Appendix 9.4: Avifauna Recorded from the Assessment Area

Stormwater Fishponds Distribution Protection Red List of Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Principal Level of Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name (1) Scientific Name in Hong Status in China’s IUCN Red List (8) Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Coastal Status (3) Concern (4) Data Book (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (2) China (5) Vertebrates (7) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body Pond Ponds Near Chinese Common R - - - Least Concern + pintadeanus Threatened Northern Shoveler(8) Anas clypeata Abundant W RC - - Least Concern Least Concern +++ Tachybaptus Little Grebe(8) Common P LC - - Least Concern Least Concern + ruficollis

Black-faced Spoonbill(8) Platalea minor Common W PGC Class II Endangered Endangered Endangered +

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax Common P (LC) (11) - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + ++ (9) nycticorax

Chinese Pond Heron (9) Ardeola bacchus Common P PRC - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + ++ + + + + + ++ Bubulcus Eastern Cattle Egret(9) Common P (LC) (11) - - - - + + + + coromandus Grey Heron (9) Ardea cinerea Common W PRC - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + +

Eastern Great Egret (9) Ardea modesta Common P PRC (RC) (11) - - - - ++ + + +

Little Egret (9) Egretta garzetta Common P PRC (RC) - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + ++++ + + ++ +++ ++ Black Kite(8)(9) Milvus migrans Common W,R (RC) (10) Class II - Least Concern Least Concern + Near Crested Serpent Eagle(9) Spilornis cheela Uncommon R,M (LC) (10) Class II Vulnerable Least Concern + + + Threatened Near (9) Uncommon R - Class II Rare Least Concern + trivirgatus Threatened

Besra(10) Accipiter virgatus Scarce R - Class II - Least Concern Least Concern + + +

Eastern Buzzard(8)(9) Buteo japonicus Common W - Class II - - - + White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ ++ + + + + + + + (9) Common Moorhen (9) Gallinula chloropus Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + Recurvirostra Pied Avocet(8) Abundant W RC - - Least Concern Least Concern + +++ avosetta Little Ringed Plover(8) Charadrius dubius Common W,R (LC) (10) - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ ++ + + Common Snipe(8) Gallinago gallinago Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + Near Eurasian Curlew(8) Numenius arquata Abundant W/M RC - - Near Threatened + Threatened Marsh Sandpiper(8) Tringa stagnatilis Common M,W RC - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ Common Greenshank(8) Tringa nebularia Abundant M,W RC - - Least Concern Least Concern + Green Sandpiper(8) Tringa ochropus Uncommon W - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ + ++ + Wood Sandpiper(8) Tringa glareola Common M,W LC - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ Common Sandpiper (9) Actitis hypoleucos Common M,W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + + Domestic Pigeon livia Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + Oriental Turtle Dove Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + orientalis Streptopelia Spotted Dove Abundant R - - - Least Concern - ++++ ++++ ++++ + ++ ++ + ++ +++ ++ +++ + + + + chinensis Common Emerald Dove Scarce R - - Vulnerable Least Concern Least Concern + indica Centropus Greater Coucal Common R - Class II Vulnerable Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + + + + + sinensis Clamator Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Uncommon Su - - - Least Concern Least Concern + coromandus Eudynamys Asian Koel Common Su,R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ + + + + + + scolopacea Cacomantis Plaintive Cuckoo Uncommon Su - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + merulinus Hierococcyx Large Cuckoo Common Su - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + sparverioides Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Uncommon Su,?W - - - Data Deficient Least Concern + + + House Swift Apus nipalensis Common R,SpM - - - Least Concern Least Concern +

White-throated Kingfisher (9) Halcyon smyrnensis Common AM,P (LC) (11) - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + + + + + +

Black-capped Kingfisher(8) Halcyon pileata Common AM,W (LC) (10) - - Least Concern Least Concern +

Common Kingfisher (9) Alcedo atthis Common AM,P - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + +

Pied Kingfisher (9) Ceryle rudis Uncommon R (LC) (11) - - Least Concern Least Concern + + Black-winged Cuckoo- Coracina Scarce AM,W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + shrike melaschistos Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Common SpM - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + ++ + + + + + Dicrurus Black Drongo Common M,Su - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + + + macrocercus Dicrurus Hair-crested Drongo Common M,Su,W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + hottentottus Urocissa Red-billed Blue Magpie Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + erythrorhyncha Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + + Appendix 9.4: Avifauna Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Stormwater Fishponds Distribution Protection Red List of Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Principal Level of China Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name (1) Scientific Name in Hong Status in China’s IUCN Red List (8) Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Status (3) Concern (4) Data Book (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (2) China (5) Vertebrates (7) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body Pond Ponds House Crow Corvus splendens - R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + Near Collared Crow(8) Corvus torquatus Uncommon R LC - - Near Threatened + + + Threatened Corvus Large-billed Crow Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + macrorhynchos Great Tit Parus major Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + + + + Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Abundant R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++++ ++++ ++++ ++ ++ ++ + ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++ +++

Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis Abundant R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++++ ++++ +++ + + + +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ + Pycnonotus Sooty-headed Bulbul Uncommon R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + aurigaster Hemixos Chestnut Bulbul Common R,W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + castanonotus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Abundant SpM,Su - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ ++ ++ + ++ + + + + + + Phylloscopus Dusky Warbler Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + ++ + + + + + + + + fuscatus Phylloscopus Pallas's Leaf Warbler Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + proregulus Phylloscopus Yellow-browed Warbler Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ ++ + + + + + + + + inornatus Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern +++ +++ +++ + + +++ +++ ++ ++ + + + + Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + + + + + + + + Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ +++ + + + ++ + ++ ++ + + Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps Uncommon R LC - - Least Concern Least Concern + Garrulax Masked Laughingthrush Abundant R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ +++ +++ + + +++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ perspicillatus Black-throated Garrulax chinensis Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + Laughingthrush Near Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus Common R - - - Least Concern + Threatened Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus Abundant R,?W - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++++ ++++ +++ ++ + ++ ++++ ++ +++ ++++ + ++ + Acridotheres Crested Myna Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern +++ +++ ++++ ++ ++ + ++ + + +++ + cristatellus Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Uncommon R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + Spodiopsar Red-billed Starling (9) Common W GC - - Least Concern - ++ + ++ + + + +++ ++ ++ sericeus Spodiopsar White-cheeked Starling Common W PRC - - Least Concern - + ++ + + cineraceus Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis Common R - - - Least Concern - +++ +++ ++++ + + + ++ + + + + +

White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis Common M,W,Su (LC) (10) - - Least Concern - + Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common W,M - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans Uncommon W,SpM - - - Least Concern Least Concern + Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Abundant R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++++ ++++ +++ + + ++ +++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ Phoenicurus Daurian Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + auroreus Siberian Stonechat maurus Common W,M - - - - - + + ++ + + + + + Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Common M,W - - - Least Concern - +

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus Scarce ?R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + Scarlet-backed Dicaeum Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + ++ + Flowerpecker cruentatum Aethopyga Fork-tailed Sunbird Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + ++ + + + + christinae Eurasian Sparrow Passer montanus Abundant R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++++ ++++ ++++ + ++ ++++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ +++ +++

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Common R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + ++ + ++ + + Motacilla Eastern Yellow Wagtail Common M,W - - - - - + + + tschutschensis Appendix 9.4: Avifauna Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Stormwater Fishponds Distribution Protection Red List of Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Principal Level of China Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name (1) Scientific Name in Hong Status in China’s IUCN Red List (8) Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Status (3) Concern (4) Data Book (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (2) China (5) Vertebrates (7) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body Pond Ponds Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern + + + ++ + + + White Wagtail Motacilla alba Common W,R - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ ++ ++++ + + + ++++ + + + + + + + + Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Common W,R - - - Least Concern Least Concern + Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Common W - - - Least Concern Least Concern ++ ++ ++ ++ + + + ++ Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria - - - - - Data Deficient Least Concern + + Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus - - - - - Least Concern Least Concern +

Notes: (1) All wild are Protected under Wild Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170) (2) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (3) Carey et al . (2001). R=resident; W=winter visitor; Su=summer visitor; M=migrant; Sp=spring; P=present all year, exact composition unknown (4) Fellowes et al . (2002): GC=Global Concern; LC=Local Concern; RC=Regional Concern; PRC=Potential Regional Concern; PGC: Potential Global Concern. Letters in parentheses indicate that the assessment is on the basis of restrictedness in nesting and/or roosting sites rather than in general occurrence. (5) List of Wild Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (6) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (7) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of . Version 2016-1. (9) Wetland-dependent species. (10) Protected under Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Ordinance (Cap. 586). (11) Nesting/roosting sites of the species were no recorded during the survey.

Species of conservation importance are in bold type face Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.5: Height of Ardeids Flying from Egretry

Height of Ardeids Flying from San Sang San Tsuen Egretry Species 0 – 10 m 11 – 20 m 21 – 30 m Total Jul-12 Little Egret (Egretta 1 32 13 46 garzetta ) Chinese Pond Heron 0 19 3 22 (Ardeola bacchus ) Total 1 51 16 68 May-16 Little Egret (Egretta 7 1 0 8 garzetta ) Total 7 1 0 8 Jun-16 Little Egret (Egretta 6 0 0 6 garzetta ) Total 6 0 0 6

Note: This table does not indicate the actual numbers of ardeids in the egretry as they were recorded flying away from the egretry, including those that flew back and out again. Appendix 9.6: Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Red List of Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Level of China Red China’s IUCN Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Concern (2) Data Book (4) Vertebrates List (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body (5) Pond Ponds Short-nosed Fruit Cynopterus Near Least Common LC - Indeterminate + (7) sphinx Threatened Concern Japanese Pipistrelle Pipistrellus Least Least Abundant LC - - +++ ++ + + + + + + ++ (7) abramus Concern Concern Least Least Chinese Noctule (7) plancyi Common PRC - - + + + + Concern Concern Least Myotis spp. (7) Myotis spp. - - - - - + Concern Least Small Indian Civet (7) Viverricula indica Abundant - Class II - Vulnerable + Concern Domestic Ox Bos taurus Abundant - - - - - + + + Domestic Goat Capra hircus ------++

Notes: (1) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (2) Fellowes et al .(2002): LC=Local Concern; PRC=Potential Regional Concern. (3) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (4) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (5) Jiang et al. (2016). (6) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. (7) Protected under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170). Species of conservation importance are in bold type face Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.7: Herpetofauna Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Amphibian Red List of Agricultural Area Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Mudflat / Level of China Red China’s IUCN Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Concern (2) Data Book (4) Vertebrates List (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body (5) Pond Ponds

Least Common Toad Bufo melanostictus Abundant - - - - ++ + + + + + Concern Common Toad Least Bufo melanostictus Abundant - - - - ++++ (Tadpoles) Concern Widely Least Least Asiatic Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra - - - + + + + distributed Concern Concern Widely Least Ornate Pigmy Frog Microhyla ornata - - - - + + distributed Concern Widely Least Asian Grass Frog Rana limnocharis - - - - + ++ + +++ distributed Concern Widely Least Least Gunther's Frog Rana guentheri - - - + ++ +++ + + + + + +++ distributed Concern Concern Widely Least Least Gunther's Frog (tadpoles) Rana guentheri - - - ++++ ++++ distributed Concern Concern Hong Kong Whipping Polypedates Widely Least Least - - - + + ++ + + + + Frog megacephalus distributed Concern Concern Unidentified Tadpoles ------++++ species

Reptile Red List of Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Level of China Red China’s IUCN Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Concern (2) Data Book (4) Vertebrates List (6) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body (5) Pond Ponds Trachemys scripta Widely Least Red-eared Slider Turtle - - - - ++ + + elegans distributed Concern Widely Least Chinese Gecko Gekko chinensis - - - - + + distributed Concern Least Bowring's Gecko Hemidactylus bowringii - - - - - ++ ++ + + Concern Widely Least Changeable Lizard Calotes versicolor - - - - + ++ + distributed Concern Takydromus Least Grass Lizard - - - - - + + sexlineatus ocellatus Concern Eumeces chinensis Widely Least Chinese Skink - - - - + + chinensis distributed Concern Widely Least Long-tailed Skink Mabuya longicaudata - - - - ++ + + distributed Concern Least Slender Skink Scincella modesta - - - - - + + + Concern Least Chinese Water Enhydris chinensis - - - - - + Concern Near Common Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus - + - - - Threatened -

Notes: (1) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (2) Fellowes et al. (2002). (3) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (4) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (5) Jiang et al. (2016). (6) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1.

Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.8: Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Agricultural Area Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Mudflat / Level of China Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Concern (2) Data Book (4) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body Pond Ponds

Abisara echerius Plum Judy Very common - - - + + + + + + + echerius Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue Common - - - + ++ + + + + + + gisca Ampittia dioscorides Bush Hopper Uncommon - - - + etura Ariadne ariadne Angled Castor Common - - - ++ ++ + + + ++ + + + alterna Colour Sergeant Athyma nefte seitzi Common - - - + Athyma perius Common Sergeant Uncommon - - - + perius Formosan Swift Borbo cinnara Common - - - + Catopsilia pomona Lemon Emigrant Common - - - +++ ++ + + + + ++ ++ + + + pomona Common Mime Chilasa clytia clytia Common - - - + + + + Cupha erymanthis Rustic Very common - - - + + + + + + + erymanthis Cyrestis thyodamas Common Mapwing Common - - - + chinensis Danaus chrysippus Plain Tiger Uncommon - - - + chrysippus Danaus genutia Common Tiger Common - - - + + + + genutia Delias pasithoe Red-base Jezebel Very common - - - + + + + + + + pasithoe Deudorix epijarbas Cornelian Rare - - - + menesicles Elymnias Common Palmfly hypermnestra Common - - - + + hainana EUncommonhrysop Gram Blue Uncommon - - - + + s cnejus cnejus Euploea core Common Indian Crow Common - - - + + + + + + + + + + amymone Euploea midamus Blue-spotted Crow Very common - - - + + + + + + midamus Eurema blanda Three-spot Grass Yellow Common - - - + hylama Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow Very common - - - ++ ++ + + + + + ++ ++ + ++ + hecabe Lesser Grass Blue Zizina otis otis Common - + Euthalia lubentina Gaudy Baron Uncommon - - - + lubentina Euthalia phemius White-edged Blue Baron Common - - - + seitzi Faunis eumeus Large Faun Common - - - + + + eumeus Graphium Tailed Jay agamemnon Common - - - + + + + + + + agamemnon Graphium doson Common Jay Common - - - + axion Graphium sarpedon Common Bluebottle Very common - - - + + + + + + + + sarpedon Dark Brown Ace Halpe porus Very rare LC - - + Hebomoia Great Orange Tip glaUncommonippe Common - - - + + + glaUncommonippe Heliophorous Purple Sapphire epicles Common - - - + + + phoenicoparyphus Hestina assimilis Red Ring Skirt Common - - - + + + + + + + + + assimilis Hypolimnas bolina Great -fly Common - - - + ++ + + + + + + + kezia Hypolimnas Danaid Eggfly Uncommon LC + misippus Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene pyrene Uncommon - - - + Jamides celeno Common Cerulean Rare - - - + celeno Appendix 9.8: Butterfly Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Agricultural Area Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Mudflat / Level of China Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Concern (2) Data Book (4) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Water Body Pond Ponds

Junonia almana Peacock Pansy Common - - - + almana Chocolate Pansy iphita iphita Common - - - + + Junonia lemonias Lemon Pansy Common - - - + + + lemonias Kaniska canace Blue Admiral Common - - - + canace Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Common - - - + + + + Lethe confusa Banded Tree Brown Common - - - + + confusa Melanitis phedima Dark Evening Brown Uncommon - - - + muskata Mycalesis mineus Dark Brand Bush Brown Very common - - - ++ ++ + + + + + + ++ + mineus South China Bush Brown Mycalesis zonata Common - - - + + +

Neopithecops Quaker Uncommon - - - + zalmora zalmora

Southern Sullied Sailer Neptis clinia susruta Common - - - + +

Common Sailer Neptis hylas hylas Very common - - - + + + + ++ + ++ + + Pachliopta Common Rose aristolochiae Rare - - - + goniopeltis Papilio bianor Chinese Peacock Common - - - + bianor Papilio demoleus Lime Butterfly Common - - - + demoleus Papilio helenus Red Helen Very common - - - + + + + + + + + + helenus Papilio memnon Great Mormon Very common - - - ++ ++ + + + + + + agenor Paris Peacock Papilio paris paris Very common - - - + + + + + + + + Papilio polytes Common Mormon Very common - - - ++ +++ + + + + ++ ++ ++ ++ + polytes Papilio protenor Spangle Very common - - - + + + + + + + + protenor Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger Common - - - + melanoides Five-dot Sergeant Parathyma sulpitia Common - - - + Pelopidas agna Little Branded Swift Uncommon - - - + + agna Pieris canidia Indian Cabbage White Very common - - - ++++ ++++ ++++ ++ + ++ +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + canidia Pseudozizeeria Pale Grass Blue Very common - - - +++ +++ ++ + + + ++ + ++ + ++ + + maha Symbrenthia lilaea Common Jester Common - - - + + lilaea Tagiades litigiosus Water Snow Flat Common - - - + litigiosus Grass Demon Udaspes folus Rare - - - + Vanessa indica Indian Red Admiral Uncommon - - - + indica Ypthima baldus Common Five-ring Very common - - - + + + + + baldus

Notes: (1) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (2) Fellowes et al. (2002): LC=Local Concern. (3) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (4) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). Species of conservation importance are in bold type face Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.9: Odonate Species Recorded from the Assessment Area

Storm Water Fishponds Distribution Protection Developed Agricultural Area Mudflat / Level of China Red IUCN Red Village / Drain / Natural Modified and Common Name Scientific Name in Hong Status in Area / Plantation Grassland Shrubland Woodland Marsh Mangrove Coastal Water Concern (2) Data Book (4) List (5) Orchard Recreational Watercourse Watercourse Mitigation Kong (1) China (3) Wasteland Dry Wet Body Pond Ponds Damselfly Neurobasis Chinese chinensis Common - - - - + Greenwing chinensis Rhinocypha Common Blue perforata Abundant - - - - + + Jewel perforata Black-banded Euphaea decorata Abundant - - - - + Gossamerwing Ceriagrion Orange-tailed auranticum Abundant - - - - + + + + Sprite ryukyuanum Ischnura Common Bluetail Abundant - - - - + + + + senegalensis Black-kneed Copera ciliata Abundant - - - - ++ Featherlegs Copera Yellow Featherlegs Abundant - - - - + + +++ + + marginipes Prodasineura Black Threadtail Abundant - - - - + autumnalis Anax parthenope Lesser Emperor Common - - - - + julius Common Ictinogomphus Abundant - - - - + + + + Flangetail pertinax Acisoma Asian Pintail panorpoides Common - - - - + + panorpoides Brachydiplax Blue Dasher chalybea Common - - - - + flavovittata Brachythemis Asian Amberwing Abundant - - - - + ++ + + ++ contaminata Crocothemis Crimson Darter Abundant - - - - + + + + ++ servilia servilia Diplacodes Blue Percher Abundant - - - - + + trivialis Neurothemis Russet Percher Abundant - - - - + + + + + + fulvia Red-faced Orthetrum chrysis Common - - - - + + + + + Skimmer Common Blue Orthetrum Abundant - - - - + + + + + + + + + Skimmer glaucum Orthetrum Marsh Skimmer Abundant - - - - + luzonicum Orthetrum Common Red pruinosum Abundant - - - - + ++ ++++ +++ +++ + + ++ Skimmer neglectum Orthetrum sabina Green Skimmer Common - - - - + + ++++ + ++ ++ + + + sabina Pantala Wandering Glider Abundant - - - - ++++ +++ ++++ + + ++ ++ ++++ ++ + +++ ++ +++ flavescens Pseudothemis Pied Skimmer Common - - - - + + zonata Variegated Rhyothemis Common - - - - + + + + + + Flutterer variegata arria Saddlebag Glider Tramea virginia Common - - - - + + +

Crimson Dropwing Trithemis aurora Abundant - - - - + + + ++ ++ + + +

Indigo Dropwing Trithemis festiva Abundant - - - - + + + ++ + + + Urothemis Scarlet Basker Common LC - - - + signata signata Zyxomma Dingy Dusk-darter Common - - - - + petiolatum

Notes: (1) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (2) Fellowes et al . (2002): LC=Local Concern. (3) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (4) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (5) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Species of conservation importance are in bold type face Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.10a: Freshwater Communities Recorded from the Assessment Area (Dry Season)

Distribution Protection Red List of Watercourse 1 Watercourse 2 Watercourse 3 Watercourse 4 Level of China Red IUCN Red Common name Scientific Name Family in Hong Status in China’s (Natural) (Modified) (Modified) (Modified) Concern (1) Data Book(3) List (5) Kong China (2) Vertebrates (4) W1-M W1-L W2-M W2-L W3-U W3-M W3-L W4-U W4-M W4-L Freshwater Fish (6) (7) Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Cichlidae Common - - - - - + ++++ Predaceous Chub Parazacco spilurus Cyprinidae Common - - Vulnerable Least Concern ++++ ++++ Oreochromis Near Mozambique Tilapia (9) Cichlidae Common - - - - ++++ mossambicus threatened Amphibian(8) Unidentified frog (tadpoles) undetermined ------++++ (8) Golden Bee cantonensis ------+++ ++++ Gastropods Channelled Apple Snail Pomacca canaliculata Ampullariidae ------++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ Least Prosobranch Snail Brotia hainanensis Thiaridae - - - - - +++ Concern Freshwater Limpet - Ancylidae ------+++ - - Heptageniidae ------+ ++

Backswimmer Enithares sp. Notonectidae ------++ Water Strider Metrocoris sp. Gerridae ------+++ Whirligig beetle - Gyrinidae ------+ Craneflies - Tipulidae ------+

Notes: (1) Fellowes et al . (2002). (2) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (3) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (4) Jiang et al. (2016). (5) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. (6) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (7) AFCD (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong. (8) Dudgeon, D. (2004) Hong Kong Field Guides - Hill streams, The Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong. (9) This species is an exotic and invasive in Hong Kong; therefore, it is not considered as a species of conservation importance Species of conservation importance are in bold type face. Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.10b: Freshwater Communities Recorded from the Assessment Area (Wet Season)

Distribution Protection Red List of Watercourse 1 Watercourse 2 Watercourse 3 Watercourse 4 Watercourse 5 Level of China Red IUCN Red Watercourse 6 Watercourse 6 Common name Scientific Name Family in Hong (1) Status in (3) China’s (5) (Natural) (Modified) (Modified) (Modified) (Natural) (Natural) (Modified) Concern (2) Data Book (4) List Kong China Vertebrates W1-M W1-L W2-M W2-L W3-U W3-M W3-L W4-U W4-M W4-L W5-M W5-L W6-M W6-L Freshwater Fish (6) (7) Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Cichlidae Common - - - - - ++++ ++++ ++ ++ Oreochromis Near Mozambique Tilapia (9) Cichlidae Common - - - - +++ ++ ++++ ++++ mossambicus threatened Predaceous Chub Parazacco spilurus Cyprinidae - - - Vulnerable Least Concern - +++ ++++ ++ ++ ++ Chinese Barb, Chinese Puntius Half-striped Barb, Six- Cyprinidae Common - - - - - + semifasciolatus banded Barb Variable Platyfish Xiphophorus variatus - Common - - - - - ++ ++++ Crustaceans Golden Caridina cantonensis Atyidae ------++++ ++++ Mitten Crab Eriocheir japonicus Grapsidae ------++ Gastropods Channelled Apple Snail Pomacca canaliculata Ampullariidae ------++++ ++++ ++ +++ Insect Backswimmer Enithares sp. Notonectidae ------++ Water Skater Ptilomera tigrina Gerridae ------+ + Water Strider Metrocoris sp. Gerridae ------+++ Unidentified Insect - Perlidae ------+ species 1

(1) Fellowes et al. (2002). (2) List of Wild Animals Under State Protection (promulgated by State Forestry Administration and Ministry of Agriculture on 14 January, 1989). (3) Zheng, G. M. and Wang, Q. S. (1998). (4) Jiang et al. (2016). (5) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. (6) AFCD (2015). Hong Kong Biodiversity Database. (7) AFCD (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong. (8) Dudgeon, D. (2004) Hong Kong Field Guides - Hill streams, The Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong. (9) This species is an exotic and invasive in Hong Kong; therefore, it is not considered as a species of conservation importance Species of conservation importance are in bold type face. Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.11a: Intertidal Species Recorded from the Assessment Area (Dry Season)

Survey Type Core Survey Core Survey Core Survey Core Survey Distribution in Hong Walkthrough Walkthrough Walkthrough Walkthrough IUCN Red List (4) Transect 1 High Mid Low Transect 2 High Mid Low Transect 3 High Mid Low Transect 4 High Mid Low Quadrat Kong Survey Survey Survey Survey Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Polychaetes Sigambra hanaokai - - + ++ ++ + + + + + + + + + Neathes flandicincta - - + ++ + + + + + Capitella capitata - - + + + + Hydroides elegans - - + + Ceriths Batillaria zonalis Common(2) - + + Cerithidea cingulata Very common(2) - + + + + + Cerithidea diadjariensis Very common(2) - ++ + ++ +++ ++++ Nerita Nerita lineata Common(3) - + + + +++ Nerita chamaeleon Common(3) - + + ++ +++ Clithon oualaniensis - - + Bivalves Saccostrea cucullata Very common(1) - ++ <1% + 5% + Geloina expansa - - + + + Laternula marilina - - + + Potamocorbula - - + + amurensis Barnacles Balanus amphitrite Very common(1) - 5.00% + Crustaceans Uca lactea Common(2) - ++ +++ + +++ +++ ++ +++ ++ +++ Sesarmops sinensis - - + ++ + ++ ++ +++ + ++ Metaplex elegans - - ++ +++ ++ + +++ + ++ Unknown shrimp juvenile - - + Fish Omobranchus - - + ++ fasciolatoceps

Note: (1) Gray (2003). (2) Chan and Caley (2003). (3) Tam and Wong (2002). (4) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Quadrat on every 3 m. Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Appendix 9.11b: Intertidal Species Recorded from the Assessment Area (Wet Season)

Survey Type Core Survey Core Survey Core Survey Core Survey Distribution in Walkthrough Walkthrough Walkthrough Walkthrough IUCN Red List (4) Transect 1 High Mid Low Transect 2 High Mid Low Transect 3 High Mid Low Transect 4 High Mid Low Quadrat Hong Kong Survey Survey Survey Survey Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Shore Polychaetes Sigambra hanaokai - - ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + + + Neathes flandicincta - - + ++ + + ++ + + + Capitella capitata - - ++ ++ + + ++ + Ceriths Cerithidea cingulata Very common(2) - + +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ Cerithidea diadjariensis Very common(2) - ++ +++ ++ ++ +++ ++ Nerita Nerita lineate Common(3) - + + Nerita albicilla Common(1) - + + ++ + Nerita chamaeleon Common(3) - + + Littorinidae Littoraria articulata Common(1) - + + Ellobiidae Ellobium chinensis Common(3) - ++ ++ Bivalves Caecella chinensis Uncommon(2) - + + Saccostrea cucullata Very common(1) - + + Meretrix meretrix Common(2) - + + Barnacles Balanus amphitrite Very common(1) - <1% + Hermit Crabs Clibanarius sp. Common(1) - + + Diogenes spinifrons Common(2) - + Crustaceans Uca arcuata Common(3) - + +++ Uca lactea Common(2) - +++ +++ + +++ +++ + + ++ +++ Sesarmops sinensis - - +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ Metaplex elegans - - + + + + + +++ + + +++ Perisesama bidens - - ++ + + ++ ++ ++ Horseshoe Crab

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Rare(2) Data Deficient + + + +

Fish Periophthalmus modestus - - ++ +++ + ++ ++ ++ + ++++ Boleophthalmus pectinirostris - - ++ Omobranchus fasciolatoceps - - ++ ++ + + ++ ++

Note: (1) Gray (2003). (2) Chan and Caley (2003). (3) Tam and Wong (2002). (4) IUCN (2016). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Quadrat on every 3 m. Code for Abundance: +++++=dominant; ++++=abundant; +++=frequent; ++=occasional; +=scarce Species of conservation importance are in bold type face