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WildWings, 577 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol. BS16 3AF.UK
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BIRDS
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis - Reasonably common with a maximum count of 25 birds on Beidaihe Reservoir 20/05/08
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus - 6 at Summer palace, Beijing 04/05/08 and 66 Bird Days between 06/05/08 and 10/05/08 with a peak count of 46 at Beidaihe on 08/05/08.
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis – 56 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 10/05/08 including a remarkable raft of 40 birds at Sandflats, Beidaihe on the 06/05/08
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo – 1 0n 07/05/08, 18 on 08/05/08 and 1 on 12/05/08 all Beidaihe
Temminck’s (Japanese) Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus (= filamentosus) – 2 on 07/05/08 and 1 17/05/08 Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe.
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1 at Beidaihe 10/05/08
Yellow (Chinese Little) Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis – A pair of birds at Reservoir, Beidahe 17 – 20/05/08
Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus – 1 on Sandflats, Beidaihe 17/05/08 and 1 at Reservoir, Beidaihe 20/05/08
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax – 25+ at Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08, Regularly observed at Beidaihe, maximum count of 21 0n 20/05/08. 200+ in Big Wood
Striated (Green-backed / Little) Heron Butorides striatus – 1 Happy Island 0n 12/05/08, 1 Magic Wood 14/05/08, 1 Lighthouse Point from 17/05/08 and 1 at Reservoir 20/05/08
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis – 11 birds recorded during the period
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus – A total of 216 bird-days recorded between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 30 the biggest count in Beidaihe 10/05/08
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes – 1 on Happy Island 14/05/08, 1 on Sandflats, Beidaihe from 15/05/08 to 20/05/08 with a second bird at Lighthouse Point 15-16/05/08
Little Egret Egretta garzetta – Commonly seen with a maximum 30 birds in Beidaihe area.
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia – 11 birds recorded during the period
Great Egret Egretta alba – 25 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 19/05/08 with a peak of 6 at Beidaihe Sandflats on 10/05/06
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea - 31 bird -days between 04//05/08 and 16/05/08 with a maximum count of 11 on the 05/05/08 Beidaihe..
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea – 9 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 20/05/08 Beidaihe
Black Stork Ciconia nigra – 2 over Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08 and 1 over Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19/05/08
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana – 1 over Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08 was a late date for this threatened species and the first for WildWings in many years!
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna – 49 bird-days between the 05/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 25 birds the peak on 12/05/08 at Happy Island, Laoting
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata – 2 at Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08
Eurasian Wigeon Anas Penelope – 1 on the Sandflats at Beidaihe on 08/05/08
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos – Commonly recorded
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha –Regularly recorded with a maximum count 50+ Happy Island 12/05/08
Garganey Anas querquedula – 5 on 10/05/08, 1 on 14/05/08 and 1 on 19/05/08 All Beidaihe
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata – Drake at the Reservoir, Beidaihe between 17-20/05/08
Common Pochard Aythya farina – Drake at the Reservoir, Beidaihe between 17-20/05/08
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca stejnegeri – 44 birds between 07/05/08 and 11/05/08 with 19 birds on the 09/05/08 the highest count in Beidaihe.
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula – Female off Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator – At least 14 birds seen from Lighthouse Point 09-12/05/08 with 10+ on the 10/05/08
Goosander Mergus merganser – 6 Birds recorded at Beidaihe between 06/05/08 and 10/05/08
Crested (Oriental) Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus – 2 Summer Palace 04/05/08, 2 birds over Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08, 1 Beidaihe 08/05/08, 1 at Zushan FP Qinhuangdao (OldPeak) 18/05/08
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus (aeruginosus) spilonotus – 2 on 07/05/08, 4 on 10/05/08 Beidaihe, 6+ on 14/05/08, Happy Island, 1 at Beidaihe 16/05/08 and Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (OldPeak) 18/05/08
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos – 2 Female, Beidaihe 11/05/08, 1 over Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 18/05/08 and 1 Female Beidaihe 20/05/08
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis – 29 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 19/05/08
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus – 2 Summer palace, Beijing 04/05/08 1 over Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08, 10 Bird Days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08.
Chinese Goshawk (Sparrowhawk) Accipiter soloensis – 11 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 18/05/08
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus – 2 Summer palace 04/05/08, 5+ Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08, 2 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 18/05/08
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo – 1 over Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19/05/08
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius – 1 at Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga - 1 over Reservoir, Beidaihe 10/05/08 and 2 over Sandflats/Reservoir on the 20/05/08
Osprey Pandion haliaetus – 1 at the Summer Palace, Beijing on 04/05/08, and singles over Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 and 14/05/08
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus – 19 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 19/05/08
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis – 41 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 and a repeat of last year with a pair taking up residence at the Reservoir, Beidaihe from 16/05/08
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo – 44 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug – 1 observed in the Laoting area 14/05/08 and a Female around Beidaihe 16-17/05/08
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus – 1 Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08
Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica – 26 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus – recorded daily
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus – 1 on 16/05/08 and 2 on the 20/05/08 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla – At least 2 birds regularly seen Reservoir, Beidaihe from 16/05/08
Ruddy (-breasted) Crake Porzana fusca – 1 at Jinshan Hotel, Beidaihe 17/05/08
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus – 1 Sandflats Wood, Beidaihe on 08/05/08
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus –Recorded throughout period at Beidaihe with a highest count of 25 birds at the Reservoir on 19/05/08
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra – 4+ Reservoir Beidaihe
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus – 3 on Sandflats, Beidaihe 08/05/08, at least 5 birds off Happy Island, Liaoning Harbour 14/05/08 and 1 Beidaihe 16/05/08.
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii – 4 adults, Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus - Common throughout period with 21 at Beidaihe 06/05/08 the highest count.
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta – 6 at Sandflats, Beidaihe 06/05/08, 6 Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08 and 3 at Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08 and 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 16/05/08
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum – 3 on 10/05/08 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe, 1 Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 and 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 13/05/08
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius – 42 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus – Pair on territory, Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus – 214 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 Beidaihe with highest count 50+ Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus – 126 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 15/05/08 with 30+ Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 Highest count
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii – 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08 and 1 Sandflats 17/05/08
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva – 117 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 51 over Magic Wood, Laoting the highest count.
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola – 344 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 200+ Happy Island on 14/05/08 the highest count.
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus – Pair on territory, Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08,
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris – Maximum count of 60+ Happy Island, Laoting 11-15/05/08
Red Knot Calidris canutus – 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 06/05/08 and 2 Sandflats, Beidaihe 17/05/08
Sanderling Calidris alba – 26 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 17/05/08 Beidaihe.
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis – 172 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 80 in Happy Island, Laoting area 15/05/08 and 30 Sandflats, Beidaihe 20/05/08 highest counts
Little Stint Calidris minuta – 2 with Red-necked on Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta – 28 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 6 birds together at Reservoir Pools, Beidaihe on 10/05/08 highest count – A good year.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata – 43 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 17/05/08 with 30+ near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 the highest count.
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea – 111 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with aa high count of 75+ near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08
Dunlin Calidris alpina – 188 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 15/05/08 with 150+ highest count off Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/08
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago – 12 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 19/05/08
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura – 13 bird days between 11/05/08 and 17/05/08
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus – 1 briefly Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08 was sadly, the only record
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola – 1 on 10/05/08 Beidaihe
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa – 3 briefly, Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica – 444 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 15/05/08 with 200+ Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/08 the highest count.
Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus – 625 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with highest count of 235 over Beidaihe on 20/05/08
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata – 293 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 100+ Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08 the highest count.
Far-eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis – At least 10+ birds around Happy Island, Laoting 12-14/05/08, 1 at Beidaihe 15/05/08 and 4 at beidaihe 19/05/08.
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus – 122 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 15/05/08 with 100+ near magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 the highest count.
Common Redshank Tringa tetanus – 72 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 20 at Beidaihe on 15/05/08 the highest count.
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis – 106 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 50+ near Magic Wood, Laoting the highest count.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia – 311 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 51 at Beidaihe on 10/05/08 the highest count.
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus – 48 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 15 near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 the highest count
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola – 198 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a highest count of 50+ near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus – 43 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 7 in Beidaihe on 08/05/08
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos – 87 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 15+ near magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes –1 Happy Island area, Liaoting 15.05.08
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres –1 on Sandflats, Beidaihe 08.05.08, 2 Happy Island area, Laoting 13/05/08 and 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08
Relict Gull Larus relictus – 6 1st summer Sandflats, Beidaihe 06/05/08, 9 (8 1st summer and 1 Ad.summer) 07-08/05/08 Sandflats, Beidaihe, 2+ 1st summer Sandflats, Beidaihe 10/05/08 and 1 1st summer Happy Island, Laoting on 12 and 14/05/08
Little Gull Larus minutes – 1st summer past Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 11/05/08
Saunders’ Gull Larus saundersi – 3 1st summers on Sandflats, Beidaihe on 08/05/08, 1 Adult summer Sandflats, Beidaihe on 09/05/08 and 1 1st summer Sandflats, Beidaihe 10/05/08 10+ ( 4 Adult summer) Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08, 3 Happy Island Harbour area, Laoting 13/05/08, 2 1st summer and 1 Adult summer happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08 and 2 1st summer, Sandflats, Beidaihe 15/05/08
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus – Commonly recorded with a maximum count of 3000+ Henge He on 08/05/08
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris – 229 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 40 birds at Sandflats, Beidaihe on 20/05/08 the biggest count.
Common Gull Larus canus heinei – At least 5 birds present around Sandflats, Beidaihe 06-08/05/08
Kamchatka (Eastern Mew) Gull Larus kamtschatschensis – 1 at Sandflats, Beidaihe 08/05/08
Heuglin’s Gull Larus heuglini taimyrensis – 160 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 98 birds over Beidaihe 11/05/08
Vega Gull Larus (argentatus/heuglini) vegae – 4 single-bird records during the period, all Beidaihe
Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus – 11 bird days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 3 rather approachable birds on the Sandflats, Beidaihe 07-08/05/08
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica – 107 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 30+ near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 the biggest count.
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia – At least 3 birds around Sandflats, Beidaihe from 06.05.08 until 10/05/08. 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 15-16/05/08
Common Tern Sterna hirundo longipennis – 28 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 15/05/08 with 10 near Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08. Small numbers this year?
Little Tern Sterna albifrons - 119 bird-days 06/05/08 to 16/05/08 with a maximum count of 50 Happy Island, Liaoting 15.05.08
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus – 78 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 12/05/08 with 26 at Sandflats, Beidaihe on 06/05/08 the highest count.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus – 534 bird-days between 11/05/08 and 17/05/08 with 350+ near magic Wood, Laoting on the 13/05/08 the biggest count.
Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia – Commonly recorded throughout
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto – 2 birds recorded in Beidaihe area from 07.05.08
Oriental (Rufous) Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis – 48 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis – Commonly recorded.
Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides – 4 on the 18/05/08 and 8 on the 19/05/08 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak)
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus – 1 Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/08, 1 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe 17 - 21/05/08, at least 4 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus – 10 bird-days between 12/05/08 and 20/05/08
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus - 13 bird-days between 10/05/08 and 20/05/08
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus – 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 12/05/08 and 4 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia – 2 at the Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08, 14 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 17/05/08 with 4 Magic Wood/Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/08
Northern Boobok Ninox japonica florensis – 1 Magic Wood and 1 Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 and 1 Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/08
Grey (Jungle) Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus – 9 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 17/05/08 with 3 at Beidaihe on 17/05/08 the highest day total
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus – 8 Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08, 3 Magic Wood, laoting on 13/05/08, 1 Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08 and 3 over Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 18/05/08
Common Swift Apus apus – Recorded daily
Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift Apus pacificus – r173 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 150+ Beidaihe 0n 19/05/08 the biggest count
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata – 14 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 20/05/08
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis – 27 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08
Crested Kingfisher Ceryle lugubris – 1 Summer Palace, Beijing 04.05.08, 1 Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08
Dollarbird (Broad-billed Roller) Eurystomus orientalis – 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 12/05/08, 1 Magic Wood 14/05/08 , 1 Beidaihe 17/05/08 and 1 Beidaihe 20/05/08.
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops - Breeding bird Beidaihe with 4 nests found with young from 06.05.08
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla – 10 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 17/05/08 with 3 Beidaihe on 07/05/08 biggest day count.
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus – Common resident
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major – Common resident
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus – 33 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 4 at Magic Wood, laoting on the 11/05/08
Grey-capped (Pygmy) Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus – Common resident Beidaihe
Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica – 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 08/05/08 and a different individual at Jinshan Field, Beidaihe from 08-11/05/08
Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis – at least 5 birds Magic Wood area, Laoting 13/05/08
Sand Martin Riparia riparia – 106 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 50+ Beidaihe 10/05/08
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - Common
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica - Common
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus – 3+ over Beidaihe on 17/05/08 where well observed.
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi – 55 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 13 Happy Island, laoting on the 12/05/08 the highest count.
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii – 2 at Jinshan Field, Beidaihe on 11/05/08 were surprisingly, the only record
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni – 115 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 40 around Beidaihe 07/05/08 the biggest day count
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi – 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 08/05/08 and 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 16/05/08
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus – 70+ over Beidaihe 07/05/08, 2 Beidaihe 11/05/08 and 6 Happy Island, laoting 12/05/08.
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus – 1 at Sandflats, Beidaihe on 08/05/08 and another individual at Sandflats, beidaihe 19/05/08
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus – 1 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe 10/05/08, 2 Big Wood, laoting 13/05/08, 2 Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08 and 1 at Reservoir, Beidaihe 20/05/08
Green-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava taivana – 15 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 5 near Magic Wood, laoting on the 13/05/08
Siberian Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava simillima – 13 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 4 at Beidaihe 16/05/08
Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava macronyx – 35 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 8 at Beidaihe 06/05/08 and 10 Magic Wood, Laoting 13/05/08
Plexa Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava plexa – 1 Beidaihe 06.05.08 and 1 Beidaihe on 17/05/08
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola – 1 Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08, 1 at Sandflats, Beidaihe 06/05/08 and 1 Sandflats, Beidaihe 10/05/08
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea – 8 Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 06/05/08 Single observations at Beidaihe throughout period.
Swinhoe’s Wagtail Motacilla alba ocularis – 5 birds between 06/05/08 and 10/05/08 Beidaihe
Amur Wagtail Motacilla alba leucopsis – Common around Beidaihe with upto 6 birds daily
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella – 2 birds at Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on the 09/05/08 was exceptionally late for this wintering species.
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos – 1 Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe 17-18/05/08
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus – 1 female on 18-19/05/08 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak)
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus – 2 Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08, 21 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 5 Beidaihe 17/05/08.
Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis – Common Beidaihe with 45+ birds on 10/05/08
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes – 1 on 18/05/08 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak)
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii – 1 at Zushan FP. Qinhuangdao on the 18/05/08
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica – 1 at Beidaihe 07/05/08 and 1 Magic Wood, laoting 12/05/08
Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans – 17 bird-days between 11/05/08 and 20/05/08
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope – 52 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 20+ at Beidaihe 07/05/08 the highest day count.
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica – 1 at Bai He River, Beijing 05/05/08 and 83 bird-days between 17/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 50+ in Beidaihe 07/05/08 Highest day count.
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane – 122 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 and again, 50+ in Beidaihe 07/05/08 Highest day count.
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus – 2 Females on 10.05.08 Beidaihe, 1 on 14.05.08 Happy Island, Liaoting.
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus – 6+ Bai He River, Huiro (Ibisbill site) 05/05/08 and 27 bird-days between 17/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 10 at Beidaihe 07/05/08.
White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides – 2 Males 19/05/08 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak)
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola torquata/maura stejnegeri – 12+ Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08 and 494 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 100+ Beidaihe 07/05/08
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis – 22 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 16/05/08 with 3 males in Beidaihe 10/05/08
Red-bellied (Blue) Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius philippensis – 15 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 19/05/08
White’s Thrush Zoothera dauma aurea – 25 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 4 Beidaihe on 07/05/08 the highest day count.
Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica – 15 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 3 Beidaihe 15/05/08
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae – 2 Beidaihe 08/05/08 remaining until 10/05/08 and 10+ Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19/05/08
Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum – Male Beidaihe 07/05/08, Male Beidaihe 10/05/07, Male Beidaihe 17/05/08 and 1 singing Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 18/05/08
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus – 1 Beidaihe 08-10/05/08
Eye-browed Thrush Turdus obscurus – 189 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 100 Magic Wood/Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 Highest day count
Dusky Thrush Turdus (naumanni) eunomus – 17 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 16/05/08 with 5 Beidaihe on 08/05/08 Highest day count
Naumann’s Thrush Turdus (naumanni) naumanni – 1 Beidaihe 08-10/05/08
Chinese Song Thrush Turdus mupinensis – At least 3 birds in Beidaihe between 06/05/08 and 17/05/08, at least 2 birds Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19/05/08
Asian Stub-tailed Warbler Urosphena squameiceps – 1 singing at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 18/05/08
Manchurian Bush Warbler Cettia canturians – 1 Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe 10/05/08 and 1 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 18-19/05/08
Japanese Bush Warbler Cettia diphone ssp? – 1 13-14/05/08 Magic Wood. Laoting
Siberian (Spotted) Bush Warbler Bradypterus (thoracius) thoracius – 1 on 15/05/08 Magic Wood, Laoting and 1 Beidaihe 20/05/08 (song of the latter confirms id as Siberian)
Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler) Cisticola juncidis – Common in suitable habitat
Chinese Hill Warbler Rhopophilus pekinensis – 2 Jiaoshan Mountain 09/05/08 and 1 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19/05/08
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola – 4 Beidaihe 17/05/08 and 1 on Sandflats, Beidaihe 20/05/08
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata –32 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 high counts of 6+ Magic Wood, Laoting 11/05/08 and 5+ Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe 20/05/08
Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps –304 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 250+ at Beidaihe on 17/05/08 Highest day total
Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum – 1 Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe 17/05/08
Oriental Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis – 47 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 30+ birds at Beidaihe on 17/05/08
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon – 1 on the 09/05/08 at Beidaihe was early, 28 bird-days between 15-20/05/08 was more usual with a peak of 15 at Beidaihe on 17/05/08
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus – 1 at Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 07/05/08 the only record.
La Touche’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae – 1 on 07/05/08 Beidaihe was an early date, 6 Magic Wood/Happy Island, laoting 12-15/05/08, 1 at Beidaihe 16/05/08 and 25+ Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus – 35 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 10+ Beidaihe on 07/05/08
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes – 44 bird-days between 09/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 5+ Beidaihe on 10/05/08, 6 Magic Wood, Laoting 12/05/08 and 5 Beidaihe Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides plumbeitarsus - 26 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 7 magic Wood, Laoting on 12/05/08
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis – 1 on 05/05/10 Yuan Yuantan Park, Beijing was early, 35 bird-days between 10/05/08 and 20/05/08 with 10+ on 17/05/08 and 20/05/08 Beidaihe
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus – 563 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 with peaks of 100+ on 07/05/08 Beidaihe, 100+ Magic Wood, Laoting 12/05/08 and
Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus sichuanensis – 6+ singing birds Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus – 1988 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 with peaks of 1000+ Beidaihe 07/05/08, 150+ Magic Wood, Laoting 12/05/08
Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei – 2 Beidaihe on 07/05/08, 1 Beidaihe 16/05/08 and 3+ singing Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi – 751 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with peaks of 500+ at Beidaihe on 07/05/08, and 60+ Beidaihe 17/05/08
Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii – 1 singing Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08, 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 15/05/08 and 5 singing Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus – 568 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with peaks of 250+ Beidaihe 07/05/08 and 60+ Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08
Goldcrest Regulus regulus – 2 Beidaihe 07/05/08
Blue-and-White Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana – 2/3 Males in Beidaihe 07/05/08
Dark-sided (Siberian) Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica – 1 on 17/05/08, 6 on 19/05/08 and 3 on 20/05/08, all Beidaihe
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta – 28 bird-days between 08/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 11 at Beidaihe on 19/05/08
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica (= latirostris) – 103 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with peaks of 13 on 10/05/08 Beidaihe, 15+ Magic Wood, Laoting 13/05/08 and 20+ Beidaihe on 17/05/08
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata – Adult male at Big Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08, 1 Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08 and 1 Adult male at Magic Wood, Laoting 15/05/08
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla – 10+ Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08, 10+ Yuan Yuantan Park, Beijing 05/05/08. 98 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 25 Beidaihe 07/05/08
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki – 98 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 50+ Magic Wood/Big Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 – A remarkable year!
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia – 66 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 15+ Beidaihe on 10/05/08
Elisae’s (Chinese) Flycatcher Ficedula (narcissina) elisae – 2 on Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08 and 1 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 18/05/08
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus –6 at the Bai He River, Huiaro 05/05/08 32 bird-days Beidaihe between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08. Nesting at Lighthouse Point.
Père David’s Laughing Thrush Garrulax davidi - 2 at the Bai He River, Huiaro 05/05/08 and 6 at Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus vinaceous - 2 at Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08
Marsh Tit Parus palustris – 1 at Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08
Willow Tit Parus montanus – 1 Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08 and 1 Bai He River, Huiro 05/05/08 and 10+ Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Yellow-bellied Tit Parus venustulus – 20 Summer Palace, Beijing 04/05/08 and 2 Beidaihe 10/05/08, 1 Magic Wood 12/05/08, 1 Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08 and 14/05/08 10+ on 18-19/05/08 at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao
Great Tit Parus major – small numbers observed throughout period
Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa – 5+ 18-19/05/08 at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao
Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus – 85 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 25 birds at Beidaihe 16/05/08.
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus – 212 bird days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak at beidaihe of 50 birds on both 07/05/08 and 10/05/08. 40+ Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonica – 3 on Happy Island on 12/05/08 and 2 in Big Wood, Laoting 13/05/08
Black-naped Oriole Oriolis chinensis – 106 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 20+ at Beidaihe 17/05/08
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus – 4 at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus – 449 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 60+ at Beidaihe on 16/05/08
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus – 43 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 15+ at Beidaihe on 20/05/08
Hair-crested (Spangled) Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus – 3+ at at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius – 5+ at at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha – at least 20 birds Beidaihe area throughout period
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana – Common around Beijing,
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica – Common throughout
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax – 2 Birds at the Bai He River, Huiaro 05/05/08 and 2 birds at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus – A dark phase at Beidaihe 10/05/08 and a pale phase at Beidaihe 16/05/08
Carrion Crow Corvus corone – 100+ North near Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 18/05/08
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos – At least 25 birds recorded at Old Peak 18/05/08 highest count
Raven Corvus corax – 1 over Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08
Daurian (Purple-backed) Starling Sturnus sturninus – 17 birds observed between 11/05/08 and 15/05/08 Magic Wood, Laoting and 1 at Beidaihe on 19/05/08
White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus – 34 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 19/05/08 with 10 at Yuan Yuantan Park, Beijing on 05/05/08 the largest count.
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus – at least 6 birds in Beidaihe area throughout period.
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans – 4+ at Bai He River, Huiaro, 05/05/08 and 1 at Magic Wood, Laoting 15/05/08
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus - Common
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla – 1 on 07/05/08, Beidaihe, 1 at Magic Wood, Laoting on 13/05/08 and 3 at Beidaihe on 16/05/08
Oriental (Grey-capped) Greenfinch Carduelis sinica - 121 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 20 birds at Beidaihe on 19/05/08
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus – 2 at the Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus – 17 bird –days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 6 at Beidaihe on 07/05/08
Yellow-billed (Chinese) Grosbeak Eophona migratoria – 38 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 17/05/08 with a peak of 15 birds at Beidaihe on 09/05/08
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata – 1 at Beidaihe on 06/05/08, another at Beidaihe 07/05/08, 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 11/05/08, 59 Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08, 20+ Big Wood, Laoting 13/05/08 4 Beidaihe 17/05/08 and 2 at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao on 19/05/08
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes – 1 Beidaihe 07/05/08, 2 Happy Island, Laoting 12/05/08, 2 Magic Wood, Laoting 13/05/08, 1 Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/08.
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala – 257 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 100+ Magic Wood/Happy Island , Laoting on 12/05/08
Godlewski’s (Eastern Rock) Bunting Emberiza godlewskii – 10+ at Bai He River, Huiaro, 05/05/08, 3 at the Great wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08 and 20+ at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
(Siberian) Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides – 10+ at Bai He River, Huiaro, 05/05/08, 2 at the Great wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08 and 15+ at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19/05/08
Chestnut-eared (Grey-headed) Bunting Emberiza fucata – 20 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a highest count of 4 birds at Beidaihe on 20/05/08
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans – 9 bird-days between 05/05/08 and 19/05/08 with a peak of 2 males at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao on 18/05/08
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys – 4 on Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08
Tristram’s Bunting Emberiza tristrami – 38 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 15+ birds at Beidaihe on 10/05/08
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla – 208 bird-days between 04/05/08 and 17/05/08 with a peak of 150+ at Magic Wood/Happy Island, Laoting on 12/05/08
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila 34 bird-days recorded between 07/05/08 and 16/05/08 with a peak of 6 birds at Beidaihe on 10/05/08
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola – 42 bird-days between 07/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a clear peak of 36 birds at Beidaihe on 08/05/08
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniculus – 1 at Sandflats, Beidaihe on 06/05/08
Pallas’s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi – 22 bird-days between 06/05/08 and 20/05/08 with a peak of 8 birds at Beidaihe on 09/05/08
Japanese Reed Bunting Emberiza yessoensis – 1 at Beidaihe on 10/05/08
Mammals
Manchurian Hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis – One Magic Wood area, Laoting 14/05/08
Cape Hare Lepus capensis – Occasionally noted around Beidaihe including Lighthouse Point!
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus – Regularly observed at the Reservoir, Beidaihe
Pere David’s Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus – Observed at the Bai He River 05/05/08, the Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 09/05/08 and Zushan FP, (Old Peak) 18-19/05/08
Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus – Observed in Beijing and Zushan FP, Old Peak 18-19/05/08
Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides – One at Yange He on 10/05/08
Eurasian Badger Meles meles – One at Zushan FP, Old Peak on the evening of the 18/05/08
Siberian Weasel Mustela siberica – A bigger animal than the name suggests – One was seen at the Reservoir, Beidaihe on 10/05/08 and one at Zushan FP, Old Peak on 19/05/08
Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula – Large ‘Noctule’s” were seen most evenings at the Jinshan are apparently this species – surely they’re too big?
Snakes
Oriental Tiger Snake Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus – A few observations of this rather dramatic looking “grass snake”
Red-backed Ratsnake Elaphe rufodorsata – 2 observed and photographed at Magic Wood, Laoting
