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23 January 2013

Slaty-backed Flycatcher / Hanoi


I finally managed to get half decent shots of this guy. It is still hanging around, 2 days after the first contact. Let's hope it will stay around for a while, like many other winterers here !
Simon (Mahood) confirmed me that it is the first record for Vietnam.

14 comments:

  1. I will be in Hanoi from 7 - 11 Feb and plan to visit the Botanical Garden, if you are going back to the garden during that time, pls drop me a mail to: thanh_ha77@hotmail.com, I would love to join.
    Thanks
    Ha

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    1. Ok Hà, I never met a vietnamese woman birder; you will be a 'tick' for me :)

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  2. Really another first then! Unbelievable, how many firsts did you already find then Sebastien?
    Thanks also for bringing better pictures!
    Florian

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    1. Yes Florian, unbelievable to see such goodies in the middle of the city!

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  3. Congratulations on this record!

    Interestingly there was a record of a well out-of-range Slaty-backed Flycatcher in Bangkok earlier this month. Here it Thailand it is really only recorded in the norther mountains, some 800km to the north of Bangkok.

    Best wishes

    Dave Gandy

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  4. Outrageous, he did it again!
    Cheers
    Falk

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  5. It was still around this morning. Found it after about an hour or so. I also found John Parr and his wife and Hung! It's a real beauty.

    Richard C

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  6. Sounds like a bit twich then :)

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  7. Ha, ha, yes it was Florian, I flew from Saigon at 6 am arrived at the Hanoi bot gardens at 9.15 and was back home in Saigon by 5 pm ... crazy or what???

    Cheers,

    Richard

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  8. Even worse than I thought ;)

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  9. This is rather late in the game, but does anyone know if this bird is still around?

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  10. Hi Twitcher,

    I think that this bird has gone, but not sure 100%.
    If you live at Hanoi and you want to share your sightings on this blog, please drop me an email : sebastiendlngl40@gmail.com.

    Thanks!

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