ChinaBirds
Nick Sismey
29 January 2008
Having a spare hour at lunch time, in Shanghai, I went across to the Hongqiao Central Park (Photo 1) near my hotel, the Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel, which was six inches deep in snow after it had been snowing all night and most of the morning. Immediately after arriving in the park I added another China year bird with a family of Long Tailed Tits feeding in the snow covered trees.
After a further 45 minutes or so both several Dusky Thrush’s (Photo 2) and Pale Thrush’s (Photo 3) were mixing it with Chinese Bulbuls in a quieter part of the park. Just a couple of minutes later, under some trees that had kept the ground free of snow, a Scaly Thrush (Photo 4) was feeding alongside an Orange Flanked Bush Robin (Photo 5). I hadn’t been sure whether to venture out; I was certainly pleased I had!
211.Dusky Thrush-----------------Shanghai-----------------------China
212.Pale Thrush------------------Shanghai------------------------China
213.Scaly Thrush-----------------Shanghai------------------------China
214.Orange Flanked Bush Robin----Shanghai------------------------China
Having a spare hour at lunch time, in Shanghai, I went across to the Hongqiao Central Park (Photo 1) near my hotel, the Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel, which was six inches deep in snow after it had been snowing all night and most of the morning. Immediately after arriving in the park I added another China year bird with a family of Long Tailed Tits feeding in the snow covered trees.
After a further 45 minutes or so both several Dusky Thrush’s (Photo 2) and Pale Thrush’s (Photo 3) were mixing it with Chinese Bulbuls in a quieter part of the park. Just a couple of minutes later, under some trees that had kept the ground free of snow, a Scaly Thrush (Photo 4) was feeding alongside an Orange Flanked Bush Robin (Photo 5). I hadn’t been sure whether to venture out; I was certainly pleased I had!
211.Dusky Thrush-----------------Shanghai-----------------------China
212.Pale Thrush------------------Shanghai------------------------China
213.Scaly Thrush-----------------Shanghai------------------------China
214.Orange Flanked Bush Robin----Shanghai------------------------China