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This is not Haikou, and my Hainan geography isn't so good, but I remember some posts about birding in that area in this thread. Look at post #17 and following.
Hello Gretchen,
thanks a lot for your answer. I'm already in Haikou, which is located on the North coast of Hainan. Sanya is in the South, but this report can for sure help me, to identify, species in living in Haikou.
This afternoon I went, just to an park, which I know from my previous trips to Haikou. I was speachless to see so many diffrent species of the birds.
After returnig to Germany, I'll post some pictures.
Thanks again
Lanhua
thanks a lot for your answer. I'm already in Haikou, which is located on the North coast of Hainan. Sanya is in the South, but this report can for sure help me, to identify, species in living in Haikou.
This afternoon I went, just to an park, which I know from my previous trips to Haikou. I was speachless to see so many diffrent species of the birds.
After returnig to Germany, I'll post some pictures.
Thanks again
Lanhua
jonathmartinez
Well-known member
hi Lanhua,
Don't know much about Haikou, but I'm currently for a week at Leizhou where good migration is going on. Leizhou is located about 100 to 150 kms north of Haikou.
If you take a cab and go to some of the northern most place of the island in the early morning I'm sure you could get freshly arrived migrant, and then look for raptor on the day time.
All the best,
Jonatha
Don't know much about Haikou, but I'm currently for a week at Leizhou where good migration is going on. Leizhou is located about 100 to 150 kms north of Haikou.
If you take a cab and go to some of the northern most place of the island in the early morning I'm sure you could get freshly arrived migrant, and then look for raptor on the day time.
All the best,
Jonatha
And you could consider Dongzhaigang "Mangrove Reserve", about 25km east of Haikou. Black-faced Spoonbill has been recorded there. I don't remember much from my only visit several years ago, except Black-shouldered Kites and Cinnamon* Bitterns.
* or "Chestnut Bittern" !
* or "Chestnut Bittern" !
Jonatha,
the weekend was very bad. I think, also in Leizhou, just rain. This morning, the rain stoped and I went to the park, close to the see. It was great, a plenty of hoopoes (upupa epops) were there. Really a great weve.
I took a lot of pictures, even unfortunatelly, I didn't take with me my tele lens. Bad luck
all the best
Mietek
the weekend was very bad. I think, also in Leizhou, just rain. This morning, the rain stoped and I went to the park, close to the see. It was great, a plenty of hoopoes (upupa epops) were there. Really a great weve.
I took a lot of pictures, even unfortunatelly, I didn't take with me my tele lens. Bad luck
all the best
Mietek
jonathmartinez
Well-known member
Mietek,
interesting to hear about your Hoopoes, I haven't seen a single one during my 2 weeks trip, maybe are they allready arrived there a long time ago.We've got really hugge amount of water at Leizhou during this week end, all the road looks like river, and a lot of birds were stucked at the tip of the peninsular, really incredible to see every field full of birds with hundreeds of Pipits mixed with lot of Snipe and Stint, despite the awfull weather it was really great birding....
interesting to hear about your Hoopoes, I haven't seen a single one during my 2 weeks trip, maybe are they allready arrived there a long time ago.We've got really hugge amount of water at Leizhou during this week end, all the road looks like river, and a lot of birds were stucked at the tip of the peninsular, really incredible to see every field full of birds with hundreeds of Pipits mixed with lot of Snipe and Stint, despite the awfull weather it was really great birding....
Yonathan
yes, I was also surprised to see them in China. I know it from Germany, but didn't expected to see them in Haikou.
Over the week end the weather was really bad, but on Monday I have had 1 hour time and went to the park. In total on two days I've took pictures of, maybe , 12-13 species. I'll post the pictures tomorrow. Today just the Hoopoe.
Mietek
yes, I was also surprised to see them in China. I know it from Germany, but didn't expected to see them in Haikou.
Over the week end the weather was really bad, but on Monday I have had 1 hour time and went to the park. In total on two days I've took pictures of, maybe , 12-13 species. I'll post the pictures tomorrow. Today just the Hoopoe.
Mietek
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thirudevaram
Trapped in mist ***s
Hi Mietek,
Nice shot of the three Hoopoe's. When i went to Yancheng last winter, during the four hour drive, i saw more Hoopoe's than the magpies. I have hardly gone out of Shanghai for birding but i would expect to see a Hoopoe elsewhere in China.
Coming back to ID Section,
Post #12
1. Oriental Magpie Robin (Male)
2. Red-billed Starling
3. Asian Brown Flycatcher
4. Sooty-headed Bulbul
#13
1. Red-billed Starling
2. Long-tailed Shrike
3. Red-billed Starling
4. Azure-winged Magpie
#15
1. Red-billed Starling
2. Black-collared Starling
3. Red-billed Starling
4. Sooty-headed Bulbul
#16
1. Long-tailed Shrike
2. Chinese Bulbul
3. Red-billed Starling
The Red-billed Starling in Post #12 & 13 are the courtesy of local bird markets to sell them as exotics, tht's why the weird coloring.
Nice shot of the three Hoopoe's. When i went to Yancheng last winter, during the four hour drive, i saw more Hoopoe's than the magpies. I have hardly gone out of Shanghai for birding but i would expect to see a Hoopoe elsewhere in China.
Coming back to ID Section,
Post #12
1. Oriental Magpie Robin (Male)
2. Red-billed Starling
3. Asian Brown Flycatcher
4. Sooty-headed Bulbul
#13
1. Red-billed Starling
2. Long-tailed Shrike
3. Red-billed Starling
4. Azure-winged Magpie
#15
1. Red-billed Starling
2. Black-collared Starling
3. Red-billed Starling
4. Sooty-headed Bulbul
#16
1. Long-tailed Shrike
2. Chinese Bulbul
3. Red-billed Starling
The Red-billed Starling in Post #12 & 13 are the courtesy of local bird markets to sell them as exotics, tht's why the weird coloring.
