Henderson Waves 11Nov17

From KH

Danny, JS, CH and I raptor-watched at the Waves today.

1. 144 Oriental Honey-buzzard (Largest flock size is 74 birds)
2. 1 Black Baza
3. 2 Changeable Hawk-eagle
4. 1 Greater Spotted Eagle
5. 1 Gray-faced Buzzard
6. 3 Crested Goshawk (2 adults and 1 juvenile)
7. 2 Chinese Sparrowhawk
8. 17 Japanese Sparrowhawk (Largest flock size is 8 birds with 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk)
9. 4 Accipiter sp.
10. 4 Brahminy Kite
11. 1 White-bellied Sea-eagle
12. 20 Feral Pigeon
13. 20 Pink-necked Pigeon
14. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
15. 5 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
16. 1 Dollarbird
17. 5 Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot
18. 6 Ashy Minivet
19. 10 Black-naped Oriole
20. 1 Large-billed Crow
21. 20 Barn Swallow
22. 3 Red-rumped Swallow
23. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
24. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
25. 30 Asian Glossy Starling
26. 20 Javan Myna
27. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
28. 1 Brown-throated Sunbird
29. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird

The star birds for today:

Juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle. Adult Grey-faced Buzzard

Japanese Sparrowhawks on migration

Lousy photo, but it shows the difference in wing shape for Chinese Sparrowhawk (top left) and Japanese Sparrowhawk.

Oriental Honey-buzzards on migration

Resident raptors:

Adult Crested Goshawk. Juvenile pale Changeable Hawk-eagle


Brahminy Kites: adult and juvenile

Other birds:

Female Brown-throated Sunbird. Large-billed Crow


Red-rumped Swallow