Tag: mai po nature reserve
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A Superb Birding Haul at Mai Po (Migratory Waders and More)
Wow! That’s all I have to say about yesterday’s birding bonanza at Mai Po. This amazing wetland gifted me 47 species in a single outing, 9 more than I’ve ever recorded in one place at one time, plus 9 lifers, over a time span of 5 hours and a walking distance of 8 miles! Today…
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Rainy Day Birding Expedition to Mai Po
This past Saturday, the 2nd, my sister and I embarked on another expedition to Mai Po for some productive birding. Our goal was to log as many species as possible, and also to seek out an elusive kingfisher. The weather was overcast, chilly and rainy, but nevertheless after a commuting all the way there from…
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Birding Expedition to Mai Po Marshes
Located in the far northwest of Hong Kong, Mai Po is Hong Kong’s premier birding spot. Over 400 species have been recorded on this sliver of Gei Wai (shrimp farm) ponds, mangroves, mudflats and reed beds, many of them migratory birds all the way from Siberia! In fact, over 60,000 individual shorebirds winter in Mai…
Bennett Gardner Wildlife Watching 