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  1. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Bird Species I hope that you have found this report to be helpful and that it gives some flavour of what you can see in HK. Here's a list of all the species that I found in HK, and also in Munich, divided into new and old species. A separate list of other wildlife will be up shortly. Hong...
  2. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Monday 9th April: Munich Train: Munich Airport - Marienplatz (7.40am-8.40am) That is sadly the end of the HK part of the trip. As part of the Lufthansa deal, we had a few hours in Munich, so dad and I explored Marienplatz and the Schlosse Nymphenburg. It was absolutely freezing, and the early...
  3. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Sunday 8th April: Last Day: Tai Po Kau, Central and Victoria Peak Tai Po Kau (7.40am-9.40am) Dad and I had to do a return trip after the success of yesterday, and dad was particularly keen to see monkeys. So it was with great jubilation that we both had great views of one rhesus macaque...
  4. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Saturday 7th April: Tai Po Kau and Macau Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve (7.15am-9.40am) I was perhaps more excited about this reserve than Mai Po, even though there was undeniably more effort in getting to Mai Po, because of the jungly landscape and incredibly exotic birdlife. I also wanted to...
  5. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Friday 6th April: Kowloon Park, HKU and Stanley Kowloon Park, Kowloon (7.30am-9.30am This was the first of just three mornings that dad and I got up together to go birdwatching (the other two would be at Tai Po Kau forest reserve during the weekend). We met up with the Hong Kong Birdwatching...
  6. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Thursday 5th April: Mai Po Nature Reserve Langham Place Hotel, Mong Kok, Hong Kong (10am) Our other hotel for the trip - a great place, but it offered next to nothing on the birdwatching front, as the view from the 32nd floor is generally one of skyscrapers and smog. Birds: 1 White Wagtail...
  7. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Wednesday 4th April: Cheung Chau Warwick Hotel, Cheung Chau (9.20am) I needed sleep, so only managed a minute of birdwatching between showering and breakfast. I somehow managed to get two extra species for the trip: a red billed blue magpie and a lifer chestnut bulbul. As always, the Pacific...
  8. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Tuesday 3rd April: Cheung Chau and parks of Hong Kong Warwick Hotel, Cheung Chau (6am-8.20am; 9am-10am) I awoke at 3.20am and couldn't get back to sleep, so went out onto the balcony as soon as first light rose to do some birdwatching. The balcony looked out over the beach and hotel pool, and...
  9. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Monday 2nd April - Arrival: Hong Kong and Cheung Chau Train: Lantau Airport - Hong Kong Island (4pm-5pm) After meeting up with my brother, we all took the hour long train from the airport to Hong Kong Island. A mix of lack of sleep and excitement at seeing my brother for the first time in 8...
  10. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Sunday 1st April - Munich Train: Munich Airport - Central Munich/Marienplatz (5pm-8pm) We flew with Lufthansa to HK via Munich, arriving at our stop-over at 5pm and leaving again at 9pm. We spent the evening walking the main streets around Marienplatz. The train journey from the airport took...
  11. Paul Collins

    Hong Kong - April 2012 Trip Report

    Introduction I spent the first 9 days of this April in Hong Kong with my parents visiting my brother, who is carrying out studies at the university there. Although this was the primary purpose of our visit, my dad and I managed to factor in some time each morning for birdwatching in a variety...
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