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Dalian (Jinshitan) Birding Reports (2 Viewers)

Report from April 8, 2010

Went out for an hour today after work to where a medium sized river meets the ocean. First of season Black-winged Stilts, Kentish Plovers, Little-ringed Plovers, Dunlin, a Great-crested Grebe, many Goldeneye, Mergansers, and many gulls including a strange one that I'm posting to the ID forum. I thought it was a Glaucous until I looked closer at the picture. Forgive me for posting so many Kentish Plover shots but I really like how they look in breeding. Gotta love shorebirds during their spring migration!

Tom
 

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Hi Dongbei,

Kentish Plovers deserve all the attention they get. I, also, never get tired of photographing them.

Cheers

Shi Jin
 
John, thanks for the greenfinch and other pics. I've actually never been up to that pagoda, but I have met the other birder ;) Thanks for the tip on where you saw the greenfinches (and I'll look more at the birds on the wires!).

Dong Bei, hope you're having a nice clear day like us today, and that you have a little time to enjoy the outdoors as well. I've been bad at posting, but I can definitely see (the expected pattern) that you're getting the birds that have come through here. That's fun.
 
Jinshitan Report April 10, 2010

Took a few hours drive on my motorbike Saturday.

Common Pheasant
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Mallard
Spot-billed
Eurasian Teal
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Little Grebe (FOS)
Great-crested Grebe
Grey Heron
Eurasian Kestrel
Little-ringed Plover
Black-tailed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Vega Gull
Common Kingfisher (FOS)
Great Tit
Barn Swallow
Chinese Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Dusky Thrush (FOS) They didn't winter here this year.
Red-flanked Bluetail (FOS)
Daurian Redstart
Siberian Stonechat (FOS)
White Wagtail
Brambling (they also didn't winter here this year)
Greenfinch
Meadow Bunting
Reed Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
 

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Shorebirding April 17+18

I had 5 visitors over the weekend -- 4 Russians and and 1 German currently living in Alaska. All were very experienced birders who work in ornithology. Together we went to Pikou and Jinzhou Bay with shorebirds as the main focus. We did ok despite horrible weather (fog and mist). Sometimes you couldn't see more than 50 feet ahead. Here is the list and photos.

Pheasant
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Mallard
Spot-billed Duck
Northern Shoveler
Falcated Duck
Garganey
Eurasian Teal
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Meganser
Common Kingfisher
Common Hoopoe
Eurasian Curlew
Far-eastern Curlew (over 100)
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit (over 500)
Spotted Redshank
Common Redshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Great Knot
Red Knot (5 over 2 days)
Dunlin
Red-necked Stint
Grey Plover
Little-ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Lesser Sand Plover
Black-tailed Gull
Mew Gull
Vega Gull
Black-headed Gull
Saunders's Gull
Upland Buzzard
Eurasian Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Little grebe
Chinese Egret (FOS)
Little Egret
Intermediate Egret (not common here at all)
Grey Heron
Dusky Thrush
Red-flanked Bluetail
Siberian Stonechat
White-cheeked Starling
Barn Swallow
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Richard's Pipt
Olive-backed Pipit
Buff-bellied Pipit
Greenfinch
Brambling
 

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We did ok despite horrible weather (fog and mist). Sometimes you couldn't see more than 50 feet ahead.

Ah you had similar weather to ours - excellent work considering that! Also, a bit worrying for me that several birds seem to have gotten past me - such as whimbrel and sandpipers. I guess that they haven't skipped over Qinhuangdao, just haven't been able to get our last week + :-C
 
April 20, 2010 Jinshitan

Took a quick tour of a local river mouth and saw the following:

Common Pheasant
Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Eurasian Wigeon
Falcated Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Teal
Red-breasted Merganser
Whimbrel
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Great Knot
Little-ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Black-tailed Gull
Mew Gull
Black-headed Gull
Chinese Egret
Red-flanked Bluetail
Daurian Redstart
Great Tit
Chinese Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White Wagtail
Meadow Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
 

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The Pheasant is what my granny would have described as "fat as butter".

Nice Chinese Egret shot too!

Cheers
Mike
 
April 23 + 25

Went to a place that I'll call the Country Club. It's similar to a city park but is private and has lots of great habitat with hardly any people. Saw the following over the two afternoons:

Common Pheasant
Mallard
Spot-billed Duck
Little Egret
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Black-winged Stilt
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Common Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Chinese Bulbul
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-cheeked Starling
Dusky Thrush
Naumann's Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Red-flanked Bluetail
White Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
Buff-bellied Pipit
Brambling
Oriental Greenfinch
Little Bunting
Yellow-browed Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
 

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The Yellow-browed Bunting's a belter and it's great to see a 'full monty' Dusky Thrush, so many of the birds we see in Hebei are intergrades.
 
Mark,

Yes, that's what Dusky are SUPPOSED to look like this time of year. There were also some pure Naumann's around in breeding colours. I had to look twice at them. Thought I had something better for a second. Lots of mixes between the two here also.
 
April 27, 2010

Another short trip to the Country Club. Rained all night and this morning and then cleared around lunch. Many migrants despite much colder temperatures. Completely different birds than the two visits last weekend to the same place.

Common Pheasant
Mallard
Spot-billed Duck
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Hen Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Whimbrel
Green Sandpiper
Black-tailed Gull
Common Swift
Pacific Swift (the Sparrowhawk had a go at one high in the air. Interesting to see but the falcon didn't really have a chance)
Common Kingfisher
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
White-cheeked Starling
Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Oriental Greenfinch
Black-faced Bunting
 

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April 29+30

Another trip to the Country Club and a few other places the day before. Good place for migrants.

Common Pheasant
Mallard
Spot-billed Duck
Falcated Duck (still a few around for some reason)
Eurasian Teal
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Common Kingfisher
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Black-tailed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Kestrel
Little Grebe
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Chinese Pond Heron
Eyebrowed Thrush
Pale Thrush
Dusky Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Siberian Stonechat
White-cheeked Starling
Great Tit
Varied Tit (first record in Dalian for me, but many in Dandong)
Barn Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Asian House Martin
Chinese Bulbul
Dusky Warbler
Gray's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Eastern-crowned Warbler
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
Greenfinch
Brambling
Black-faced Bunting
Tristram's Bunting
Meadow Bunting
Little Bunting
 

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Hi Tom,

You had a Gray's Grasshopper Warbler !!! This would be remarkably early for a traditionally late moving locustella (in fact most locustella's) you know, I'm not dismissing it, just very surprised, are you sure?

Varied Tit, very nice !

Mark
 
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I really appreciate your bunting and warbler pictures - very nice to study them (the little buntings are becoming a bit familiar - now if I could just recognize them in person, or "in bird" I suppose). The wagtail is a very handsome specimen, and I love the position of the Pallas's - showing coronal stripe quite clearly, and what looks a bit like its petticoat as well!

Are you taking any extensive holiday trip? Happy birding wherever you are (we're having a lovely weekend here).

cheers!
 
Mark,

I was shocked as well. I had my camera up for a pic just as it darted into some scrub. I have seen it later usually as well. I don't want to be the guy who reports good stuff all over the place mostly birding by myself (although that would be fun to try wouldn't it?-joking) but I had a decent look. I was sitting on a rock wall and it popped out right next to me. Last year I saw one on May 23 with pictures.

Gretchen, no trip this holiday but lots of birding. My in-laws just arrived in town so no reports for a while. Nice way to get pics of Pallas's Leaf isn't it? You just have to ask them to tilt down a little.

Tom
 
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