Typhoon Usagi came and went last weekend, and its' tidal surge damaged some of Mai Po's floating boardwalk hides, which are now closed for repair.
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Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius |
So I've dusted off a present Jonathan Martinez gave me a few months ago; the
Tragopan V3 hide.
A short drive from home is a broad storm drain that Hong Kong's commoner waterbirds find irresistible.
There is plenty of space to park a standalone hide at the edge of the water.
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Tragopan V3 hide in situ |
Here's the view from the hide...
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Up the creek... |
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Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus |
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In the driving seat |
At this time of the year I was hoping for a the odd exotic migrant, but was happy to settle for close views of a variety of the more common passage migrant and winter visitors...
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Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos |
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Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
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Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
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Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia |
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Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia |
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Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus |
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Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus |
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Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola |
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(Juvenile) Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax |
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Chinese Pond Heron - Ardeola bacchus |
Here's a video of Jonathan demonstrating folding up the hide. My hand-eye co-ordination is pretty poor, but even I can do it !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y4hXJWmn8I&feature=player_embedded
There are eight small windows (top of each hide "face") for good all-round vision, and -if required- more than one of the four large windows can be used simultaneously.
A couple more pics..
More bird photos to close with...
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta |
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"Amur" Wagtail - Motacilla alba leucopsis |
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Great Egret - Casmerodius albus |
So the hide was very useful. One "Bonus Bird" for the morning was this : -
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Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis |
A reminder that we're in the tropics !
More about the hide in due course......
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