Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong and New Territories (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong and New Territories

The remote part of the New Territories, this area is mostly second growth forest bordering the South China Sea.

Trips

China Solar Eclipse 7/14/2009: We woke up early to catch a ferry to Tap Mun Island where there is a fishing village. After a short hike, we continued on the ferry to Wan Tsai. After a short hike, we continued on the bus to another hiking trail at the high island reservoir. We ended the day at Sai Kung Village (really more of a city)

Previous Visit (Victoria Peak: 7/13/2009)
Next Visit (Hong Kong Wetland Park: 7/15/2009)

Species Recorded (21)

Birds ( 20 )

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Chinese Pond-Heron - Ardeola bacchus
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-naped Tern - Sterna sumatrana

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Hair-crested Drongo - Dicrurus hottentottus

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster
Light-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus sinensis

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Japanese White-eye - Zosterops japonicus

Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
Masked Laughingthrush - Garrulax perspicillatus

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Crested Myna - Acridotheres cristatellus
Black-collared Starling - Gracupica nigricollis

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Nutmeg Mannikin - Lonchura punctulata
White-rumped Munia - Lonchura striata

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