capped.How I wish it be a Ruddy Kingfisher
The most interesting birds were 3 paradise-flycatcher.Dark upperside,dark tail,dark breast contrasting sharply with belly,dark head--not the summer breeder Asian but rare migrant Japanese Paradise-flycatcher!It's been 3 years since I met them in an autumn.Cheers!
On top of a big rock in a bay where I often meet Black-capped Kingfisher,there was again a Black-capped.How I wish it be a Ruddy Kingfisher
The most interesting birds were 3 paradise-flycatcher.Dark upperside,dark tail,dark breast contrasting sharply with belly,dark head--not the summer breeder Asian but rare migrant Japanese Paradise-flycatcher!It's been 3 years since I met them in an autumn.Cheers!
