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Red-breasted Flycatcher at Wenzhou Bay- 4th November,2008 by Zhang Lin etc |
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After a trip to Minjiang Estuary,with peak tally of Spoon-billed Sandpiper up to 10,I took a coach from Fuzhou to Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province.
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Red-breasted Flycatcher,photo by Cai Zhe |
When finishing watching them,we drove on to the far end of the seawall where there were many ducks.In the car I saw
a passerine dashing into the bushes down the seawall.At first glance,I identified it as a male Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla,which is an uncommon passage in Shanghai and along Zhejiang coast. Orange-red coming from the throat to the breast,
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When Cai Zhe and Chen Hui got off the car,trying to get closer to take a photo,it flew away along the seawall.Then I drove,let them sit on the right side and then,the bird was not afraid at all.It jumped backwards,I drove backwards.It jumped forwards,I drove forwards.Until we thought we had had enough observations and photos,we drove on to the ducks.At this time the bird flew high into the air and then disappeared to the sea!What a show he gave us!What a lifer! Red-breasted Flycatcher is a split from Red-throated Flycatcher.There are very few records in Taiwan,and the first record published for mainland China is in Beidaihe area(China Bird Report 2007).This one is probably the first in Zhejiang Province. At dusk,we went into farmlands with reeds where we met a Baillon's Crake,another lifer for me. |
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