Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) - Mai Po HK Ramsar Site
In breeding range, this large, long-billed songster of expansive reedbeds can often be seen perched on top of a stalk belting its heart out, but on wintering grounds, it is more likely to be detected by a harsh, grating rattling from deep within the vegetation. Unremarkably plumaged, brown above, paler below, with a weak white supercilium and a short bristly crest, occasionally raised.
Indeed in Mai Po, oriental reed warbler is wintering. Often found darting around reeds and prefer to stay within reeds. Sounds are often heard within vegetation and difficult to see between the vegetation.
