Reply To: Birds inc magpie robin in Hong Kong w H5N1

[Martin W]

A few more dead birds with H5N1 in HK city – all Kowloon.
A blue magpie: resident species.
Two silver-eared mesias: not native to Hong Kong, though breeds in forests – population established from birds escaping/released from captivity. These local birds restricted to woods. As these two were real close to the main bird market, and distant from forest, points extremely strongly to bird market as the source.