Shanghai Perambulations (2 Viewers)

[Gretchen]

Great day! (nice easy to read list format too)

 

[McMadd]

Great day! (nice easy to read list format too)

Wot Gretchen said! Keep it this way but...BUT...Lifers in red in the list too...remember!

Cheers
M

 

[MKinHK]

sounds like a good day + another vote in favour of the new list style.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Frogfish]

Great day! (nice easy to read list format too)

Wot Gretchen said! Keep it this way but...BUT...Lifers in red in the list too...remember!

Cheers
M

Done !

sounds like a good day + another vote in favour of the new list style.

Cheers
Mike

Thanks guys n gals. This is from a piece of software Dev. recommended. I'm having some serious issues with it though but am in touch with the developer so hopefully can get it sorted and continue using it.

 

[Cypselurus92]

Sounds like a great day, Frogfish! I also like the new list format better- +1 vote for this type. I really would love to see Narcissus Flycatchers again- stunning birds! Did you guys see the male, or the female or immature?

Congrats on the lifer! I remember seeing Red Knot back at Nanhui while the signage road was still suited for waders- lovely coloring.

Would you happen to have any photos of the Short-toed Lark?

 

[Frogfish]

Sounds like a great day, Frogfish! I also like the new list format better- +1 vote for this type. I really would love to see Narcissus Flycatchers again- stunning birds! Did you guys see the male, or the female or immature?

Congrats on the lifer! I remember seeing Red Knot back at Nanhui while the signage road was still suited for waders- lovely coloring.

Would you happen to have any photos of the Short-toed Lark?

Male (2) & Female (1) Narcissus.

I have one shot of the lark I think - still processing the thousands of shots from Gaoligongshan though ! I'll get to last weekend before my trip to Taman Nagara ! o

 

[Cypselurus92]

Wow, 2 males! o.o I really hope I see those guys again in Nanhui this weekend- they're gorgeous!

And Taman Nagra's a great place from what I've heard! Good birding there, I presume?

 

[thirudevaram]

Well, i found the listing application in our very own BF.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=234189

The top things i like about this app is it's absolutely free, have IOC n Clements list, ease of use, track the sightings n life list, finally, the developer doesn't exaggerate how great his project is and ask for donations.

 

[thirudevaram]

The underdog "Hengsha"

Hengsha Island is definitely a must visit on any birding season. The spring break party of the waders is a spectacular show which is hard to miss. We also had our first big flock of Black-faced Spoonbills, 21 individuals. Actually, we saw more Black-faced than the Eurasian Spoonbill o

Some record shots from the weekend. Kevin will come up with more of this K(naughty) shots.

 

[MKinHK]

I like pix 2 and 3 of the knot flocks

 

[Frogfish]

Sorry not much time for a proper Trip Report this week, though here are the details of Dev & my visit to XYS and Nanhui.

Common name Scientific name Location Date Sighting Count Notes
Grebes (Podicipedidae) - 1 / 23
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) - 1 / 36
Black-faced Spoonbill - EN Platalea minor XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 2 Plus possibly another 2 sleeping

Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae) - 7 / 72
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Striated Heron Butorides striata XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Great Egret Ardea alba XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Little Egret Egretta garzetta XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Kites, Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - 1 / 256
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 Female XYS

Rails, Crakes and Coots (Rallidae) - 2 / 151
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Stilts, Avocets (Recurvirostridae) - 1 / 10
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Plovers (Charadriidae) - 1 / 67
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) - 9 / 96
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 Weird colouring - almost white !
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Dunlin Calidris alpina XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) - 2 / 335
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Cuckoos (Cuculidae) - 1 / 149
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) - 1 / 98
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) - 1 / 93
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Caracaras, Falcons (Falconidae) - 1 / 67
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 Chasing waders in Nanhui

Shrikes (Laniidae) - 1 / 33
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Crows, Jays (Corvidae) - 2 / 131
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Tits, Chickadees (Paridae) - 1 / 61
Great Tit Parus major XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) - 1 / 151
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae) - 1 / 88
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Cettia Bush Warblers and allies (Cettiidae) - 3 / 32
Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis borealis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y Numerous - XYS

Leaf Warblers and allies (Phylloscopidae) - 2 / 77
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (or Sakhalin's) Phylloscopus tenellipes XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y XYS - See photo

Grassbirds and allies (Locustellidae) - 1 / 60
Marsh Grassbird Locustella pryeri XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Cisticolas and allies (Cisticolidae) - 1 / 159
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Sylviid Babblers (Sylviidae) - 2 / 70
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbiana XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Starlings, Rhabdornis (Sturnidae) - 3 / 123
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 8
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 2 Flyover

Thrushes (Turdidae) - 7 / 166
Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 5 At least. In both XYS & Nanhui and including mature males, females and 1st year male.
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 4 XYS
Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 5 XYS
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 2 XYS
Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS

Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) - 8 / 320
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 3 M&F and Juvelile - Magic Carpark
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 2 M&F. Magic Carpark
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 1 XYS
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y 3 XYS

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae) - 1 / 51
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae) - 4 / 67
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
White Wagtail Motacilla alba XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Finches (Fringillidae) - 1 / 219
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Buntings, New World Sparrows and allies (Emberizidae) - 3 / 176
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala XYS & Nanhui #1 April 14 Y

Species: 71
Lifers: 71
IOC World Bird List 4.1 (January 2014)

 

[Frogfish]

About time I updated this log !

I was away birding in Malaysia for 8 days then after coming back just a few days later we were off down to HK for a wedding. This means Shanghai has been rather neglected of late but hopefully I'll be out there some time this week or next weekend.

In the meantime the Fraser Hill / Taman Nagara Trip Report will be up soon, just touching it up and confirming IDs. In the meantime here is a short report of my disastrous attempt to spend a day birding in HK whilst down there.

Hong Kong (Thursday 8th May p.m. & Saturday 10th May p.m.).

Kowloon Park (just a 5 mins walk from the hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui)
Dull, overcast, later heavy rain (14.30). Birded 13.00 thru 15.00.

Bulbul, Light-vented (aka Chinese) (and also at the Chi Lin Nunnery, Diamond Hill)
Bulbul, Red Whiskered (and also at the Chi Lin Nunnery, Diamond Hill)
Buzzard, Common (a pair flirting over Victoria Harbour)
Dove, Feral
Dove, Ring-necked
Drongo, assumed Black (on the Tsing Yi bridge)
Heron, Black-capped Night
Kite, Black (seen above the Chi Lin Nunnery, Diamond Hill)
Magpie, Red-billed Blue
Magpie-Robin, Oriental
Myna, (sp.) (airport)
Parakeet, Alexandrine (escapees, established feral population)
Shrike, Brown
Shrike, Long-tailed
Sparrow, Tree
Starling, Black-collared
Tit, Great

The pond also contained introduced Wood Duck (pair), Red-Headed Pochard (pair) and Greater & Lesser Flamingoes, can't count them but nice to see nevertheless.

Hong Kong Park (Edward Youde Aviary)
Heavy rain & thunderstorms (13.00). 13.00 - 15.00

After all the predictions of heavy rain and electrical storms (HK Observatory & Weather Channel etc. etc.), where I couldn't find a single forecast to give me optimism, I decided it just wasn't worth getting up and making the trip over to the trails at the Tai Po Kau national park if I was going to be just going to be rained on and soaked to the skin the whole time. So I didn't get up early .. and was dismayed when I did to find that the weather was more than acceptable !

The rain-free weather lasted until around 13.00 so I could have got in at least 5 hours birding at Tai Po Kau. B&%*&r !

Anyway after breakfast I dithered around, whilst my wife made plans with her friends to spend some money. Eventually around 12.00 I decided to go to HK Park and to some camera shops in Central and Sham Shui Po and so made my way (without waterproofs, thinking I'd be near enough to cover at all times not to need them) over to HK Island by way of the Star Ferry (I have always loved these ferries and ride them whenever I can) and walked up to the entrance to the HK Park (behind the Bank of China tower, close to the entrance to the Peak Tram).

Just as I arrived the heavens opened. *Deep Sigh*. The rain was very heavy and thunder clapped around the hills overlooking Hong Kong, just as forecast. Ha.

The best I could do, since birding the park was now out of the question, was take a walk through the excellent Aviary in the park. I still got soaked but there were compensations !

The aviary contains about 600 birds (Hornbills, due to their predatory nature, are kept separate) of 80 species including many new-to-me birds that were fun to see at close quarters, and as far as the Bali Mynas were concerned, these fearless lovely white birds with blue faces, meant virtually within arms reach as they landed on the handrails and quizzically studied me.

I didn't find the bird I really wanted to see, the spectacular Maroon-breasted Crowned Pigeon, but it was really an enjoyable partial escape from the storm despite, when the rain was at it's heaviest, meaning having to seek shelter inside the Aviary ticket & entrance area for an hour and having water permeate every nook & cranny of my person !

You can check out the leaflet on the Edward Youde Aviary in HK Park here (it's not that comprehensive and only lists a few of the birds unfortunately but still interesting):
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/hkp/doc/edward_youde_leaflet.pdf

 

[Frogfish]

Yesterday Dev & I were back out in Shanghai on the trail of migrants. We also met up with Anders and I had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan Martinez for the first time too. More eyes more birds (though we were in 2 cars and so could be in different places, meeting up as we went along).

it turned into a really fine day (birding-wise). Saturday had been very wet and windy and today (Sunday) there was still an 18kph Easterly and a bit if drizzle from time to time. However that didn't stop us spotting 82 Species between us with the added bonus of 5 raptors and Lifers for both Dev and I !

Also I'm happy to report no nets on the XYS Rubbish Tip site, in fact no sign of the old couple at all.

We started off on XYS and it seemed very quiet as birds rested up after long migration flights just to get here. Occasionally a family would walk through on the way to the large temple on the far side of the tunnel linking the two sides of the mountain ... sending birds either away from the path or down to our location (it seems) this resulted in the occasional 'bird wave' !

The Temple site was much better though, being mostly screened from the strong Easterlies, and we spent hours there winkling out most of the treasures it was holding. It was great having someone like Jonathan (and Anders) there who could ID our warblers, from the camera screens, immediately, and giving some great tips for future IDs.

Over the 32km long bridge and through Nan Hui to the Magic Carpark and reed beds screened by the seawalls we were able to pick up decent sized flocks of waders and a spectacular male White-throated Rock Thrush in the Magic CP.

The highlights were the Tiger Shrike, Cinnamon Bittern, Amur Falcon, Hobby, the Paradise Flycatchers, Greater Sand Plover (another Lifer) and most especially the male White-throated Rock Thrush. Pity Dev & I missed out on the Needletail !

Bittern, Cinnamon (XYS)
Bittern, Yellow (XYS x2)
Blackbird, Chinese (SHA)
Bulbul, Light-vented (XYS, NH, SHA)
Bunting, Chestnut (M&F)(XYS)
Bunting, (sp)(XYS x2)
Cisticola, Zitting (XYS)(NH)
Coot (NH)
Cuckoo, Eurasian (XYS) (numerous times but probably same pair)(NH x1)
Cuckoo Shrike, Black-winged (XYS x1)
Dove, Feral (SHA)
Dove, Spotted (XYS)(NH)
Drongo, Black (XYS x3)
Drongo, Spangled (XYS x2)(NH x1)
Egret, Great (XYS x2)
Egret, Swinhoe's (NH) (A&JM)
Egret, Little (XYS x2) (NH x numerous)
Falcon, Amur (XYS x1)
Flycatcher, Asian Brown (XYS & NH)
Flycatcher, Asian Paradise (F) (M also seen by other parties)(NH)
Flycatcher, Japanese Paradise (M&F)(XYS)
Flycatcher, Dark-sided (XYS)
Flycatcher, Grey-streaked (XYS & NH)
Flycatcher, Mugimaki (F) (XYS)
Grebe, Little (NH)
Greenshank, Common (NH)
Gull, (sp. small x1) (XYS)
Gull, (sp. large x3) (XYS
Heron, Black-crowned Night (XYS x1) (NH x2)
Heron, Chinese Pond (XYS - 6 or 7)
Heron, Grey (XYS x1)
Hobby, Eurasian (XYS x1)
Jacana, Pheasant-tailed (XYS x1)
Kestrel, Common (XYS x1)
Martin, Pale (NH x2)
Moorhen (NH)
Myna, Crested (SHA)
Needletail, White-throated (NH) (A&JM)
Oriole, Black-naped (M&F)(XYS)
Osprey (XYS x1)
Parrotbill, Reed (NH)
Parrotbill, Vinous-throated (NH & SHA)
Pheasant, Ring-necked (NH x1, others heard)
Plover, Greater Sand (NH x1)
Plover, Kentish (NH)
Plover, Little-ringed (NH)
Prinia, Plain (XYS)(NH)
Robin, Swinhoe’s (XYS)
Sandpiper, Common (NH)
Sandpiper, Curlew (NH x1)
Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed (NH)
Sandpiper, Terek (NH x2)
Shrike, Brown (lucionensis)(XYS)(NH)
Shrike, Brown (superciliorus) (XYS)(A&JM)
Shrike, Long-tailed (XYS)(NH)
Shrike, Tiger (XYS)
Sparrow, Tree (XYS & NH)
Sparrowhawk, Japanese (XYS x1)
Spoonbill, Black-faced (NH x3)(A&JM)
Starling, White-cheeked (XYS)
Stint, Long-toed (NH)
Stint, Red-necked (NH)
Stubtail, Asian (XYS)
Swallow, Barn (XYS)(NH)
Tern, White-winged (NH x3 breeding plumage)
Thrush, Blue Rock (M&F) (XYS)
Thrush, Eyebrowed (10+ XYS)(NHx1)
Thrush, Siberian (NH)(A&JM)
Thrush, White-throated (M) (NH)
Tit, Japanese (Great)(XYS)(NH)
Wagtail, White (Adults & Juve XYS)(adults NH)
Warbler, Arctic (XYS)
Warbler, Claudia (probable from alternate wing-flicking)(XYS)
Warbler, Dusky (XYS)
Warbler, Eastern Crowned (XYS)
Warbler, Greenish (A&JM)(XYS)
Warbler, Japanese Bush (NH)(A&JM)
Warbler, Manchurian Bush (XYS)(NH)
Warbler, Oriental Reed (NH)
Warbler, Pale-legged/Sakhalin (XYS) (A&JM)
Warbler, Black-browed Reed (XYS)(NH)(A&JM)
Warbler, Thick-billed (XYS)

 

[McMadd]

Last Hobby we had at XYS was an Amur...hope you eliminated that? And back with the hard to read list...grrr!

PM me your car hire firm for Sabah please ;0)

M

 

[Frogfish]

Last Hobby we had at XYS was an Amur...hope you eliminated that? And back with the hard to read list...grrr!

PM me your car hire firm for Sabah please ;0)

M

Hi Mark,

Dev was pretty certain when it flew over. I have some OK in-flight shots to be processed so it can be confirmed. Pic now attached below - sorry only shot at 1/320, so a little blurred - as I swung up from shooting something else: looks conclusive ?

List - ah forgot about the other software for listing. But hard to read ?!

Sabah - I have always used taxis everywhere ! Cheaper and easier for one person.

 

[jonathmartinez]

Hi All,

Enjoy this totally improvised birding day after work trip in Shanghai, and very glad to have met Shanghai birders...
a few comments and addition :
- Siberian Thrush 1 female found by Anders in the shrub along the sea wall at Nanhui, a lifer for me, a bird that simply elude me since 10 years I'm birding in China.... I feel much better now....
- the Phalarope was first ID as a Grey Phalarope that would have been a mega....but after the excitation of the field and a better look on pictures...it turns to be something totally different....just a good example on how easy it is to fall in ID trap with an aberrant bird...see pic
- the Bush Warbler were local Japanese Bush Warbler canturians according to song
- Anders found a Swhinhoe's Egret on the mudflat at Nanhui
-there was a stunning male Brown Shrike ssp superciliorus at the temple at XYS, a taxon lifer for me
- the Needletail were White-throated Needletail (not SBW)
- there was 2 or 3 Pale-legged/Sahkalin LW on XYS
- there was a few Black-browed Reed Warbler at XYS and Nanhui
- a few Eyebrowed Thrush XYS and Nanhui


A very great birding day, with a lot of hight quality migrant birds, the kind of day anything can turned up....

All the best,

Jonathan

 

[Frogfish]

Thank you for the corrections (alterations made) and comments Jonathan !

Can you confirm the usual Brown Shrikes here are lucionensis then ? And if the 'Grey/Red Phalarope' wasn't a GP, what was it ?

A few warblers (and a wet bedraggled 'something else') requiring IDs too if you have a moment - thanks !

 

[jonathmartinez]

I would said the first one is a worn Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike, the second an Eastern Crowned Warbler and the two last one Arctic Warbler...

For the mistery bird I would said it was a Red-necked Stint with an aberrant plumage...

 

[Frogfish]

Thanks for the IDs Jonathan !

Note the Greater Sand Plover was not a Lifer - so no Lifers this weekend. Pity.

A few more from Sunday 18th May. XYS & Nanhui :

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Mugimaki Flycatcher (F)
Thick-billed Warbler
Thick-billed Warbler
Spangled (Hair-crested) Drongo

 

[johnjemi]

Your Sparrowhawk has a very bright cere - is Chinese possible ?