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Tuesday 16 December 2014

Taiwan - Day 7 - 8/12/14

Early morning we walked the Lakeside Water Park for the Azure-winged Magpie before catching our flight from Tainan airport across to Kinmen Island. We then spent the rest of the day walking around several lake areas and agricultural areas with the main highlight being a superb Yellow-billed Grosbeak.

Lakeside Water Park, Tainan
Azure-winged Magpie - 13 (C.c. koreensis)
Brown Shrike - 2
Long-toed Stint - 10
Red-necked Stint - 5
Snipe - 1

Ci Lakes, Kinmen Island
Oriental Magpie Robin - 8
White-breasted Kingfisher - 4
Chinese Pond Heron - 3
Greater Coucal - 4
Crested Myna - ca. 50
Collared Crow - 5
Spotted Redshank - 1

Agricultural Areas, Kinmen Island
Oriental Greenfinch - ca. 150
Yellow-billed Grosbeak - 1
Eastern Marsh Harrier - 1
Siberian Stonechat - 1 (S.m. stejnegeri)
Ring-necked Pheasant - 3
Japanese Quail - 5
Hoopoe - 5
Oriental Skylark - 3
Olive-backed Pipit - 10

 Brown Shrike at Lakeside Water Park
 Azure-winged Magpies at Lakeside Water Park
 Japanese White Eyes at Lakeside Water Park
 Oriental Greenfinch on Kinmen Island
 Spot-billed Duck on Kinmen Island
Kinmen Island