Tuesday, 23 February 2016

TAIWAN - 20th February


A dull, cold, windy morning but I spent a few hours back around the river mouth and rice paddies near Luodong; there were still 200+ Black-tailed Gulls loafing around while Black-headed Gull, Great White Egret, JAPANESE CORMORANT and Osprey were added to my Taiwan list.   The Bull-headed Shrike was still in the same place (with attendant twitchers!) while a BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER was in the bushes before I drove back over the bridge and along the southern bank of the river where there was a few different bits including a drake FALCATED DUCK with some Wigeon and Teal, single SWAN GOOSE and GREATER FLAMINGO (also with attendant twitchers!) and a Richard’s Pipit.

                A drive round some more rice paddies for a while produced a pair of Garganey with some more Teal and more waders including good numbers of Long-toed Stints with more Little Ringed Plovers, Kentish Plovers, Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank and Green-headed Yellow Wagtails.
 




Green-headed Yellow Wagtails

Long-tailed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Funky leucistic Little Ringed Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Cattle Egret

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Long-toed Stint

philippensis Blue Rock Thrush
 

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