Last weekend
While Kevin was enjoying tropical weather in Fraser Hill last weekend, the common thing between two places is the rain which poured. The murky weather kept the photographers away. No single soul in that place. Long story short, "Bad weather, nice birds." No UFO's though.o
Species list:
Grebes (Podicipedidae) - 1 / 23
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis nanhui, Shanghai, China
Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae) - 5 / 72
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus nanhui, Shanghai, China
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea nanhui, Shanghai, China
Great Egret Ardea alba nanhui, Shanghai, China
Little Egret Egretta garzetta nanhui, Shanghai, China
Rails, Crakes and Coots (Rallidae) - 2 / 151
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus nanhui, Shanghai, China
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra nanhui, Shanghai, China
Plovers (Charadriidae) - 3 / 67
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus nanhui, Shanghai, China
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii nanhui, Shanghai, China
Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) - 6 / 96
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis nanhui, Shanghai, China
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia nanhui, Shanghai, China
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis nanhui, Shanghai, China
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata nanhui, Shanghai, China
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea nanhui, Shanghai, China
Dunlin Calidris alpina nanhui, Shanghai, China
Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) - 1 / 335
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis nanhui, Shanghai, China
Swifts (Apodidae) - 1 / 106
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus nanhui, Shanghai, China
Shrikes (Laniidae) - 1 / 33
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Crows, Jays (Corvidae) - 1 / 131
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Tits, Chickadees (Paridae) - 1 / 61
Japanese Tit Parus minor XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) - 1 / 151
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae) - 2 / 88
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica nanhui, Shanghai, China
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica nanhui, Shanghai, China
Cettia Bush Warblers and allies (Cettiidae) - 3 / 32
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis borealis XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Leaf Warblers and allies (Phylloscopidae) - 2 / 77
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Reed Warblers and allies (Acrocephalidae) - 1 / 61
Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis nanhui, Shanghai, China
Grassbirds and allies (Locustellidae) - 1 / 60
Marsh Grassbird Locustella pryeri nanhui, Shanghai, China
Thrushes (Turdidae) - 6 / 166
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Common Blackbird Turdus merula XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Chats, Old World Flycatchers (320) (Muscicapidae) - 7 / 320
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane nanhui, Shanghai, China
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae) - 4 / 67
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis nanhui, Shanghai, China
White Wagtail Motacilla alba nanhui, Shanghai, China
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi nanhui, Shanghai, China
Finches (Fringillidae) - 1 / 219
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Buntings, New World Sparrows and allies (Emberizidae) - 6 / 176
Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans nanhui, Shanghai, China
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala XiaoYangshan, Zhejiang, China
Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi nanhui, Shanghai, China
Species: 56