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Black Stork - Ciconia nigra
Mid-December - a Black Stork was the birding surprise of our winter so far, using a tree near a busy Sheung Shui junction as an overnight roost. But only for two nights that we know of.
A short walk from home, there was (were ?) a variety of winter visitors, active on the colder mornings. |
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| Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler - Phylloscopus inornatus |
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| Pallas's Warbler - Phylloscopus proregulus |
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Dusky Warbler - Phylloscopus fuscatus
Further afield, the woodland of Pat Sin Leng Country Park had some very seasonal offerings, too |
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| Rufous-tailed Robin - Larvivora sibilans |
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| Rufous-faced Warbler - Abroscopus albogularis |
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| Rufous-faced Warbler - Abroscopus albogularis |
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| Grey-chinned Minivet - Pericrocotus solaris |
Around the fishponds buffering Mai Po*, some of the "usual suspects"....
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Wryneck - Jynx torquilla
Spellcheck wants to correct the latin above to "Jinx tortilla" - something I wouldn't choose from a Mexican Restaurant menu . |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropsis daurica |
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| Red-throated Pipit - Anthus cervinus |
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Red-billed Starlings - Spodiopsar sericeus
Final bird photo - and a future candidate for one of those "birds in their environment" categories in a photography contest, perhaps.... |
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| Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola |
(A shot for anyone who ever wondered what happened to the crusts of white bread that the citizenry here won't eat - the crusts are fed to fish in commercial fish ponds, where this was taken.)
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| Over Tsim Bei Tsui, sunset on the "Year of the Rat" |
*Strictly, a "Wetland Buffer Area" around the Mai Po/Deep Bay Ramsar Site - long may it continue.
