Anthony
Subject:
Birding in Hong Kong
Date:
Mon, 20 Apr 98 08:58:28 GMT
From:
hkbws@hkstar.com (Webmaster)
Organization:
The University of Hong Kong
Newsgroups:
sci.bio.ecology
Dear Sir/Madam
The website of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) established in
September 1998, providing bird watcher and environmental conservationist
the most updated information to the nature habitat, activities, bird and
conservation news. There is also a bulletin board for members exchanging
ideas directly on current issues.
The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society
http://home.hkstar.com/~hkbws
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Hong Kong is an excellent place to watch birds. It is famous for the
large numbers of Eastern Palearctic waders that occur on passage, and
the territory regularly a ttracts other species that are major rarities
in Britain or North America.
The HKBWS was founded in 1957, and is now an active and fast-growing
society with a membership of around 400 from Hong Kong and overseas. It
publishes a quarterly bulletin and an annual Bir d Report. The society
runs regular field outings in Hong Kong throughout the year, led by
experienced locals and all members are welcome to join. Sometimes groups
from the Society visit the People's Republic of China
and other places in the region on bird watching trips. Members
participate in waterfowl counts in the winter months, as also
Christmas count. The Society has also recently built another hide
off Mai Po boardwalk.
The Society runs an ornithological library containing various useful
publications, including trip reports of birding visits into China and
other Asian destinations. It is occasionally able to offer attractive
discunts to members on selected new book titles.
For further information, please contact the Secretary, HKBWS
Yours sincerely
Webmaster
The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society