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HONG KONGBIRDREPORT2001-02 The Hong Kong Bird Report ଉཽᨠ຺ᄎ 欨㾾湴槭⧀◙ 2001-02 The map reproduced with permission of the Director of Lands. © The Government of Hong Kong SAR. Licence No. 37/2006 ᒂ།࢟௨ቒϟĂއ׺Ă༄ϴއᜌᚴࡷ೫५੢ڎϴ࿧ ᜌ५௨ሡ༴!4803117ڎ Published in 2007 by the The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Limited GPO Box 12460 Hong Kong (Approved Charitable Institution of Public Character) Editors: Michael Turnbull, Geoff J. Carey and Helen Lockey Front Cover: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus દᏯᧉ Nam Sang Wai, Hong Kong, 15 January 2006 Michelle Kong and Peter Wong The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Committees and Officers 2005-06 C. Y. Lam سᄎ९ President ࣥ၌૎٣ C. Y. Lam سᇀࠃᄎ Board of Directors ࣥ၌૎٣ ്௯ᔕ໑Փ Ho Fai Cheung Michael Kilburn سʳ ඕ٣ܦ ܦలত໑Փ C. N. Ng Henry Lui سᐚ㠬٣ܨ ࡌཕߜ՛ࡦ Ada Chow ޕᐝఇ՛ࡦ Ronley Lee ച۩ࡡ୉ᄎ Executive Committee ׌ஂ Chairman ്௯ᔕ໑Փ Ho Fai Cheung లত໑Փ C. N. Ngܦ ೫׌ஂ Vice-chairman Michael Kilburn سʳ ඕ٣ܦ ೫׌ஂ Vice-chairman Henry Lui سᐚ㠬٣ܨ ఽ஼ Hon. Secretary ׹஄ Hon. Treasurer ࡌཕߜ՛ࡦ Ada Chow ધᙕ׌ٚ Hon. Recorder Richard W. Lewthwaite ࡡ୉ Committee members ޕᐝఇ՛ࡦ Ronley Lee Forrest Fong س೜ဎ٣ֱ Apache Lau س٣اᏥ೛ Alan Chan س٣᧵ຫᐜ ೴ঊ౼՛ࡦ Joanne Au ໑Փ Llewellyn Youngڣᄘሁ ுᑇஃ Auditor ઺՗ॣᄎૠஃࠃ೭ࢬ John Wu and Co. ધᙕࡡ୉ᄎ Records Committee Geoff J. Carey س٣۩׌ஂ Chairman ᇸव ࡡ୉ Committee member Richard W. Lewthwaite Paul J. Leader سႁᐚ٣ܓ ೛֮໑Փ Michael R. Levenܓ ്௯ᔕ໑Փ Ho Fai Cheung Yu Yat Tung سࣟ٣ֲ܇ Editor’s Preface In addition to the efforts of the authors of individual papers and contributors to the Systematic List, this issue has been prepared by three editors. Michael Turnbull did much of the work, but could not find the time to complete it. Fortunately, Helen Lockey stepped in to take over the production side, while I filled the editorial breach left by Mike. Assisted by Alan Chan, who has provided the Chinese text, and Ho Fai Cheung, who generally encouraged people and chivvied them along where necessary, we have finally completed this, the 2001-02 edition. The format remains similar to previous Reports, while the inclusion of two years possibly suggests a way around the difficulties of identifying people with sufficient time to produce them annually. Perhaps the other main difference from a few years ago is the ease with which it is possible to source consistently high quality photographs, which makes the product all the more attractive. The usefulness of the Report in large part depends on the number of records that are submitted to the Society. The Records Committee would like to encourage the growing number of observers and photographers in Hong Kong to submit bird records utilizing the forms available on the website. Membership has burgeoned greatly in recent years, and it would be great to see the number of records submitted also increasing significantly. Geoff J. Carey ᒳृݧ ᒳᙀΖۯԿڶᝫܫᙕऱԳհ؆Δຍٝ໴ټࡉ೶ፖᒳૡາ຺։ᣊृ܂ᒧ֮ີऱٺೈԱ Helen Lockey ൷֫ጥ፹ ړΔࢉګ౨ࢼ़ݙآਢ܀Δ܂Michael Turnbull ೚ԱՕຝٝऱՠ ٺՂຫᐜ᧵༼ࠎխ֮៬᤟Δ്௯ᔕቔᚐࡉႝআףΔۖݺঞჄᇖMike ఎՀऱᒳᙀ़౒Ζ܂ ڣΔྥۖലࠟٵઌװऱᒳඈࡉመܫΖ໴ܫ৫຺ᣊ໴ڣ Աຍٝ 2001-02ګԳΔݺଚึ࣍ݙ ֺለ࣐ڇհ؆Δ೏ᔆైऱᅃׂ෼ڼᇞެԳ֫լߩऱംᠲΖೈאױԫದΔڇࠓٽܫऱ໴ ᔊ࠺Ζڍޓᏺ෌ԱܫΔ੡໴ބ ଉཽᨠ຺ࡉࣁ᥊຺ᣊᅃׂऱԳֲڇΖشڶ༉ყܫΔຍٝ໴ڍࠩऱᨠ຺ಖᙕყگᄎء ଚൕጻՂՀሉ।௑Δ༼ٌᨠ຺ಖᙕΔݦඨಖᙕऱᑇၦ౨ജቝהΔધᙕࡡ୉ᄎቔᚐڍዬᏺ ऱᄎ୉ԳᑇԫᑌՕ༏ᏺ९Ζڣ२ ۩ᇸव Contents Page Records Committee Report 2001-2002: Report on the Birds 2001-02 1 Geoff J. Carey Monthly Summaries: 2001-02 9 Michael Turnbull Systematic List: 2001-02 20 Michael Turnbull, Geoff J. Carey, R. W. Lewthwaite and Yat-tung Yu Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site Waterbird Monitoring Programme: Winter 2001-02 Report 155 Geoff J. Carey Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata: The First Hong Kong Record 162 W. H. Lee Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus at Mai Po: The First Hong Kong Record 164 Michael Kilburn Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus at Mai Po: The First Hong Kong Record 171 Xianji Wen and Moon-cheun Cheung Amur Falcon Falco amurensis at Mai Po Nature Reserve: The First Hong Kong Record 174 Paul J. Leader Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta near San Tin: The First Hong Kong Record 178 Paul J. Leader Blyth’s Pipit A. godlewskii at Kam Tin: The First Record for Hong Kong 182 Paul J. Leader Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii at Tai Po Kau: The First Hong Kong Record 186 Po Kuen Kwan and Choi-on Wong The First Records of the Nominate Race of Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus cristatus in Hong Kong 188 Paul J. Leader Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus at Tai Po Kau: The First Hong Kong Record 190 Richard W. Lewthwaite Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca at Yin Kong: The First Hong Kong Record 193 Michael R. Leven and Hak-kingYing Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui at Tai Po: The First Hong Kong Record 197 Sheung-lai Tai and Choi-on Wong Great White Pelican Pelecanus oncrotalus at Mai Po: An Addition to Category E of the Hong Kong 202 List Simon C. Y. Wong Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons at Discovery Bay: An Addition to Category E of the 205 Hong Kong List Amanda Haig Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto at Mai Po and Ma Tso Lung: An Addition to Category 208 E of the Hong Kong List Paul J. Leader Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus at Mai Po: An Addition to Category E of the Hong Kong List 210 Paul J. Leader, John Allcock and Paul Collins Short Notes: A Breeding Record of Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla in Tai Po Kau Forestry 212 Reserve, Hong Kong Dion Hobcroft Hong Kong Nightbird Survey 2000-2001 213 Richard W. Lewthwaite and Yat-tung Yu Identification and Status of Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura and Swinhoe’s Snipe G. megala in Hong 239 Kong Paul J. Leader and Geoff J. Carey Guidelines for the Submission of Records 251 Notes for Applicants 257 Records Committee Report 2001-02 Report on the Birds 2001-02 Geoff J. Carey Asia Ecological Consultants Ltd., 127 Commercial Centre, Palm Springs, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong Continuing the process of bringing production of the Hong Kong Bird Report back up to date, we have produced a combined report for 2001 and 2002. It is also intended the same be done for 2003 and 2004. During 2001 the number of species recorded in Categories A to D was 326; the equivalent figure for 2002 was also 326. These figures compare with between 342 and 370 for the years 1993-98, and 333 and 317 in 1999 and 2000 respectively. New additions to the Hong Kong List are listed below. Readers seeking further information on the definition of each of the categories should consult Carey et al. (2001). As of the end of 2002, the Hong Kong List stood at 461 in Categories A-D. Additions to Category A Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata દ໫ᑨ຺ One at Starling Inlet on 18 February 2002 was picked up stained with oil, and after treatment was returned to the water, but not seen subsequently (Tsim, 2002). Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Օ֚ᡈ An adult was at Mai Po on 13 March 2001. Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus ػᦊ A juvenile was at Mai Po on 11 and 12 December 2002. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii ּؒ㛒 Kam Tin, 8 to at least 10 October 2002. ໎܄Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus cristatus દݠ First-winter birds of the nominate subspecies L. c. cristatus were trapped and photographed at Mai Po on 11 September 1999, at Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre on 2 October 2000 and at Mai Po 27 September 2003. Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus ொᙰᜓᆺᦉ One at Tai Po Kau on 8 and 7 October 1999 was followed by a series of records in subsequent winters at widespread localities in the northern and eastern New Territories. 1 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca ػ໫ࣥᦉ One was seen and photographed at Yin Kong, Long Valley on the afternoon of 9 October 2002. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui ᓣ౥㙃 One was at Tai Po Kau from 28 November 2001 to at least 21 January 2002. Addition to Category B Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii ጸౕ࿍ᆬ㒑 Up to four birds were in Tai Po Kau during winter 2001-02, with the first sighting made on 7 December 2001. Additions to Category E Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus ػ㌹㕼 One was at Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay from 15 December 2002 to at least 22 February 2003. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons ػᠰႀ One found at night at Discovery Bay on approximately 16 October 1999 and taken into care at KFBG on 20th, was subsequently released at the Mai Po Nature Reserve on 22 November 1999, where it remained for some time. ཌቑۊ Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto An adult of the nominate form was seen near Mai Po on 27 April 1999; many further records occurred during 1999–2003, including records of several birds together and birds that were photographed. Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus ֮ᧃາ A male was trapped at Mai Po on 22 December 2002. Taxonomic Changes In addition to the placing of new species on the Hong Kong List, a number of taxonomic changes were accepted by the Records Committee. Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax ཝᆮޙᡇ It was agreed to follow King (2002a), who recommends treating the four taxa hyperythrus, pectoralis, nisicolor and fugax as separate species based on vocalizations and morphology. Vocalizations of birds in Hong Kong have so far related only to H. nisicolor, which occurs from east Nepal to south China. H. hyperythrus, which breeds from the southern Amur region to Hebei in northeastern China, could occur as a passage migrant. The English name of H.
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    My grandmother and I walked along Kweilin Street in Kowloon, near the Sham Shui Po rail station, where the open-air market was a scene of controlled chaos. Along a stretch of five or six blocks, vendors selling everything from wristwatches to dish towels to pirated DVDs began their operations on the sidewalk and bled into the street. Hun- dreds of people walked along the street as if it was a pedestrian promenade, which it isn’t — every now and again a car would patiently maneuver through. In Hong Kong, the market rules. The former British colony has thrived as an economic power- house under the “one country, two systems” policy developed under Deng Xiaoping. The result is one of the most fiercely competitive, densely populated, commerce-driven cities in the world. It’s also one of the most astonishingly expensive. On a recent visit, though, I was able to manage a fairly economical stay, all while enjoying the food, attractions and electric environment that the “fragrant harbor” (the literal translation of Hong Kong) has to offer. I focused my energy on the Kowloon peninsula, which is a bit grittier and less touristy than Hong Kong Island, just a few thousand feet away across Victoria Harbor. The biggest expense when staying in Kowloon will inevitably be housing. I confess that I cheat- ed, as I have family members who live about an hour out of the city center, and with whom I stayed for most of my trip. I did spend a night at the Silka West Kowloon Hotel, paying $157 for a double room.
  • Life and Death of Kowloon Walled City Antonín Brinda

    Life and Death of Kowloon Walled City Antonín Brinda

    Life and Death of Kowloon Walled City Antonín Brinda The text you are about to read speaks about the island of Hong Kong which is by itself an exceptional place with a very specific history. There is (or maybe better to say was) nevertheless an arguably even more interesting island located within the territory of Hong Kong: Chinese enclave called Kowloon Walled City (KWC). What surrounded this 'island' was not water but „larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct“ (Oxford Dictionary's definition of enclave). Though in this case, the situation is somewhat more complicated, as KWC – officially part of China – was at the time surrounded by another piece of land formerly also belonging to China – British Hong Kong. Therefore one might say that a part of China was surrounded by another part of China, but that would be a quite a simplification. Decades of British domination had a significant impact on Hong Kong as well as unexpected juridical implications strongly influenced the nature of KWC. It is then legitimate to talk about KWC and Hong Kong as two entities, quite distinct from both each other and Mainland China, the smaller one strangely inserted into the body of its bigger neighbor. Let us explore together this unique 'island' and its 'waters'. The paper aims to shortly introduce the history of an urbanistic phenomenon of Kowloon Walled City (KWC) which until 1993 had been located in the territory currently known as Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China). In the four parts of the article, I will look upon (1) the establishment and development of Kowloon City (Sung Dynasty - 1847), (2) the birth of the Walled City within the Kowloon City area (1847-1945), (3) the post-Second World War period during which the City received its reputation and the nickname 'City of Darkness' (1945-1993), and (4) the concurrent afterlife following the City's demolition in 1993 (1993-now).