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【大嶼山發現鵰鴞BB！】

我們嘅大嶼山夜鳥調查又有喜訊公佈——鵰鴞BB岀世喇！

幾個月前喺大嶼山，鳥會調查員聽到遠方山崖傳岀鵰鴞 ???????????????? ????????????????深沈嘅「hoo-uh」叫聲，當中夾雜住幼鳥叫聲。經過調查員努力不懈咁用望遠鏡觀察山崖，終於發現峭壁上有一對好可愛嘅鵰鴞幼鳥，並錄低咗呢條珍貴片段！

鵰鴞係香港罕見留鳥，偏好樹木疏落、巨石嶙峋嘅山坡，更會喺懸崖邊緣築巢。根據過往觀察記錄，香港鵰鴞幼鳥嘅記錄通常為三月份，由此推斷鵰鴞在港嘅繁殖期為晚冬至初春時份。
希望呢對香港出世嘅鵰鴞可以健康茁壯成長啦～

註：如遇到鳥巢或幼鳥，謹記「不干擾、不傷害、不拐帶」

*此計劃由 #大嶼山保育基金 贊助

[Meet the Eagle-Owl hatchlings!]

We have exciting news to announce from our night bird survey on Lantau Island - the birth of Eurasian Eagle-Owl chicks!

In a night survey a few months ago on Lantau Island, researchers heard the distant call of Eurasian Eagle-Owl ???????????????? ???????????????? from a cliff. Apart from the typical deep “hoo-uh” call echoing from the cliff, there were also short, piercing cries from the Eurasian Eagle-Owl chicks. The following day, the researchers observed the same location and discovered a pair of adorable Eurasian Eagle-Owl chicks perched on the rocks of the cliff!

Eurasian Eagle-Owl are rare resident birds in Hong Kong, preferring roost on rocky hillsides where trees are sparsely distributed, where some of them nest in a scrape on a cliff ledge. Based on past records, Eurasian Eagle-Owl chicks in Hong Kong have been primarily observed in March, indicating that their breeding season mainly occurs during late winter to early spring.

We hope these chicks grow up healthily and thrive!

Note: If you come across a bird nest or a nestling, remember the "Three No's": No interference, no harm, no removal.

*This project is funded by #LantauConservationFund

#香港觀鳥會 #HKBWS #鳥類保育 #自然保育 #可持續大嶼 #大嶼山保育基金 #LantauConservationFund