12th March 2015 - This Hainan Blue Flycatcher made a stopover at Hanoi during its northward journey
Low-light conditions- I snapped away, the
camera set to 3200 ISO and I was still only
getting shutter speed at about 1/100 ! Seventy photos taken, most of which were blurry, very blurry... except two LOL!
15th March - Asian Stubtail. A species I usually spotted on autumn passage.
Hopped around, rarely fully in view, before flying a short way... Heard at the same place (a 1ha open wooded area with dense undergrowth) a singing Pale-footed Bush Warbler - a very good bird for the city (altitudinal migrant I think).
Hopped around, rarely fully in view, before flying a short way... Heard at the same place (a 1ha open wooded area with dense undergrowth) a singing Pale-footed Bush Warbler - a very good bird for the city (altitudinal migrant I think).
So that's it - passerine migration has begun. Interesting times ahead in the few remaining Hanoi's wooded patches!
Nice photos Sebastien,
ReplyDeleteI had some shot of Hainan Blue and asian Stubtail from Baida Song Hong 2 weeks ago too. There was a flock of Japanese Thrushes, a couple of marked laughingthrush (heard), 3 red-billed blue magpie...
This week I've been in Thanh Tri and saw some Verditer Fly, and a flock of Ashy Bulbul...
I still looking for Asian Paradise Fly, hope they'll be here for some next weeks
Thanks Hoang, you should post your nice pictures here ;)
DeleteAsian Paradise Fly is a common passage migrant, both in autumn and spring... so don't worry
Concerning your flock of Bulbuls, it is more likely the Light-vented B., common in cultivation/scrubs around Hanoi in winter. Ashy B. is a forest inhabitant. The 2 species look very similar.
Ok tonight I'm going to send you some photos that I managed some recent weeks.
DeleteAnd about Light-vented bulbul, I'm going to double check it. Thanks to let me know :)