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Message: <blockquote data-quote="martintbird" data-source="post: 1640500" data-attributes="member: 18959">Try Pegasus Lake??Hi Frank:Good to see the bird news; tho cranes indeed very late.Major bummer re the severe pollution; Mark told me of this - even of hearing cranes but being unable to see them in smog.We'd thought the air dirty in late 80s - mountains could be lost in murk on some days, but nothing like you n Mark describe.I know you've about no time left at Beidaihe, but while things slack, wonder about heading someplace to look for resting cranes etc.Of course, Qilihai to south is good. But Tian Ma Hu - Heaven Horse Lake, or Pegasus Lake, to west of town could be well worth a go. I went for first time in May; thought it an excellent spot, with extensive damp grassland by a reservoir, at foot of hills. Could be a significant stopover I think.I've suggested a Crane and Stork Festival for next autumn; Mark interested, and Jean Wang to mention to local govt. Could interest some of the growing band of bird photographers in and around Beidaihe - tho of course, need cranes too! Seems it could be hard to pick optimum dates.Almost lucky for the Sibes they haven't gone by in numbers, as I've seen photo of Poyang with large expanse of dried, cracked mud.Martin</blockquote>