WildWings  Beidaihe             6th - 22nd May 2010  Species List.

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      Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis  - Recorded in small numbers throughout with a maximum count of 12 birds on Beidaihe Reservoir 22/05/10

      

    Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus -   Singles observed throughout the period, often passing Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe.

 

     Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 18+ just offshore from the sandflats Beidaihe on 10/05/10 and 4 there the following day 11/05/10

 

     Temmincks Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 1 down in the harbour area, near Happy Island, Laoting 15/05/10

 

      Yellow (Chinese Little) Bittern  Ixobrychus sinensis 1 over Jinshan Hotel, Beidaihe on 21/05/10 and 2 birds at the Reservoir area, Beidaihe on 22/05/10

 

      Schrencks Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus 1+ in the Jinshan area Beidaihe on 21/05/10

 

Black Bittern Dupetor flavicolllis 1 elusive individual observed briefly twice at the Reservoir area, Beidaihe on 21/05/10

      

Black-crowned Night Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax Observed throughout but with maximum counts at 300+ in the Magic Wood area, Laoting and 40 pairs nesting in the Reservoir area Beidaihe on 21/05/10

Striated (Green-backed / Little) Heron  Butorides striatus Only 1 over Beidaihe 20/05/10

Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis coromandus A few along the roadside whilst journeying south and around 30 pairs nesting in Magic Wood, Laoting.

Chinese Pond Heron  Ardeola bacchus   Observed regularly in suitable habitat throughout the period.

    Chinese Egret  Egretta eulophotes , 1 on Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 08/05/10 and 1 at Sandflats, Beidaihe on 11/05/10

      

    Little Egret  Egretta garzetta Commonly seen with a maximum counts involving nesting birds with a 100+ at Magic Wood, Laoting from 14/05/10

      

    Intermediate Egret  Egretta intermedia Single bird at Da Pu He 13/05/10

      

    Eastern Great Egret  Egretta (alba) modestus 33 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 6 on 13/05/10

      

    Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea - 12 bird -days between 06/05/10 and 22/05/10

      

    Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea 1 at the reservoir Beidaihe from 08/05/10.

 

    Swan Goose Anser cygnoides 2 birds seen early morning on the 07/05/10 whilst travelling to the Bai He Ibisbills may have been genuine birds considering the late spring and other records from other observers during the period.

      

    Ruddy Shelduck Tadoma ferruginea 1 in Happy Island area, Laoting on 14/05/10

 

    Common Shelduck  Tadorna tadorna Small numbers recorded throughout period with a maximum count of 10 birds on the Sandflats on 21/05/10

      

    Mandarin Duck  Aix galericulata 2 at Summer Palace, Beijing 06/05/10 and 2 pairs at Bai He River on 07/05/10

      

    Common Teal Anas crecca   11 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

    Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos Commonly recorded

      

    Spot-billed Duck  Anas poecilorhyncha Regularly recorded with a maximum count 20+ Happy Island  14/05/10

   

       White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca stejnegeri A small group of around 10 birds off Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 13/05/10

 

    Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 16 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a maximum count of 8 on the 18/05/10, all Beidaihe area.

 

    Crested (Oriental) Honey-buzzard  Pernis ptilorhyncus 5 over Beidaihe on 10/05/10, 1 on 16/05/10 Happy Island and 3 over Beidaihe on 18/05/10

      

       Eastern Marsh Harrier  Circus (aeruginosus) spilonotus 1 on 10/05/10, 2 on 11/05/10 Beidaihe, 3+ on 14/05/10 and 3+ on 16/05/10 on Happy Island, Laoting.

 

      Pied Harrier  Circus melanoleucos 1  Bai He River 07/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 10/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 11/05/10 and 1 magic Wood, Laoting area 14/05/10

 

      Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis A pair at Zushan FP (Old Peak) on 19/05/10

 

    Japanese Sparrowhawk  Accipiter gularis Only 5  bird-days between 09/05/10 and 17/05/10

      

    Eurasian Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus   6 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10

      

    Chinese Goshawk (Sparrowhawk)  Accipiter soloensis A male  at Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe  on 08/05/10 and another at Lotus hills on 11/05/10

 

       Grey-faced Buzzard  Butastur indicus   4 in the Bai He River area 07/05/10

 

    Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 at the Summer Palace, Beijing 06/05/10 and 1 over Beidaihe 09/05/10

 

    Common Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus 9 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 18/05/10

      

       Amur Falcon  Falco amurensis 17 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 and a repeat of last year with two pairs taking up residence at the Reservoir, Beidaihe.

      

       Eurasian Hobby  Falco subbuteo   27 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 21/05/10

 

    Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 at the Bai He River on 07/05/10

      

       Japanese Quail  Coturnix japonica 49 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 21/05/10 with a maximum count of 20+ in Magic Wood area/Happy Island on 14/05/10

 

       Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus recorded daily

      

    Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki 1 dead Magic Wood on 15/05/10

 

    Baillons Crake Porzana pusilla 1 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe on 08/05/10 and another at the Reservoir on the 22/05/10

      

    Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Recorded throughout period at Beidaihe with a highest count of 10 birds at the Reservoir on 22/05/10

      

       Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 1 on 10/05/10 at the Sandflats, Beidaihe and another on 21/05/10 Beidaihe

 

    Eurasian Coot  Fulica atra  1 at the Reservoir Beidaihe 22/05/10

      

       Eurasian Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus  1 on the 14/05/10 and 7 on 15/05/10 Happy Island/Laoting harbour area.

      

    Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii 2 adults and 2+ juveniles, Bai He River, Huiro  07/05/10

 

     Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus Small numbers recorded throughout period.

 

   Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 30 bird-days between 10/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 11 on the Sandflats on 20/05/10 the highest count.             

  

     Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius  13 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10

      

    Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus Pair on territory, Bai He River, Huiro  (Ibisbill site) 07/05/10

      

    Kentish Plover  Charadrius alexandrinus   111 bird-days between 18/05/10 and 22/05/10 with highest count 20 Happy Island harbour , Laoting 14/05/10

      

       Lesser Sandplover  Charadrius mongolus 108 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 60+ Happy Island, Laoting 16/05/09 Highest count

      

    Greater Sandplover  Charadrius leschenaultii 2 Sandflats, Beidaihe 10/05/10, 1 laoting /Happy Island Harbour area 13/05/10 and 7 Beidaihe 21/05/10 and 4 Beidaihe 22/05/10

      

       Pacific Golden Plover  Pluvialis fulva 32 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 15 over Beidaihe on 10/05/10 the highest count.

 

       Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola  147 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 55+ Happy Island on 16/05/10 the highest count.

      

    Grey-headed Lapwing  Vanellus cinereus 1 bird over Beidaihe on 12/05/10 the only record.

 

       Great Knot  Calidris tenuirostris Maximum count of  100+ Happy Island, Laoting 14-16/05/10 and 3 on the Sandflats, Beidaihe 22/05/10

      

    Red Knot  Calidris canutus 3 on Sandflats, beidaihe on 11/05/10

 

       Sanderling  Calidris alba   21 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 14/05/10 with 15 on the Sandflats on 09/0510 the highest count

      

    Red-necked Stint  Calidris ruficollis 108 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 31 Sandflats, Beidaihe 18/05/10 the  highest count.

      

       Temmincks Stint Calidris temminckii 1 at the Reservoir area on 08/05/10

 

    Long-toed Stint  Calidris subminuta 4 in the Reservoir/Sandflats area, Beidaihe on 10/05/10 and 3 on Sandflats 18/05/10

      

       Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  Calidris acuminata   30 bird-days between 14/05/10 and 18/05/10 with 13 in the Magic Wood area, Laoting on the 14/05/10 High count

 

    Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea 1 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe 10/05/10, 52 in the Happy Island/Harbour area on 14/05/10 and 5 there on 15/05/10.

 

    Dunlin  Calidris alpina   54 on 13/05/10, 100+ on 14/05/10 and 45 16/05/10 all Happy Island/Laoting area.

 

    Common Snipe  Gallinago gallinago  1 on the 08/05/10 and 1 on 13/05/10 only birds positively identified.

      

    Pintail Snipe  Gallinago stenura Small numbers throughout period were probably this species though difficulty in separation with Swinhoes problematic

 

    Swinhoes Snipe Gallinago megala A single bird was observed at Jinshan Field, Beidaihe on 21/05/10

                  

        Asian Dowitcher  Limnodromus semipalmatus 3 Happy Island, Laoting on 14/05/10.

      

    Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa   Very low numbers between 14/05/10 and 16/05/10 with a maximum count of 10+ Happy Island area, Laoting on 14/05/10.

      

    Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica Low numbers recorded between 13/05/10 and 16/05/10 with a maximum count of 200+ Happy Island harbour area, Laoting on 14/05/10

      

    Little Whimbrel Numenius minutes 93 birds recorded this year, an exceptional year for this species. 1 at the Jinshan Field, Beidaihe 8-9/05/10 was followed by 92 birds between 18/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 56+ on 21/05/10 the highest count.

 

    Common Whimbrel  Numenius phaeopus 647 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with highest count of 266 over Beidaihe on 21/05/10

      

    Eurasian Curlew  Numenius arquata Small numbers throughout period with a maximum count of 60+ at Happy Island harbour area/Laoting on 14/05/10.

      

    Far-eastern Curlew  Numenius madagascariensis At least 70+ birds around Happy Island, Laoting 14/05/10, otherwise small numbers elsewhere.

      

    Spotted Redshank  Tringa erythropus Only 4 birds between 10/05/10 and 16/05/10, a poor year.

   

    Common Redshank  Tringa tetanus  Small numbers throughout period with a maximum count of 20+ on 14/05/09 at the Happy Island harbour area, Laoting.

      

    Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis  74 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 18/05/10 with 30 on pools close to Magic Wood on 13/05/10 highest count.

      

    Common Greenshank  Tringa nebularia 89 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 28 on the Sandflats 21/05/10 the highest count.

      

       Green Sandpiper  Tringa ochropus 18 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 18/05/10

      

    Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola 38 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 18/05/10

      

    Terek Sandpiper  Xenus cinereus  - 6 on the Sandflats, Beidaihe 09/05/10, 12 Happy Island Harbour area on the 14/05/10 and 14 Happy Island on 16/05/10

      

    Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos 34 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 16 Lighthouse Point on 21/05/10

      

    Grey-tailed Tattler  Heteroscelus brevipes 1 Happy Island harbour area on 13/05/10 the only record.

 

    Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres  1 Happy Island area, Laoting 14/05/10.

 

    Relict Gull  Larus relictus   1 Adult summer Happy Island Harbour area, Laoting on 15/05/10

      

    Saunders Gull  Larus saundersi 3 adult summer and 1 1st summer on 13/05/10, 1 1st summer on 14/05/10 and 6 adult summer and 2 1st summer on 15/05/10 all observations Happy Island harbour area/Happy Island, Laoting.

      

    Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus Commonly recorded with a maximum count of 1000+ Sandflats area, Beidaihe on 09/05/10.

 

      

    Black-tailed Gull  Larus crassirostris 228 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 46 birds on Sandflats, Beidaihe 21/05/09

      

    Common Gull Larus canus heinei Singles recorded on the Sandflats on four dates between 09/05/10 and 18/05/10

 

    Kamchatka Gull  Larus kamtschatschensis 20 birds on the Sandflats, Beidaihe on 09/05/10 and 1 on the 18/05/10

      

    Heuglins Gull  Larus heuglini taimyrensis At least 70 birds recorded between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 30 over Beidaihe on 09/05/10

      

    Vega Gull  Larus (argentatus/heuglini) vegae 8 birds recorded during the period, all Beidaihe

      

    Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus 1 at the Bai He River on 07/05/10 and 11 on the Sandflats, Beidaihe on the 10/05/10

 

       Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica Regularly recorded around Happy Island with 30 birds on 14/05/10 highest count.

      

    Caspian Tern  Sterna caspia Four birds recorded during the period..

      

    Common Tern  Sterna hirundo longipennis Regularly recorded between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 50+ Beidaihe area on 21/05/10 the highest count.

      

    Little Tern  Sterna albifrons -   Regularly recorded in Laoting area only with a maximum count of 20+ on 14/05/10

 

       Whiskered Tern  Chlidonias hybridus 29 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 18/05/10 with 20+ Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 09/05/10 the highest count.

      

   White-winged Black Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus 111 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 16/05/10 with 50+ near magic Wood, Laoting on the 16/05/10 the biggest count.

      

       Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia Commonly recorded throughout

 

   Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 14 at the Bai He River on 07/05/10

 

   Eurasian Collared Dove  Streptopelia decaocto At least 4 birds recorded in Beidaihe area from 08.05.10

 

   Oriental (Rufous) Turtle Dove  Streptopelia orientalis Commonly recorded with 32 in Beidaihe on the 10/05/10 the high count.

      

   Spotted Dove  Streptopelia chinensis Commonly recorded.

      

   Large Hawk Cuckoo  Hierococcyx sparverioides 1 Big Wood on 15/05/10. 1 Magic Wood 16/05/10, 1 Lighthouse Point 17/05/10 and at least 4 birds recorded Zushan FP,  Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 20/05/10

      

   Indian Cuckoo  Cuculus micropterus 1 at Beidaihe on 10/05/10 and 2 Zushan FP, 20/05/10

      

   Common Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus 18 bird-days between 18/05/10 and 22/05/10

      

   Oriental Cuckoo  Cuculus saturatus - 18 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 10+ at Zushan FP on 20/05/10

 

   Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 1 Beidaihe from 17/05/10

 

       Oriental Scops Owl  Otus sunia   8 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

   Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia 1 Beidaihe area on the 21/05/10

 

   Grey Nightjar  Caprimulgus jotaka   1 in off the sea at Lighthouse Point Beidaihe 08/05/10 was surprisingly the only record.

   

    Common Swift  Apus apus Recorded daily with around 20+ birds present over Beidaihe most days.

      

   Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift  Apus pacificus 630 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 400+ over Beidaihe on the 18/05/10 the biggest count

      

   Black-capped Kingfisher  Halcyon pileata 2 Beidaihe Reservoir area on the 08/05/10, 2 Magic Wood, laoting 13/05/10 and 1 Beidaihe 18/05/10

      

   Common Kingfisher  Alcedo atthis  Singles throughout period.

      

   Crested Kingfisher  Ceryle lugubris   1 Summer Palace, Beijing 06/05/10 and 1 Bai He River 07/05/10.

      

   Dollarbird (Broad-billed Roller)  Eurystomus orientalis Single at Lighthouse Point, Beidaihe on 21/05/10.

      

   Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops  - Breeding bird Beidaihe with 4 nests found with young from 08/05/09

      

   Eurasian Wryneck  Jynx torquilla 15 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10.

      

   Grey-headed Woodpecker  Picus canus Common resident

      

   Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopos major Common resident

      

   Rufous-bellied Woodpecker  Dendrocopos hyperythrus 12 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 17/05/10

      

   Grey-capped (Pygmy) Woodpecker  Dendrocopos canicapillus Common resident Beidaihe

 

       Asian Short-toed Lark  Calandrella cheleensis   2 Da Pu He on 13/05/10 and 2+ Happy Island Harbour area, Laoting 15/05/10.

 

   Sand Martin  Riparia riparia 8 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 18/05/10

 

       Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica - Common

 

       Red-rumped Swallow  Hirundo daurica - Common

 

   Common House Martin Delichon urbica. 1 Beidaihe on 18/05/10

 

    Richards Pipit  Anthus richardi 16 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

      Blyths Pipit  Anthus godlewskii    5 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

    Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 2 birds showed rather well for this species on the Sandflats, Beidaihe on 11/05/10.

 

    Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens japonicus 1 at the Reservoir area Beidaihe on the 08/05/10. a late record for this species

 

      Olive-backed Pipit  Anthus hodgsoni 78 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 21/05/10

      

   Pechora Pipit  Anthus gustavi   3 Sandflats, Beidaihe 23/05/09

 

   Red-throated Pipit  Anthus cervinus 1 Beidaihe 20/05/09

 

   Forest Wagtail  Dendronanthus indicus 1 Da Pu He on 13/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 21/05/10 and 2 at the Reservoir Beidaihe 22/05/10.

 

       Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 112 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10

      

       Citrine Wagtail  Motacilla citreola 1 at the Reservoir, Beidaihe on 08/05/10, a male at the Reservoir, Beidaihe 10/05/10 and 2 males there on the 11/05/10.

      

   Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea 13 birds recorded during period.

 

       Swinhoes Wagtail  Motacilla alba ocularis 12 birds between 08/05/10 and 12/05/10.

 

       Amur Wagtail  Motacilla alba leucopsis Common around Beidaihe with up to 6 birds daily.

 

    Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Female, Magic Wood on 15/05/10

      

    Ashy Minivet  Pericrocotus divaricatus 23 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 15 Beidaihe 09/05/10 highest count.

      

    Chinese Bulbul  Pycnonotus sinensis Common Beidaihe with 35+ birds on 11/05/10

 

    Japanese Waxwing  Bombycilla japonica   1 Big Wood, Laoting on 15/05/10

 

    Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 1 at the Bai He River on 07/05/10

 

    Rufous-tailed Robin  Luscinia sibilans   28 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

       Siberian Rubythroat  Luscinia calliope  95 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 30+ Beidaihe 12/05/10 the highest day count.

 

       Bluethroat  Luscinia svecica 128 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 21/05/10 with an astonishing fall of at least 100 birds on 12/05/10 in Beidaihe.

 

       Siberian Blue Robin  Luscinia cyane 95 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 and again, 20+ in Beidaihe 12/05/10 highest day count.

 

       Red-flanked Bluetail  Tarsiger cyanurus 1 Big Wood, 1 Magic Wood Laoting on 15/05/10 and 3 in Beidaihe 18/05/10

 

    Daurian Redstart  Phoenicurus auroreus 6+  Bai He River, Huiro  07/05/10 and 6+ Zushan FP 20/05/10 with singles between.

 

       White-bellied Redstart  Hodgsonius phoenicuroides 2 Males 19-20/05/10 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak)

 

    Siberian Stonechat  Saxicola torquata/maura stejnegeri 173  bird-days between 07/05/10 and 20/05/10 with 40+ Beidaihe 12/05/10

 

       White-throated Rock Thrush  Monticola gularis 14 bird-days between 12/05/10 and 22/05/10

   

    Red-bellied (Blue) Rock Thrush  Monticola solitarius philippensis 10 birds recorded between 09/05/10 and 19/05/10

      

    Whites Thrush  Zoothera dauma aurea   35 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 15+ Beidaihe on 12/05/10 the highest day count.

 

    Siberian Thrush  Zoothera sibirica 33 bird-days between 12/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 9 Beidaihe 18/05/10

 

    Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula mandarinus 10 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

       Grey-sided Thrush  Turdus feae 1 Beijing 07/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 12/05/10, 1 Big Wood 15/05/10, 1 Beidaihe from 17/05/10. 10+ Zushan FP 20/05/10.

   

   Grey-backed Thrush  Turdus hortulorum 9 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 17/05/10 with at least 3 birds at Da Pu He on 13/05/10.

 

       Pale Thrush  Turdus pallidus 2 Beidaihe 12/05/10

 

       Eye-browed Thrush  Turdus obscurus 124 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10 with 40+ in Beidaihe on 12/05/10 Highest day count

 

       Dusky Thrush  Turdus (naumanni) eunomus 4 individuals recorded between 08/05/10 and 14/05/10 the only pure birds.

 

       Naumanns Thrush  Turdus (naumanni) naumanni 1 Beidaihe 12/05/10 and 1 Beidaihe 17/05/10 the only pure birds.

 

    Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis  - 1 hybrid RtT x naumanni in Beidaihe on 12.05/10 and 1 1st winter on 17/05/10

 

         Chinese Song Thrush  Turdus mupinensis At least 2 birds in Beidaihe between 09/05/10 and 12/05/10, 1 Big Wood/1 Beidaihe  17/05/10, 2 Beidaihe 18/05/10, at least 5 birds Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 20/05/10

 

       Asian Stub-tailed Warbler  Urosphena squameiceps   At least 3 singing at  Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19-20/05/10

 

       Manchurian Bush Warbler  Cettia canturians 1 Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao (Old Peak) 19-20/05/10

 

   Siberian  Bush Warbler Bradypterus davidi 1 Beidaihe 21/05/10

      

   Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler)  Cisticola juncidis Singles in suitable habitat Beidaihe throughout.

      

   Chinese Hill Warbler  Rhopophilus pekinensis 2 heard at Bai He River on 07/05/10 and 1 seen Zushan FP, Old Peak 19/05/10

 

     Pallass Grasshopper Warbler  Locustella certhiola 1 Lighthouse Point Beidaihe on 19/05/10 and 2 Reservoir/Beidaihe area on 22/05/10

 

       Lanceolated Warbler  Locustella lanceolata 39 bird-days between the 12/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 15 birds in Beidaihe on 21/05/10

 

     Black-browed Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus bistrigiceps 114 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with an estimated 50+ at Beidaihe on 22/05/10.

 

    Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens 1 was seen well at Zushan FP on 19/05/10.

 

       Oriental Great Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus orientalis 20+ bird-days between 12/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 10+ birds at Beidaihe on 22/05/10, a poor year.

 

       Thick-billed Warbler  Acrocephalus aedon 32 bird-days between 15/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 25+ in Beidaihe on 21/05/10

 

    Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus A brief sighting at Lighthouse Point was the only record this year.

 

       Claudias Leaf Warbler  Phylloscopus claudiae 1 Summer palace, Beijing 06/05/10, 2 Yuanyuantan Park Beijing 07/05/10, 30+ Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 21-22/05/09

 

       Eastern Crowned Warbler  Phylloscopus coronatus 24 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 21/05/10

 

       Pale-legged Leaf Warbler  Phylloscopus tenellipes 39 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 22/05/10 

 

   Two-barred Greenish Warbler  Phylloscopus trochiloides plumbeitarsus  - 19 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

       Arctic Warbler  Phylloscopus borealis 15 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 22/05/10.

      

   Pallass Leaf Warbler  Phylloscopus proregulus   406 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 22/05/10 with peaks of 150+ Big Wood/MagicWood area on 15/05/10

 

    Chinese Leaf Warbler  Phylloscopus sichuanensis   1 Big Wood, Laoting on 15/05/10 and 11+ singing birds Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 20/05/10.

 

       Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus inornatus 680 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 22/05/10 with peaks of 240+ Beidaihe 09/05/10, 200+ Magic Wood/Happy Island, Laoting 15/05/10

        

   Humes Leaf Warbler  Phylloscopus humei 1 Beidaihe 09/05/10 and 6+ singing Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19-20/05/10

 

       Raddes Warbler  Phylloscopus schwarzi 158 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 30+ at Beidaihe on 09/05/10

 

       Yellow-streaked Warbler  Phylloscopus armandii 2 singing Bai He River, Huiro 07/05/10 and 6 singing Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19-20/05/10

 

    Dusky Warbler  Phylloscopus fuscatus 179 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with  a peak of 35+ Beidaihe 21/05/10

 

     Goldcrest  Regulus regulus 1 Beidaihe 09/05/10

 

     Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi A female, Big Wood, Laoting on 15/05/10

 

     Blue and White Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana An adult male in Big Wood, Laoting 15/05/10 and a male Zushan FP on 20/05/10

      

       Dark-sided (Siberian) Flycatcher  Muscicapa sibirica  23 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 21/05/10 some unusually early birds this year, peak count in Beidaihe of 5 on 21/05/10

 

       Grey-streaked Flycatcher  Muscicapa griseisticta 36 bird-days between 12/05/10 and 20/05/10 with a peak of 15 Happy Island area on 14/05/10

 

       Asian Brown Flycatcher  Muscicapa dauurica (= latirostris) 135 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with 20+ Magic Wood/Happy Island, Laoting 15/05/10                                                                                                     

     Taiga Flycatcher  Ficedula albicilla 151 bird-days between 06/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

     Mugimaki Flycatcher  Ficedula mugimaki 31 bird-days between 13/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak count of 8 Da Pu He on 13/05/10

 

       Yellow-rumped Flycatcher  Ficedula zanthopygia 53 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 8+ Beidaihe on 12/05/10. Found nesting at Zushan FP on 20/05/10

 

       Elisaes (Chinese) Flycatcher  Ficedula (narcissina) elisae 1 Beidaihe 09/05/10, 3+  Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19-20/05/10.

 

     Vinous-throated Parrotbill  Paradoxornis webbianus 6 at the Bai He River, Huiaro 07/05/10. 2 Beidaihe 11/05/10,  5 Zushan FP 20/05/10 and 7 Beidaihe on 22/05/10

 

       Pre Davids Laughing Thrush  Garrulax davidi 3 at Zushan FP 19/05/10 and 2 at Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 20//05/10 and 2 Beidaihe 22/05/10

 

    Willow Tit  Parus   7+ at Zushan FP 19-20/05/10

 

    Songar Tit  Parus songarus  10 Bai He River, Huiro 07/05/10 

 

     Yellow-bellied Tit  Parus venustulus 189 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 50 in Beidaihe on 12/05/10

 

       Eastern Great Tit  Parus major small numbers observed throughout period

 

       Chinese Nuthatch  Sitta villosa   3+  on both days 19-20/05/09 at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao

 

     Chinese Penduline Tit  Remiz consobrinus  192 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 40 birds at Beidaihe 09/05/10

 

       Chestnut-flanked White-eye  Zosterops erythropleurus 215 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak at Beidaihe of 40 birds on 12/05/10

 

       Japanese White-eye  Zosterops japonica   38 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 14/05/10 with a peak count of 30 birds in Beidaihe on 09/05/10

 

       Black-naped Oriole  Oriolis chinensis 32 bird-days between 09/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 12 on 21/05/10 in Beidaihe. A poor year.

 

     Tiger Shrike  Lanius bucephalus   1 Beidaihe on 21/05/10 and another at the Reservoir on 22/05/10, both adult males.

 

    Brown Shrike  Lanius cristatus 400+ bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a minimum peak of 100+ at Beidaihe on 21/05/10.

 

    Black Drongo  Dicrurus macrocercus Small numbers throughout period.

      

       Hair-crested (Spangled) Drongo  Dicrurus hottentottus 1 Lotus Hills 11/05/10, 2+ at at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 19-20/05/10

 

     Eurasian Jay  Garrulus glandarius   10+ Bai He River 07/05/10 and 2+ at at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 20/05/10

 

     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 Bai He River 07/05/10 and 1+  at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao 20/05/10

 

       Large-billed Crow  Corvus macrorhynchos Small numbers throughout period in suitable habitat.

 

   Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus 1 1st summer Beidaihe on 21/05/10 was followed by 4 around Beidaihe on 22/05/10

 

       Daurian (Purple-backed) Starling  Sturnus sturninus   4 Yang He area on 13/05/10, 1 Beidaihe on 21/05/10 and another Beidaihe 22/05/10.

 

       White-cheeked Starling  Sturnus cineraceus  Small numbers throughout trip.

 

       Crested Myna  Acridotheres cristatellus  Regularly recorded with up to 8 birds in the Beidaihe area.

 

    Eurasian Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus Common

 

    Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 11 birds recorded between 08/05/10 and 18/05/10 with 4 in Beidaihe on the 09/05/10

 

       Oriental (Grey-capped) Greenfinch  Carduelis sinica  - Commonly recorded with a peak of 10 birds at Beidaihe on 19/05/10

 

       Common Rosefinch  Carpodacus erythrinus 45 bird days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 21 at Jiaoshan Mountain/Great Wall on 20/05/10

 

       Yellow-billed (Chinese) Grosbeak  Eophona migratoria 5 bird-days between 12/05/10 and 22/05/10, a very poor year for this species.

 

       Black-faced Bunting  Emberiza spodocephala 148 bird-days between 07/05/10 and 22/05/10 with a peak of 20+ Beidaihe 12/05/10

 

       Godlewskis (Eastern Rock) Bunting  Emberiza godlewskii   3+ at Bai He River, Huiaro, 07/05/10, 7+ at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao  20/05/09.

 

       (Siberian) Meadow Bunting  Emberiza cioides 10+ at Bai He River, Huiaro, 07/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 09/05/10 and 4+ at Zushan FP 20/05/10                                                                                         

 

     Chestnut-eared (Grey-headed) Bunting  Emberiza fucata 10 bird-days between 08/05/10 and 22/05/10

 

   Yellow-throated Bunting  Emberiza elegans   11  bird-days between 07/05/10 and 20/05/10 with nesting noted at Zushan FP, Qinhuangdao on 20/05/10

 

       Yellow-browed Bunting  Emberiza chrysophrys   2 Beidaihe 18/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 12/05/10, 4 Beidaihe 18/05/10, 2 Beidaihe 19/05/10 and 2 Zushan FP 20/05/10.

 

       Tristrams Bunting  Emberiza tristrami 24 bird-days between 14/05/10 and 19/05/10 with a peak of 6+ birds at Big Wood Laoting on 15/05/10 and 6 Beidaihe 18/05/10.

 

    Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 2 Beidaihe 08/05/10

      

    Little Bunting  Emberiza pusilla 150+ bird-days between 07/05/10 and 20/05/10 with a peak of 30+ at Beidaihe 12/05/10

 

       Chestnut Bunting  Emberiza rutila  64 bird-days recorded between 11/05/10 and 20/05/10 with a peak of 20 birds in Beidaihe on 18/05/10

 

    Yellow-breasted Bunting  Emberiza aureola 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 14/05/10, 1 Magic Wood Laoting 16/05/10, Male, Beidaihe 17/05/10.

      

      

     Pallass Reed Bunting  Emberiza pallasi    Male at Bai He River 07/05/10, 3 Beidaihe 10/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 11/05/10, 1 Magic Wood, Laoting 14/05/10, 2 Magic Wood 16/05/10, 1 Beidaihe 22/05/10

 

       Japanese Reed Bunting  Emberiza yessoensis 1 at Bai He River on 07/05/10 and 1 Beidaihe on 22/05/10

 

 

      

      

 

    Mammals

 

    Tolai Hare Lepus tolai Occasionally noted around Beidaihe including Lighthouse Point!

 

    Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus One observed at the Reservoir, Beidaihe, a feral population.

 

    Pere Davids Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus Observed at the Great Wall, Shanhaiguan 20/05/10 and Zushan FP, (Old Peak) 20/05/10

 

    Siberian Chipmunk  Tamias sibiricus Observed in Beijing, Beidaihe and Zushan FP, Old Peak.

 

    Racoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides A pair occasionally seen at Lighthouse Point, we wish them luck!

 

    Eurasian Badger Meles meles 2 at Zushan FP, Old Peak on 20/05/10

 

    Birdlike Noctule Nyctalus aviator Large Noctules were seen most evenings at the Jinshan are apparently this species ?

 

    Amur Hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis One in the Beidaihe area on the 18/05/10

 

    Siberian Weasel Mustela siberica One Old Peak/Zushan FP on 20/05/10

 

 

    Snakes

 

   Oriental Tiger Snake  Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus A  couple of observations of this rather dramatic looking grass snake

 

    Chinese Water Snake Enhydris chinensis Observed at Bai He River, Magic Wood and the Reservoir area

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Compiled by tour leader Mark Andrews.       www.wildwings.co.uk

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