It has been one of those days when the Hong Kong Observatory "Hot Weather Warning" has sizzled on the computer screen.
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| Pond 12, Mai Po Nature Reserve |
At Mai Po Nature Reserve this morning the air was clear and still. I met Andrew Hardacre just before sunrise and we paused for a few "scenics", then headed out through Border Fence Gate 107 to the boardwalk hides overlooking Deep Bay.
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| Hong Kong's "Border Security Fence" - yes, we've still got one ! |
David Diskin had beaten us to the hide, and John Allcock joined us later.
In the distance a large congregation of Egrets, mainly Great and Little, shuffled along the banks of a creek as the tide came in.
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| Egrets in Deep Bay, Shenzhen in background |
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Mostly Great Egrets (Ardea alba) - did I mention "lots" ?
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
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There were some waders around, too....
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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
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Common Redshank (juvenile) (Tringa totanus)
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Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
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| and egrets as the tide rolled in |
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Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) (Edited)
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Shenzhen sand barges are a constant feature of higher tides in Deep Bay, but the tower blocks beyond them just get higher and higher.
Andrew H has been far more diligent concerning insects that Yours Truly..here's his post about today..
And, in a day or two, it's autumn - according to the Lunar Calendar and Cantonese tradition. But I don't think I'll need a pullover in the great outdoors for a few weeks yet !
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