Raptor Migration in Vietnam 2002 Autumn



Sapa mountain, Lao Cai Province
Observer: Nguyen Cu, Le Manh Hung, Dinh Van Thanh, Ha Qui Quynh
Ha Noi
22.21N, 103.46E

Date Observation Time Unid. Accipiters Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Others Remarks
1 Nov. 07:00-17:00 4 44 3 4
2 09:00-12:00 5 6 0 3
5 16:00-18:00 0 6 0 0 Ha Noi


Huong Pogoda
Observer: Nguyen Cu, Le Manh Hung, Dinh Van Thanh, Nguyen Manh Ha, Nguyen Duc Tu@and other menber
North-East Tonkin
20.36N, 105.36E

Date Observation Time Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Chinese Goshawk
Accipiter soloensis
Besra Accipiter virgatus Japanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gularis
Unid. Accipiters Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Falco sp. Others
20 Aug. 10:00-17:00 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sep. 10:00-15:00 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
11 10:00-17:00 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 12:00-17:00 0 0 0 2 0 34 0 0 0
27 11:00-16:00 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
29 11:00-16:00 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0
30 10:00-17:00 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Hanam Island
Observer: Le Manh Hung. Vu Thi Minh Phuong, Nguyen Duc Tu, Nguyen Phuong Lan & IEBR, BirdLife, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Quang Ninh Province
20.56N, 106.46E

Date Observation Time Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Eastern Marsh-HarrierCircus spilonotus Unid. Accipiters Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Others
7 Oct. 10:00-17:00 6 1 0 0 0
8 09:00-17:00 5 4 0 1 0
9 12:00-17:00 0 3 0 0 0
10 09:00-16:00 4 12 2 0 1

Soc Pagoda Hill Site
Observer: Nguyen Cu, Le Manh Hung
North-East Tonkin

21.17N, 105.50E

Date Observation Time Japanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gularis
Unid. Accipiters Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Falco sp. Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eastern Marsh-Harrier
Circus spilonotus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Unid. raptors
16 Oct. 12:00-16:00 2 0 0 7 88 3 0 0
12 Nov. 09:00-16:00 1 0 1 0 9 0 4 2
14 11:00-16:00 2 2 0 6 2 13 3 0 0


Cat Tien National Park
Observer: Nguyen Cu, Le Manh Hung
11.25N 107.25E
Southeast of Vietnam

Date Observation Time Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Black Baza
Avicedo leuphotes
Lesser Fish-Eagle
Ichthyophaga humilis
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gularis
Unid. Accipiters Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Others
20 Oct. 0 0 0 75 0 265 0
21 0 0 1 0 0 1,220 0
22 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 0 1 0 0 0 20 0