Tai Po Kau

Yesterday Amanda and I went up to Tai Po Kau Park in hot pursuit of any bird. We meant to go to the nature reserve in the area, but didn't even realize we were in the wrong spot until we were leaving cause it was so birdy. There were one million Red-whiskered Bulbuls and all these:

Great looks at Fork-tailed Sunbirds




They hover a bit like hummingbirds


Japanese White-eye


Hwamei


Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, insane look in its eye


Ashy Drongo (we also saw two other species of Drongo!)




Great Tit




Yellow-cheeked Tit


Magpie Robin


Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike


Spotted Turtle Dove


And the Bird Of The Day, the Grey-chinned Minivet, this one's a male, and the female was just as stunning but with yellow in place of orange

Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir

Today we headed over to Amanda's previous hood and checked out the birdies near her high school at Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir. It was a tad windy so we may have missed a few regulars, but we were excited with what we did see!



White-rumped Munia


Dusky Warbler...?


Japanese White-eye


Scarlet-rumped Flowerpecker


Fork-tailed Sunbirds were my Bird Of The Day




Chinese Bulbul


We also saw quite a few Black Kites, many Yellow-browed Warblers, an unidentified black bird and thrush. Also, no letting your dog listen to the water, please.