During an afternoon stroll at Bai Da near the Red River/Hanoi in search of the famous Silver Oriole seen by Florian, I flushed an owl at close range, roosting a few meters amid the thick foliage of a small tree. After 30 minutes or so of hide and seek I finally managed to put my bins on it and immediately recognized a Northern Boobook.
This is my second record in the city - the previous one 2 years ago, interestingly also the 2nd week of April (1 individual seen very well from 19th to 23th April 2012, at Lenin Park,
here).
Last week was rainy and overcast, so few photos opportunities. Just got some ok-ish shots of Ashy Drongos, Forest Wagtail and Radde's Warbler.
hopwoodi
Three races of Ashy Drongos coming from China pass through Hanoi during spring & autumn passage periods:
hopwoodi (the darkest, blue-grey),
leucogenis (pale grey, large white patch around the eyes) and
salangensis (darker than
leucogenis, less white on face).
leucogenis
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