{"id":8879,"date":"2013-05-20T12:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T03:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=8879"},"modified":"2014-05-28T23:14:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T14:14:41","slug":"birdathon-news-from-matt-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=8879","title":{"rendered":"Birdathon 2013: Matt Poll at Gageo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gageo Island May 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hazy sun and very hot \u2013 the long hike to 2-Gu village at midday was probably a bad idea! Some new arrivals like Black-Faced Spoonbill<\/strong> at mossy slab (a Gageo first?), a Black Paradise Flycatcher<\/strong>, Lesser Cuckoo<\/strong>, Goldcrest<\/strong>, as well as at least a dozen new Mugimaki Flycatchers<\/strong> on the way to 2-Gu village, a new arrival of Brown Shrikes<\/strong>, and a sizeable group of Yellow Wagtails<\/strong> at 2-Gu cliffs were good signs of migration on Gageo. I recorded 69 species today which was my second highest total on Gageo, probably a result of yesterday\u2019s drizzle and wind. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Beautiful Gageo Island \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/center><\/p>\n

1.\tBlack-faced Spoonbill \u2013 1 at mossy slab (apparently a Gageo first)
\n2.\tBlack-crowned Night Heron \u2013 1 exhausted individual near quarry
\n3.\tChinese Pond Heron \u2013 2 including one still in winter plumage
\n4.\tEastern Cattle Egret \u2013 8
\n5.\tGrey Heron \u2013 5
\n6.\tIntermediate Egret \u2013 12
\n7.\tTemminck\u2019s Cormorant \u2013 3
\n8.\tWestern Osprey \u2013 1 in 1-Gu harbour
\n9.\tEurasian Sparrowhawk \u2013 1
\n10.\tPeregrine Falcon \u2013 1
\n11.\tGreater Sand Plover -1 at mossy slab
\n12.\tLatham\u2019s Snipe -2
\n13.\tMarsh Sandpiper \u2013 1 near quarry
\n14.\tTerek Sandpiper \u2013 1
\n15.\tCommon Sandpiper \u2013 3
\n16.\tBlack-tailed Gull – 6
\n17.\tBlack Wood Pigeon \u2013 2 in hills above 1-Gu
\n18.\tOriental Turtle Dove \u2013 1
\n19.\tLesser Cuckoo \u2013 1 heard from 1-Gu hills
\n20.\tCommon Cuckoo \u2013 1 heard from 1-Gu hills
\n21.\tOriental Scops Owl \u2013 1 heard from 1-Gu hills
\n22.\tPacific Swift \u2013 12 +
\n23.\tOriental Dollarbird \u2013 3
\n24.\tBlack-capped Kingfisher \u2013 1 near trash tip
\n25.\tAshy Minivet \u2013 5
\n26.\tBrown Shrike \u2013 6 spread out around 1-Gu, probably new in
\n27.\tJapanese Paradise Flycatcher -1 rufous-mantled male just above 1-Gu village
\n28.\tEurasian Magpie \u2013 3 around 1-Gu village
\n29.\tJapanese Waxwing \u2013 2 at gully
\n30.\tVaried Tit \u2013 1 on the road to 2-Gu
\n31.\tLight-vented Bulbul \u2013 4
\n32.\tBrown-eared Bulbul \u2013 10
\n33.\tSand Martin -1 in 2-Gu
\n34.\tBarn Swallow \u2013 40+
\n35.\tRed-rumped Swallow \u2013 30+
\n36.\tJapanese Bush Warbler \u2013 8 heard
\n37.\tAsian Stubtail \u2013 1
\n38.\tDusky Warbler \u2013 1
\n39.\tYellow-browed Warbler \u2013 6
\n40.\tPale-legged Leaf Warbler \u2013 4
\n41.\tEastern Crowned Warbler \u2013 4
\n42.\tOriental Reed Warbler \u20134
\n43.\tJapanese White-eye \u2013 6
\n44.\tGoldcrest \u2013 1 at \u2018big halfway tree\u2019 on road to 2-Gu
\n45.\tRed-billed Starling \u2013 1
\n46.\tBrown-headed Thrush \u2013 1
\n47.\tSiberian Blue Robin -1
\n48.\tRufous-tailed Robin \u2013 2
\n49.\tStejneger\u2019s Stonechat \u2013 2
\n50.\tBlue Rock Thrush \u2013 4
\n51.\tGrey-streaked Flycatcher \u2013 11
\n52.\tAsian Brown Flycatcher \u2013 20+
\n53.\tYellow-rumped Flycatcher \u2013 2
\n54.\tNarcissus Flycatcher \u2013 7
\n55.\tMugimaki Flycatcher \u2013 perhaps 12 (males and females) on the road to 2-Gu, probably fresh in
\n56.\tEastern Yellow Wagtail \u2013 40+, including a group of perhaps 30 at 2-Gu village cliffs
\n57.\tGrey Wagtail \u2013 9
\n58.\tWhite Wagtail \u2013 3
\n59.\tRichard\u2019s Pipit \u2013 4
\n60.\tOlive-backed Pipit \u2013 5
\n61.\tRed-throated Pipit \u2013 2
\n62.\tBrambling \u2013 1 in 2-Gu
\n63.\tChinese Grosbeak \u2013 7 around gully
\n64.\tEurasian Siskin \u2013 65+ including one interestingly marked with a bright orange chin
\n65.\tTristram\u2019s Bunting \u2013 7
\n66.\tLittle Bunting \u2013 3 in 2-Gu
\n67.\tChestnut Bunting \u2013 1 in 2-Gu
\n68.\tYellow Bunting \u2013 1 in 2-Gu
\n69.\tBlack-faced Bunting \u2013 20+ <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Black-crowned Night Heron<\/strong> Nycticorax nycticorax<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong> Platalea minor<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chinese Pond Heron<\/strong> Ardeola bacchus<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Japanese Waxwing<\/strong> Bombycilla japonica<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Light-vented Bulbul<\/strong> Pycnonotus sinensis<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher<\/strong> Terpsiphone atrocaudata<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Red-billed Starling<\/strong> Spodiopsar sericeus<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tristram’s Bunting<\/strong> Emberiza tristrami<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

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