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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MKinHK" data-source="post: 1087380" data-attributes="member: 21760">Aiya - If I'd known you were going to Leshan I'd jhave advised you to check out the Buddha for Wallcreeper - I had one crawling around on its chest in late October 96!Martin taxnomy has gone gaga with complicated and unclear differentiation between Pale Martin and Sand Martin. Both may winter - we get both ijimae and fokiensis in Hk and even our records committee are not quite sure which is which, so  . . . can't really be of much help, I'm afraid.As for Niltavas, in winter I think it has to be Fujian - the only one resident in cental Sichuan.  Did you see the blue niltava patch on the side of the neck?Very interested to know what else you saw . . .The trail at Wannian is/was easy to find. go to the main gate and follow the wall round to the rght until you find a trail alongside a catchment ditch.  A warning the steps to and from Xianfeng (best area for tragopans and Lady A's are very steep and very icy - proceed with care!!)CheersMike</blockquote>