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Welcome to The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society’s Ringing Blog! Here we will be posting summaries of our ringing activities, along with some extra information on how we go about ringing, ageing and sexing birds.
Here we use photography to gain detailed pictures of the birds’ feathers that teach us about the age and the sex of the bird. To find out more about bird moult, and how we use this to age and sex our birds, visit our “The Art of Ageing and Sexing Birds” page!
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2023/12/06- Paddyfield Ringing: Bye Bye Buntings!
Today is our last day in the Paddyfields for the season, and though it was another quiet morning, we ended with a couple of gorgeous birds! The first was which was an especially special Chestnut-eared Bunting! Not only did this individual show the gorgeous, fresh and uniform feathers of an adult male (note the striking…
2023/12/05- Wetland Ringing: Pendulines and Prinias!
Back in the wetlands for another calm winter morning! First for the day was one of our cutest little residents- a Chinese Penduline Tit! This was a young bird, showing a moult limit in the GCs. Like most Tit species, Chinese Penduline Tits moult Adults Summer Complete, juveniles summer partial. Therefore, this must be a…
2023/12/04- Paddyfield Ringing: Bluethroats Abound!
Back in the Paddyfields today, with another calm, and finally nicely cooler morning! First up were two of my personal favourites: Bluethroats! These two were great examples of 1st calendar year birds (moult strategy; Adults SC, juveniles Sp), with both showing 8 juvenile GCs, and the innermost two moulted and postjuvenile. However, we can see…
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