Society. Includes site information as well as many photos. 

are many good birdwatching locations throughout Hong Kong, holding species that rarely or never occur at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve. If you're a first-time visitor to Hong Kong who'd like to spend a day birdwatching here, the best itinerary would include Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, along with Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve and, perhaps, Long Valley.

The wetlands around the Mai Po Marshes and Inner Deep Bay in the northwestern corner of Hong Kong, have been known as a haven for migratory birds for many decades. More information on Mai Po.  Click here for some photos of Mai Po Marshes. See also this commercial site regarding a tour to Mai Po. 

description of the marshes gives an excellent idea of what birding is really like there.

Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, which is managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, is a key part of the internationally important Deep Bay wetland, which is listed as a Ramsar site, and lies between northwest Hong Kong and Shenzhen. 

various components of the marshes. See also this page to find out about other good birding sites in Hong Kong. 

a outline of the species and sites that are most productive at different points of the year.

The author of this site, Karl Ng, states: "I have the great chance to meet a 70s' HKBWS member on the net. He told me some interesting sightings by that very early time. Here I would like to take this chance to share his story with everyone of you. If you are not a birdwatcher by now, read it and go watching birds, you may become an enthusiastic birdwatcher as Chris does. Enjoy and have fun..."

2005, by Charlie Moores. 

Southerland. If you want to see some of the world's rarest water birds and colorful passerines (some rare, migrating or still lingering from winter), go to Hong Kong in April. Of the many productive birding sites in the greater Hong Kong area, the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve is the biggest "draw" -- one of the world's great shorebird staging areas where birders from around the world come to see Asian Dowitcher and Nordmann's Greenshank andhope to see the rare Spoonbill Sandpiper, that peep with a bill ending in a spatula instead of a tip. 

April 18-27, 1996. By Gail Mackiernan. Birds observed in Hong Kong April 20th-27th, 1996. We saw 187 species in one full week, and did not visit some sites which would be recommended in a longer tour, esp. outer islands, Victoria Peak on HK island, Landau. A visit to these could have brought the species total to over 200. Also, a trip earlier in April would result in a better list for passage migrants, esp. thrushes and warblers, as well as more lingering winter visitors. Conditions at Mai Po, however, might be more
crowded at these times. 

I recently spent just over a week in Hong Kong, primarily on a family holiday. Of course, I managed to squeeze some birding in, and below is an account of what I got up to. My interest was in going to Mai Po to see the shorebirds that frequent the Deep Bay area on spring migration. 

Jeff R. Wilson. As we swung in over Hong Kong harbor and settled to the runway the first bird I saw was a Reef Heron sitting at the water's edge, the only one I would see on the trip. The next was also a one-timer, a very unexpected Eastern Marsh Harrier patrolling the grassway. Two new birds in the first five minutes. The third was a Black-eared Kite sailing above the high rise buildings surrounding the
airport. 

I still have not identified two of the birds I saw in China, I think the time has come for me to report on what was an unusually gratifying experience in a country that some say has few birds. What I learned from my experience is that the birds are there but you have to look for them; possibly they are more wary of being killed and eaten in China, since every conceivable kind of meat is on a Chinese menu, especially duck, but in any case there are many birds in China I'm happy to say and they are mostly new species to Westerners. 

In this message I provide my impressions on my experiences birding in Hong Kong. Here is the setting: a business trip on very short notice, with minimal free time for birding. I do not speak Chinese and would not have access to a car. At least in Hong Kong I had one full free day, a Sunday. 

Girdley's BirdTours website.

Factoids taken from Where to watch birds in Asia  - by Nigel Wheatley

birding spots in Hong Kong.

Taiwan hosts some 16 endemics, including a number of very striking species such as the delightful Flamecrest, elusive Mikado Pheasant, and very handsome Taiwan Magpie; you can expect to see most, if not all, of the endemics, in addition to a number of other species with only limited distributions elsewhere. Much to first-time visitor's surprise, Taiwan also harbors some of Asia's most impressive scenery, as well as the finest of Chinese cuisine and very comfortable accommodations. 

• February 1 - February 16, 2005 (16 days – Limit 8) with Dion Hobcraft
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