The other day I pottered around Tai Po Kau, doing the Red Walk and bits of the Blue Walk.
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| Huet's Fulvetta - Alcippe hueti |
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| Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus ruficollis |
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Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus ruficollis
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So far, so quiet. After viewing the Scimitar Babbler trying to demolish the rotten tree stump, it got very quiet.
But back at the main road, at the foot of the hill, it suddenly got very busy.
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus |
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| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch - Sitta frontalis |
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| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch - Sitta frontalis |
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| Grey-throated Minivet - Pericrocrotus solaris |
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| Blue-winged Minla - Minla cyanouroptera |
"The usual suspects" are always in Tai Po Kau; -
finding them is another matter !
These may only be the usual suspects for you, but for me most of them were birds that I missed on my trips to Southeast Asia. I would love to see them. Is your Grey-throated Minivet the same bird that my field guides call Grey-chinned Minivet?
ReplyDeleteThey may be common but they all look very exotic John. That YC Tit is great.
ReplyDeleteI have found that though the overall species and numbers of birds at TPK seems to have increased, but the quantity of birds within mixed feeding flocks seems to have decreased. Heard theories that this being signs of forest regeneration and birds being more spread out thus harder to find! I don't always find them all nowadays!
ReplyDeleteI have found that though the overall species and numbers of birds at TPK seems to have increased, but the quantity of birds within mixed feeding flocks seems to have decreased. Heard theories that this being signs of forest regeneration and birds being more spread out thus harder to find! I don't always find them all nowadays!
ReplyDeleteI miss these birds too so am looking forward to my next visit to TPK, thanks for the refresher!
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