Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese
The main body of Hong Kong Bird Report 1998 is taken up with the Systematic List 1998 which covers the 362 species recorded in Hong Kong during the period. No new species were recorded during the year.
In addition to regular reports on winter waterfowl counts there are papers on; food habits of nesting egrets and herons in Hong Kong, Oriental Reed Warblers at Mai Po, review of Frigatebird records in Hong Kong, Scops Owls in Hong Kong and notes of birds of the Songjiang District, Shanghai.