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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Glad someone not only saw but photographed chiffchaff Dave following my sighting two years ago at Yehliu probably overlooked imo great pictures as always particularly the Mugimaki best wishes !
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Pleased you got the dowitcher Dave and great pictures of the yellow breasted bunting which gives some hope for this fast declining species. Still hoping to get back probably via another far eastern destination !
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Super pictures Dave particularly the Robin hope you're keeping well.
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    It may be worth posting it on the ID forum for discussion.
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Your trip sounds fantastic Dave enjoyed your pics black naped tern is a really smart bird and pleased you finally nailed the Chinese crested. The swiftlet ID is sadly beyond my abilities in fact whilst I noted Himalayan occurred on passage in spring when I was in Taiwan the presence of potential...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Good luck Dave looking forward to your pictures. Paul
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dominque and Dave Siberian Crane what a record ! On the subject of Black faced spoonbill there were two on the Manko reserve in Naha,Okinawa apparently they are annual also of note were four grey tailed tattler and peregrine, a particularly small bird possibly of the tundra form. May your...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Cheers Dominque Gulls in short supply in Taiwan which came as a surprise! Pity about the Hooded Crane for such large bird it is surprising how they evade finding managed crested goshawk before leaving and a brown shrike a nice way to leave.Best regards Paul
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Cheers Dave Went after lunch big crowd for a lapwing! Picked up a few species there as well plus curlew sandpiper plain prinia black eared kite finished day in BGs oriental magpie robin was causing a fuss there also himalayan bulbul brown headed munia plain thrush and dusky thrush giving...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Thanks Dave not sure where Huajiang is tho!
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dave Quiter day today a bit of sightseeing and went up gondola to Maokong a few new birds and a male Daurian Redstart but weather very poor to view birds Daan Park early am was quiet a pale thrush and a dusky flyover the best I was surpised to find 3 scaly breasted munias here whic whilst...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dave all very helpful thanks apparently the Hwamnei has been around for some three days so you may be right. The local birders were dashing about from place to place there were a lot of birds in BGit was one those days when anything seemed possible! Given what you say it is highly possible...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    By the way and you may know the answer as you are on local grapevine one of the Taiwanese birders at the brambling showed me a picture on his camera of a juvenile chestnut sided rock thrush I tried to ascertain where he saw it and he indicated that it was at Botanic Gardens today this seems...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dave thanks for your trouble in looking this up I suspect they may be overlooked. Been back in Taipei today Daan Park was good early doors loads of thrushes pale brown headed this pm I did Botanic gardens and whilst checking out a warbler in canopy probably yellow browed I was grabbed by a...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dave noted that I have seen probably six raddes warblers in UK structurally my two birds were different shorter less defined super etc I have seen a number of putative sibe chiffs in UK and I say putative because not all features to nail the ID have always been present hearing them call is a...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Hi Dominique The two birds I saw were definitely chiffchaffs one was seen at very close proximity to be fair I did not hear either bird call so despite behaviour both fed on ground or in low vegetation and plumage small amount of yellow in wing I could not ascribe them to other species i.e...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Yes hope they stay for you after today they may do ! I had a small dark thrush at last light but could not pick up any features unfortunately! Stayed in Taipei today to do museums.There were a lot of thrushes calling over Botanic garden early doors, but to high to ID managed the Malaysian Pond...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Guandu and Yehlieu In Taiwan atm visited Guandu yesterday 2 male Daurian redstarts yb warbler asian flycatcher and a warbler with bright yellow legs which was probably an arctic warbler all birds in low trees by visitor centre also brief view of a female pied harrier no sign of chinese grosbeak...
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