Friday 20 June 2008

Saturday 17th May ...




Our last morning on Happy Island.

Much the same birds as yesterday plus Pin tailed Snipe etc. Above Top, Black browed Reed Warbler and bottom, Arctic Warbler.





Above Top - The staff ( and at the back a Luxmburger) wave us off ). Aren't they nice.

Centre - Ipin and Rutter are thinking 'Champion' with our Ferry Hostess....

Bottom - The fisherman at the mainland harbour seem pleased to see us. ( These people are pleased about everything!)

From here we went back to Magic wood and Big Wood. Both were quiet but we did manage Daurian Starling, 8 Brown Shrikes, 6 Red rumped Swallows 2 Black Drongos and 1 Grey streaked Flycatcher with 3 Brown Flycatchers.




In the Big Wood a massive heronry held 100+ Night Herons, a few Little Egrets and 2 Cattle Egrets, 2 Spotted Doves and 50+ White winged Black and Whiskered Terns.

We arrived back in Beidaihe at 6pm in time to check the ponds at the reservoirs. Here we had occularis Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey streaked Fly, 1 Black browed Reed Warbler and 10 Black winged Stilts...