WOODLAND BIRD IN HONG KONG
Tung
Ping Chau
On 7 January 2001, we went to Tung Ping Chau having our second bird-watching cum hiking activity. Tough we did not see many birds this time, we both enjoyed the trip very much. Tung Ping Chau is really a nice place. Remote from the busy urban area, everything is so peaceful there. So, this trip was definitely good for us, the city dwellers, to take a real spiritual rest. At the Ma Liu Shiu pier, where we took boat to Tung Ping Chau, we already spotted few shore birds, namely Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Great Egret, and Common Sandpiper. On the way towards Tung Ping Chau, we also saw a number of Great Egrets flying over us. It was so close and near, fantastic!!!!!! Arriving in Tung Ping Chau, before we could start our bird-watching walk, the first gate we needed to get through was the policemen checking our HKID card to make sure of no I.I. OK, everything done. We could start our tracking. We walked to the fung shui woodland around the police post and the disused Ping Chau Camp. Walking along the footpath, we kept hearing numerous birds' callings. But we always failed to find where they were. Indeed, this is a challenge of watching woodland birds, especially for us as the bird-watching beginners. As the woodland vegetations are so dense and bushy, birds can easily hide up and use the color of nature to protect themselves. Consequently, we only successfully saw the Chinese Bulbuls, Crested Bulbuls, Spotted Dove, Magpie Robin, and Japanese White Eyes. Over the high sky, we saw Kits and Eagles. But the number of species was surely more than the above, as we did hear many many birds calling.
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RED TIDE
Off the pier at Ma Liu Shiu, sailing via Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay, we saw a number of spots with red tide. We even saw its outbreak on Tung Ping Chau. ¡@
One of the indicator on the outbreak of red tide is dead fish. On Tung Ping Chau, we also found a number of dead fishes on land.
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Brief Introduction of Tung Ping Chau
Tung Ping Chau, a flat-topped island, is located on the north-eastern part of Tai Pang Wan (Mirs Bay). It is a good place for passerine migrants in the spring, autumn, and for thrushes, bush warblers and robins in winter. The boat journey through Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay is especially good for seabirds such as Terns and Red-necked Phalarope, and more rarely Ancient Auk and Long-tailed Skua. White-bellied Sea Eagle is frequently seen from the boat as it steams up the Tolo Channel. This is the best site in Hong Kong for Black-backed Wagtail. The waters surrounding the island are very clean, providing a for coral and fish flousrihing. The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department is proposing the designation of Tung Ping Chau as the fourth Marine Park in Hong Kong.
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Black-naped Tern (Acknowledgement: Photo extracted from the Bird Watching Society) |
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A photo extracted from the website of Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department | Shale geomorphology on Tung Ping Chau, formed by hardened mud or clay under the sea. |
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