Dalian (Jinshitan) Birding Reports (2 Viewers)

Saunders's Gull recording

One note of juveniles feeding together and calling to each other.

August 1, 2014 Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds

Walked around the mudflat area today after work.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
01-Aug-2014 16:30 - 18:30
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: mudflats only
20 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 20
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius mongolus) 4
Greater Sand-Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 3
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) 1
Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) 2
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 150
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 5
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 5

Jinshitan areas August 3, 2014

Three separate reports today. Squirrels have been slowly returning to this area. I saw my first one around 2 years ago here and now they are appearing more and more. This one is from the Country Club today. (almost no birds there today during a quick look).

I sat on the sea wall until dark by the mudflat area in the Jinshitan Sea-farming ponds. Amazing to see so many things flying out of the channel area right at dusk. It was my first time birding with my new bins (Swarovski EL 10x42) at a time where the light was very poor. Amazing how well they did in such low light conditions!

Forest area and coast near Xiao Yao Wan, CN-21
03-Aug-2014 12:00 - 15:00
Protocol: Traveling
15.0 kilometer(s)
19 species

Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) 1
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) 2 Swinhoe's or Pin-tailed
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 6
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 4
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 4
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 15
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 2
Yellow-bellied Tit (Periparus venustulus) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 8
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 1
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 15
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10


Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
03-Aug-2014 15:00 - 16:30
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
31 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 6
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 20
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 7
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 3
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 10
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 4
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 2
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 15
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 2
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 2
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 6
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 200
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 6
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 4
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 15
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 1
Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 8
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 5


Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 25
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 15
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 6
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 28 not unusual here
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 5
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) 1
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 34
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 1
Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) 2
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 13
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 200
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 5

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 5, 2014

Stephen and I checked out the pond areas today after work and were pleasantly surprised by the increase in birds since I checked there last not that long ago. The temperature has been a bit on the cool side compared to the average. Tonight felt like mid-September with large numbers of swallows, egrets, etc...

The tern photographed.....is it juv. Whiskered or juv. White-winged? It seemed smaller than Whiskered Tern and also has a more complete cap than others I've seen. Any input greatly appreciated. Same bird in both pics.

Also, the Great and Intermediate Egret lined up perfectly for a nice comparison shot below.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
05-Aug-2014 16:45 - 18:45
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Did not cover mudflats
37 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 20
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 3
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 12
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 15
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 6
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 23
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 30
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 16
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 27
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 5
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 5
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 40
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) 8
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) 2 Swin-tailed Snipe
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 15
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 1
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 8
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 5
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 150
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 4
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 10
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 3
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

Laotieshan August 8, 2014

Stephen and I travelled to Laotieshan Friday night and birded the last few hours of light. The highlight was when 7 Bittern rose up out of the forest and scrub and assembled together right at dusk. They climbed very high in a circular motion and soon headed out over the sea.

Laotieshan, CN-21
08-Aug-2014 05:30 - 08:00
Protocol: Stationary
24 species

Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 7 Migrating together at dusk
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 5
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 50
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) 1
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 3
Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) 40
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 2
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 6
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 20
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 50
Yellow-bellied Tit (Periparus venustulus) 1
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 4
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 2
Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) 2
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 8
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 6
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10

Laotieshan August 9, 2014

Stephen and I were keen to visit this fantastic site in early August with the goal of filling another piece of the puzzle as to what actually passes through there and when. We started at 4:15, birded the main visible migration area, and then moved into the forested areas and did a few trails. After this we sea-watched for approx. 2 hours before renting a small boat to take us out to where the Streaked Shearwaters were in the open ocean. The boat was very cheap and we had a fantastic time out among the gulls, porpoises, and Shearwaters. The driver was insistent that next time we call him a few days in advance so he could get a good supply of fish to throw overboard. He said that the sky would be black with gulls and ....... If you are going to Laotieshan, send me a message and I can get you in contact with the boat driver - very nice guy and seemed to like the idea of looking for Shearwater among the many gulls. Without any "bait", finding Shearwater was quite simple and they did come quite close to the boat.

From the visible migration spot, I saw around 150 porpoises feeding in one area with many gulls circling above. It's an amazing place. We also ran into (literally) a Tiger Keelback (snake) but I didn't think to get a photo. It was stuck on a concrete stair area and we let it go past us and into the brush.

On the area photo below it is easy to see the ridge that all the raptors take in the fall. This mountain chain extends quite a bit off the left of this picture and ends into the sea which is the southern tip of the Liaoning peninsula. Positioning oneself in view of this ridge area can be very rewarding in September and October.

List from today:
Laotieshan, CN-21
09-Aug-2014 04:20 - 13:20
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
52 species

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) 60
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 2
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 2
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 7
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 5
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 1 laying dead after hitting the lighthouse the previous night
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 250
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 2
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 4
Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 3
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) 40
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 23
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 7
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 50
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 150
Yellow-bellied Tit (Periparus venustulus) 1
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 20
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) 1
Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus) 2
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 12
Black-browed Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) 2
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 4
Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 1
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 15
Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) 15
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 4
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 10
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 8
Daurian Starling (Sturnia sturnina) 45 1 large group early morning
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) 30 1 large group early morning
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 10
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 15 all heading south early morning
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 12
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 70

last

pics

Terrific shearwater pix Tom!

Cheers
Mike

I agree with Mike about the Streaked Shearwater pics - Laotie Shan will be a "pelagic" destination soon !

Great shearwater pics, Tom. And right now must be prime time for pelagic species, especially with a typhoon off Japan.. would love to be there now..!

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 10, 2014

Early morning walk around the ponds areas from last Saturday.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
10-Aug-2014 04:30 - 07:30
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
47 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 200
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 4
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 6
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 35
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 2
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 14
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 10
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 20
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 10
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 6
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 1
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 18
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 2
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 8
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) 2 Not too early here
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) 3 Swin-tailed Snipe
Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 80
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 100
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 1
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 3
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 3
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 5
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 6
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 25
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 3
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Black-browed Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) 2
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 15
Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) 1
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 1
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 3
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 16, 2014

Early morning today.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
16-Aug-2014 05:30 - 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
51 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 100
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 8
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 40
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 3
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 2
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 15
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 20
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 20
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 10
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 3
Brown-cheeked Rail (Rallus indicus) 1
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 3
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 25
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 1
Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius mongolus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 2
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 3
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 2
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 8
Common Redshank (Tringa tetanus) 2
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 30
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) 1
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) 1 Swin-tailed
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 150
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 50
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) 25
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 10
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 5
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 20
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 3
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 2
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

Terns

The Terns from post #1124 and #1131 have all been confirmed as White-winged in case anyone, like me, was wondering

A most extraordinary thing happened tonight. I went out on my deck at around 10:30 pm. There was almost no wind and clear sky. Right away I heard Wood Sandpipers calling, many of them. This happened for at least ten minutes. I have heard at least one for the past 3 nights but tonight there were many calls coming from all over the sky. It was amazing to just sit there and take it all in. During late September and October I can often hear passerines in the form of buntings, thrushes, etc... flying at night. Hearing groups of Wood Sandpiper was a very unique experience. I wonder how many?

That's brilliant Tom! One of the things I love about birding is the possibility of these out of nowhere experiences. Living on one of the best flyways in Asia helps just a tad of course!

Cheers
Mike

Mike, yes a wonderful experience. I agree that location is everything. I can see the ocean from my place and the mountains are directly behind my house. I am right on the flyway up and down the east (Yellow Sea) side of the peninsula. There is so much that I hear at night but do not record on this forum. Bird migration is a wonder of the world that few people are aware of or in tune with. I compare the raptor fest at Laotieshan each autumn to the Salmon runs where I am originally from. There is so much that we still don't understand about it as well. I find it comical reading the top books about just how exactly a small warbler navigates its way from northeast China to the tropics. Some good theories out there, but really, we are still in the dark in terms of understanding everything.

Something I always say to my students, "the knowledge of DNA is quite young but think about how important that knowledge is to our understanding of things. What is there left to discover? Think about how much we do not know" I think every generation believes they have the answers. Not long ago people believed that Swallows hibernated in holes in the ground. Today we look back with a greater understanding and excuse their ignorance in light of subsequent discovery. What will people 150 years from now say when they look at our theories? How does the Monarch Butterfly migrate north in Central and North America over several generations and then their young find their way back to the colonial winter grounds in Mexico? How does a butterfly even cross the Gulf of Mexico? The best we can do is mutter something about instinct, built-in mechanisms, and a sixth sense. Amazing stuff! Here's to continual learning and staying a studentB

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 8, 2014

Two reports today. Ponds are buzzing at the moment. Large numbers of Egrets.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
22-Aug-2014 05:00 - 07:00
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
49 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 70
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 15
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 7
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 45
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 17
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 45
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 2
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 52 large number of juveniles feeding together.
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 22
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 8
Pied Harrier juv. 1
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 4
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 35
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 3
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 2
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 3
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 3
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 8
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 25
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 2
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 40
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 100
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) 3
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 3
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 3
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 2
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 5
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 6
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 9
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 10
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 15
Daurian Starling (Sturnia sturnina) 2
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava/tschutschensis) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 10
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) 4
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10



Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
22-Aug-2014 15:00 - 17:30
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 kilometer(s)
48 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 80
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 15
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 8
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 15
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 45
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 3
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 12
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 40
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 3
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 25
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 10
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 4
Eastern Marsh-Harrier (Circus spilonotus) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 6
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 26
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 3
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 7
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 10
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 24
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 4
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 70
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 60
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 11
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 19
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 2
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 3
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 6
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 8
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 10
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 35
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 1
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 23
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 3
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 6
Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) 1
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 3
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava/tschutschensis) 3
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 6
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 60

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Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 23, 2014

Out with my dad for 3 early hours. Two Baillon's Crake in one day!

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
23-Aug-2014 05:00 - 08:00
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
53 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 80
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 10
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 4
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 35
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) 3
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 10
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 35
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 4
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 94
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 20
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 6
Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) 1 photographed
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 2
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 4
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 20
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 2
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 4
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 4
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 4
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 5
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 40
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 1
Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) 1
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 7
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 250
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 60
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 5
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) 6
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 6
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 15
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 5
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 1
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 6
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 4
Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella certhiola) 1
Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 10
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 4
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 10
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) 3
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

Country Club August 23, 2014

I had an hour and a bit and was going out that way to get gas so......

Country Club, CN-21
23-Aug-2014 16:00 - 17:30
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
21 species

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 4
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 3
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 3
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 6
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 18
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 5
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) 2
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 13
Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) 1
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 3
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 8
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10