Tag: Hong Kong

Reviews

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong

April 20, 2023 by Dragan No Comments

Birds of Hong Kong by Ray Tipper is portable and manageable, easy to carry and it fits into your vest pockets. In 176 pages,...

Birds

Azure-winged Magpies

January 20, 2016 by Duncan 3 Comments

I’m back! And what a bird I have for you today. The Azure-winged Magpie is a pretty member of the crow family found in...

Birds

Black-faced Spoonbill

January 3, 2015 by Redgannet 3 Comments

The story of the Black-faced Spoonbill is one of recovery. Hurray! From a global low of less than 300 birds in the late 80’s,...

Trips

Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

March 7, 2014 by Mike 4 Comments

The sprawling city-state of Hong Kong is, without a doubt, one of the great capitals of the world, a gleaming metropolis where centuries of...

Birds

Pied Avocets in Hong Kong

February 20, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

Growing up in Britain gives Pied Avocets something of a air of royalty, birdwise. They are, after all, the symbol of the RSPB, a...

Birds

Snipe and not Snipe

October 29, 2011 by Redgannet 6 Comments

Long Valley is an intensively farmed area at the confluence of two rivers in the former British ‘New Territories’ of Hong Kong. It is...

Birds

Common Tailorbird

April 2, 2011 by Redgannet 20 Comments

The Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius, is a small warbler whose range extends from India to southern China and down into Indonesia. It is common,...

Birds

Orange-headed Thrush

March 6, 2011 by Redgannet 20 Comments

The Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia. It likes well wooded areas with a preference for shady...

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