Most Masked Buntings winter in Hong Kong, but these came and went so quickly, they must be early passage migrants.
Blacked-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
Elsewhere, there seemed to be a few more White-shouldered (formerly "Chinese") Starlings around than there have been in previous weeks. They must be coming up from SE Asia. A few will breed here, but most will breed further north in China.
White-shouldered Starling (Sturnus sinensis)
And a few Oriental Pratincoles, behaving like newly-arrived and very tired on some fishpond banks near Mai Po Nature Reserve.
"Strange human ! Why are you lying in the road ?"
"Just trying to get a better angle...."
Some of my clothes were due for a wash, anyway.
LOL, you have to say the Pratincole is right and on the whole us birders are a pretty strange lot........
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ReplyDeleteJust saw a few Black-faced Buntings around here as well. The pratincole looks very cute...and I have to agree with Stu that birders are pretty strange lol
ReplyDelete"Birders are strange..." Yes, I have to own up to this one !
ReplyDeletenice! I got the oriental pratincole too. They seem to be quite settled along the pond area...i am pretty scared for them. since its so near the road...
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