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Vietnam Bird News: April 2014
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Northern Boobook on passage / Hanoi - 25 April 2014. During an afternoon stroll at Bai Da near the Red River/Hanoi in search of the famous Silver Oriole seen by Florian, I flushed an owl at close range, roosting a few meters amid the thick foliage of a small tree. After 30 minutes or so of hide and seek I finally managed to put my bins on it and immediately recognized a Northern Boobook. Less white on face).
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Vietnam Bird News: February 2014
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Destruction of Grass Owls and their nest near Hanoi, Red River. Posted by Vietnam Bird News. Hanoi : some shots of winter and resident birds. Below are some photographs taken last month around Hanoi - not in the city parks this time. Mostly common stuff, except the first one. Grass Owl in flight against the typical Hanoi grey sky in wintertime! Grassland (dominated by Imperata cylindrica. Found also many p...
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Vietnam Bird News: December 2014
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Chinese Penduline Tits at Hanoi. Today (31th December) was one of those days that makes me grateful to be a regular patchworker. There is always something new to see, something new to learn, and sometimes a great surprise around the corner. Part of a small party (ca 5 ind.) busily exploring reedbeds. This species is recorded in Robson for East Tonkin, as vagrant. May you see wonderful birds in 2015! PS : r...
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Vietnam Bird News: March 2014
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Red River Island - Hanoi. Today (march 16) started misty and I (Tom Kompier) decided not to go to Tam Dao, but instead headed for Red River Island, 15 minutes walking from my home. It was a good choice and the place was full of migrants. Here is a summary:. Little Ringed Plover 2. Hainan Blue Flycatcher 3. Hill Blue Flycatcher 2. Japanese Bush Warbler (canturians) 4. Pale-footed Bush Warbler 6. I was in Ca...
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Vietnam Bird News: More pix of migrants (+some residents) - Hanoi
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. More pix of migrants ( some residents) - Hanoi. No busy migration any more, things have slowed down. Nevertheless, I hope to pick up some interesting migrants before the summer break. Just can’t finish with the migration images, there’s so much left to edit… No time to write too much about it, unfortunately. Just enjoy! Watch this space for new stuff in the next days and maybe weeks. Y-BW calls on xeno-can...
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Vietnam Bird News: Ba Vi : Red-headed Trogon encounter
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Ba Vi : Red-headed Trogon encounter. Back to Bavi NP. My main target was the Red-headed Trogon, which I suspected to breed somewhere, not far from the Red-vended Barbet nest. I finally found them and had some poor shots in the foggy condition of the morning. Not so long after, I found the nest. After gathered some food, the female stay all the day in the cavity. Le Viet Tuan Hoang. 27 August 2015 at 17:31.
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Vietnam Bird News: May 2015
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Streaked Weaver - The first record for Northern Vietnam. With the kindly helps from friends (Sebastien and others), I got some new photos for me just around Hanoi (from end of April to 23 of May 2015). The highlight is the first record of Streaked Weaver for Northern Vietnam. Robson 2009 mentioned this species is locally common resident at central, south Annam and Cochinchina. Male of Streaked Weaver.
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Vietnam Bird News: January 2015
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. A few good birds from Hanoi. We've been spoiled by several weeks of great weather, the kind that makes it hard to stay inside and work. But this winter is one that definitely will not go down in Hanoi birding history. The unusually warm weather (but also dry and sunny, which did not displease me…) has kept wintering bird numbers down. Local Masked Laughingthrush (still alive, quite amazing! A presumably fe...
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Vietnam Bird News: Residents and (few) migrants at Ba Vi / 2-3th May
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Residents and (few) migrants at Ba Vi / 2-3th May. One week ago, I headed to Ba Vi National Park and spent 2 days there. I chose Ba Vi because there were lots of tourist during these days at Tam Dao. Of course Ba Vi attract also lots of tourist but they generally avoid my secrete place hehe., right under the ruins of the French church (at ca 650m asl). For the second time I saw a male Red-headed Trogon per...
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Vietnam Bird News: October 2014
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Welcome to Vietnam Bird News. Bird news from Vietnam, from Vietnam's resident and visiting birders. Green Pigeon and Thrushes in the city. I have grabbed a couple of brief opportunities to get out in the last few days. At the Botanical Gardens good sightings of Thrushes with Orange-headed T., Blue-Whistling T. and White-throated Rock T. But the highlight was a Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, my first Green Pigeon in the city! Unfortunately it was perched very high in a fig tree and I only got some poor shots.
