This is a Hwamei (Garrulax canorus). It is actually a kind of laughing thrush, and is very much prized by the cage bird fraternity for its beautiful song. Why the strange name? It comes from the Chinese
畫眉
pronounced wa mei in Cantonese and meaning painted eyebrow.

Correctomundo - & thank you for the explanation - really dashing away with these points...., I'll give you another pic once I've processed it.

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For all of you out there twitching for yr sight of the next bird - this would be?

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Guy wrote:

etc, etc

How do you know he's correct? Have you had these verified by independent experts? What if he's full of crap? There's wine at stake here...

Phew...., yr beginning to sound like twitcher scorned.
But the question is begged......, are you asking because you know what it is, or because you don't know what it is?


BTW....., think you need to give HKBWS a bit of stick, they're not answering you (or maybe that is why yr miffed at Chav picking up all those points in one fowl swoop)

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No, I'm not miffed, and yes, I do know what it is, and no, I'm not going to tell you!

Ok, so I know that it's a female Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) sometimes called a Himalayan Rubythroat. As we're both agreed on that one we can move on.

Shame about Sunday - OHT was there for 8 hours & was within a few feet the whole time - maggots did the trick.

But seems there's a whole party of off-islanders want to see her as well, so better book a good seat for Sunday....., or try on Saturday.
Nothing from HKBWS yet on PLW/YBW?

Ah, but you don't seem to know what the last bird posted is!! So maybe I need to rely on Chav to chirp in with the answer & win another magnificent 10 points.

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The last bird is a rufous-tailed robin (Luscinia sibilans). They skulk in the undergrowth and are very hard to see, usually only betraying themselves by their descending bubbling song, so I have to say that this is a very fine photograph of a most difficult bird to get a good view of.

Thanks Chav, but no points for brownosing - 10 points for the correct answer.

This little chap appeared for the first time on Sunday & stayed around for several hours, sometimes on a branch within 3' of me just staring at me while I photographed other birds. Then went back to feeding..., has a particular penchant for maggots.

Will post another indue course

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Regardless......, thanks for mention in HKBWS

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Ok....., an easy one for anybody that's been paying attention....

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I came back later to the same spot and saw it in a better light - it's definitely a violet whistling thrush.

Nope, think yr lying - just can't work out how you superimposed my background on yr bird so perfectly

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Not much to go on, but anybody recognise this bird?

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Our ranks are swelling.

We have another birdwatcher in our midst.

Was beginning to get quite lonely out here with just Zep, Chav, Hilda, minibeast, ageing bimbo & myself.

So a nice big welcome to Kwansuimun from all of us at "The Lamma Twitchers" club.

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As you say, not much to go on, but my best guess would be a yellow-browed warbler.

Not a Pallas's Warbler?

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Hmm, this sounds familiar... I think definitely not this time - no median yellow crown stripe.

We'll pass on that one then (for arguments sake)

Anybody know what this is: (think Zep might know)

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Yes, at last! It's the secretive and reclusive violet whistling thrush (Myophonus caerulus), another one very difficult to get a picture of (but a pretty dull specimen compared to my brightly coloured individual up the page).

OK, I confess, the April Fool jest can be revealed. I took your picture of a Crested Mynah (Acridotheres cristatellus) and coloured it purple.