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  1. J

    Exploring Lantau

    The snipe look like Pintail/Swinhoe's based on head pattern and mantle/scapulars. I don't think you can say for sure which of these two species they are. Your unidentified lizard is a Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor). They're common in Hong Kong but a bit unpredictable and often not easy...
  2. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Your dragonfly is a female Forest Chaser, which has the poetic scientific name of Lyriothemis elegantissima. The White-cheeked Starling is a juvenile, so I wonder whether they may have bred on Lantau, or whether this bird has come from somewhere else. Flocks of juveniles have started to become...
  3. J

    Exploring Lantau

    OK, I will have a try at these. Of course, some are tricky without seeing them but hopefully will give you some ideas where to look. Your suggestions of Comon Crow and Plain Tiger are possible (although Common Tiger Danaus genutia is far commoner, especially on Lantau) The first (large, black...
  4. J

    Exploring Lantau

    A great day of birding on southwest Lantau last weekend, from Tai O to Yi O and Fan Lau. Mike posted a couple of posts about this area in the spring, but it seems that no-one had visited this autumn. It turned out to be very worthwhile. The day started well with an Eastern Water Rail in the...
  5. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Mike, if you're interested the butterfly is a Powdered Oak Blue Arhopala bazalus. A nice one to get - although they're fairly widespread at this time of year, they aren't always easy to see.
  6. J

    Exploring Lantau

    With a public holiday and some promising winds, I thought I would give Lantau a shot today, walking along the northern coast from Tung Chung to Tai O. I've often found this walk to be productive in autumn, and today was a good day - good numbers and diversity of migrants, although with no megas...
  7. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Aiya. I'm so gutted by that Night Heron. I was at Pui O on Sunday, probably while you were watching the bird! But, of course, I was completely unaware of it being there. The best I could manage were a Dollarbird and 55 Yellow Wagtails. From Pui O I headed out around Chi Ma Wan peninsular, where...
  8. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Larry, I've never heard either of them singing before. Both occur in HK on passage, but usually need to be treated as either/or unless trapped.
  9. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Yeah, it was a great day yesterday Mike. I have argued for a couple of years now that Fan Lau has real potential - the far southwestern tip of Hong Kong. And yesterday was the day it really delivered. I'm looking into the Zappey's Flycatcher and whether it was actually an intermedia...
  10. J

    Exploring Lantau

    I think the flower is Strophanthus divaricatus.
  11. J

    Exploring Lantau

    I haven't heard Large Hawk Cuckoo at Mai Po yet either. They seem to be a bit thin on the ground this year. Good for you to get a few migrants. I'm sure there'll be more to come...
  12. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Are you sure they were Great, Mike? South Lantau seems as good a place as any in HK for Japanese Cormorant...
  13. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Mike, I think you're holding onto your previous patch - Brown Wood Owl is a Lam Tsuen bird, it's Brown Fish Owl at Pui O! And in the excitement, you're getting your thrushes mixed up - the Pui O bird was Black-throated x Naumann's! I hope you can make it out to Pui O occasionally - this is one...
  14. J

    Exploring Lantau

    I did threaten to post some sightings when I was next on Lantau. I was there on Sunday for a bit of a trek, up from Tung Chung to Sunset Peak and then down the south side to Chi Ma wan and Pui O. As Mike knowsI have a reputation for going birding on long hikes like this (my GPS claimed 26km) -...
  15. J

    Exploring Lantau

    Good to see you've started posting about sightings on Lantau. I look forward to hearing more - I've always argued that Lantau is seriously underwatched. There's good forest, lowland open country, uplands, coastline, etc. - a good diversity of habitats suggests a good potential for birds. And...
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