Introduction
Traditionally a good site to find Bright-capped Cisticola (and where the species was first discovered in Hong Kong in 1991) Ping Yeung still has the extensive grasslands for which it is best known. Now threatened by a planned new town which will completely cover the site Ping Yeung deserves much more attention from birders before it disappears beneath the concrete.
Key Species
Bright-capped Cisticola, Eurasian Skylark (in winter).
Other Species
Sooty-headed Bulbul, Daurian Redstart.
Other Wildlife
N/A
Birding
Traditionally a good site to find Bright-capped Cisticola (and where the species was first discovered in Hong Kong in 1991).
Habitat and Vegetation
The area is mostly disused paddyfields now become grasslands. The grasslands are burned regularly by accident in the autumn.
Getting there
Take the MTR to Fanling and a taxi from there. There is a red minibus to the village as well.
General Information
Altitude: 50-150m Disturbance: in late 2012 it was announced that one of the three new towns to be built in the northern New Territories would include this site.