tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post1807994344319616686..comments2024-03-24T09:24:52.737+08:00Comments on John's Hong Kong Birding: A Lamma Island “Twitch"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-60354571517507124402016-03-28T22:01:12.139+08:002016-03-28T22:01:12.139+08:00The RTD was still drawing a crowd over the Easter ...The RTD was still drawing a crowd over the Easter weekend...very popular! John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-54733057260171524442016-03-28T21:59:23.421+08:002016-03-28T21:59:23.421+08:00That could be it, whatever the problem "El Ni...That could be it, whatever the problem "El Nino" doesn't help seabirds anywhere.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-23425282234903342522016-03-28T21:56:43.045+08:002016-03-28T21:56:43.045+08:00Stunning in breeding plumage, I should think! Stunning in breeding plumage, I should think! John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-51414894847587753922016-03-28T21:55:16.214+08:002016-03-28T21:55:16.214+08:00It seems to be the way...if they're fit, they&...It seems to be the way...if they're fit, they're at sea.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-49064086768949199062016-03-20T04:09:09.050+08:002016-03-20T04:09:09.050+08:00Great tick John, pity we missed it! Great seeing t...Great tick John, pity we missed it! Great seeing the needletails too.Jeremy Pearsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145759344088689647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-6045658345392401942016-03-19T13:39:39.571+08:002016-03-19T13:39:39.571+08:00The island's residents are surely enjoying the...The island's residents are surely enjoying the influx of attention it seems. A great bird and much anticipated for birders who missed the 2005 bird, me included!Matthew Kwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602780996282011647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-52374956797851178892016-03-19T08:02:54.488+08:002016-03-19T08:02:54.488+08:00I wonder if it could be affected by this year'...I wonder if it could be affected by this year's, El Nino happening along North America's West Coast. There has been a massive sea bird die-off this Winter, especially in Alaska. Maybe the loon is starving like our birds because normal prey species of fish have moved to deeper waters.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-72297459074555590152016-03-18T18:36:50.661+08:002016-03-18T18:36:50.661+08:00Great bird! It's not especially common here bu...Great bird! It's not especially common here but with a little persistence you can usually find one in the winter, Niagara-on-the-Lake being the most reliable spot. My best sighting ever was a pair of breeding plumaged birds on a Scottish loch last year.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-9757434813711688212016-03-18T18:00:50.598+08:002016-03-18T18:00:50.598+08:00Most divers I see close inshore are generally sick...Most divers I see close inshore are generally sick alas........Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.com