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China observations (1 Viewer)
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Perigrine would be one of the obvious, but the distribution maps in both Mackinnon&Phillips and Brazil gave me doubts. They both have them only on migration. Breeding Perigrines could be a recent development in the NE then (?).
Just the classic I guess, I have been told: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, including Tiger leaping gorge, Yulong mountain, lashihai and shilin stone forest.
The only website I know where they are looking for (high quality) wildlife footage is www.arkive.org. However I think it is mainly endangered species they are looking for. I don't know if your species fall within there definition of 'endangered'.
My prefered depository is observado.org, but you can only add pictures and sounds. However, you can also link to references. So if you have them on a website or a public domain (youtube, vimeo,...) you can link a sighting location to those clips in that way. Although the administrators are not keen on seeing pictures of nest and nestlings for ethical reasons. I guess this would be for most depositories. But if it is only linked and if you can clearly indicate they were made for academic reasons these could be arguments to still share the information in this way. Exact nest locations should always be protected by obscuring them and/or indicate a later date for publication.
I can help you to contact the administrators and/or adding the data if you are interested.
regards，
Bart
thirudevaram
Trapped in mist ***s
Well, as far as the information is not published in the local forums, its fine. Sometimes, the "600mm" paparazzi's go insane for those shots.
DavidJStanton
Member
Alpine Swift - Xinjiang May 2012
Thought this may be of interest from our recent trip to Xinjiang and Sichuan in May/June 2012, where Paul Leader, Geoff Carey and I had up to 10 Alpine Swifts along the River Ili about 35km east of Yili (Yining).
Not the best photo I grant you, but a good record. I am in the process of writing a trip report, though it is more in the to-do list with other trip reports, rather than being a finished article I'm afraid!
Thought this may be of interest from our recent trip to Xinjiang and Sichuan in May/June 2012, where Paul Leader, Geoff Carey and I had up to 10 Alpine Swifts along the River Ili about 35km east of Yili (Yining).
Not the best photo I grant you, but a good record. I am in the process of writing a trip report, though it is more in the to-do list with other trip reports, rather than being a finished article I'm afraid!
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Terry Townshend
Regular vagrant
Another Common Ringed Plover!
Paul Holt and I have just spent 3 days at Nanpu, near Tangshan, Hebei Province. Highlights included 4 Asian Dowitchers, over 100 Relict Gulls, 15+ Reed Parrotbills, good visible migration including Blyth's, Pechora and Richard's Pipits, Yellow-breasted Buntings etc.. but the star bird was a COMMON RINGED PLOVER! Hot on the heels of Zhang Lin's bird. Images attached. I believe there are fewer than 5 records from eastern China?
Paul Holt and I have just spent 3 days at Nanpu, near Tangshan, Hebei Province. Highlights included 4 Asian Dowitchers, over 100 Relict Gulls, 15+ Reed Parrotbills, good visible migration including Blyth's, Pechora and Richard's Pipits, Yellow-breasted Buntings etc.. but the star bird was a COMMON RINGED PLOVER! Hot on the heels of Zhang Lin's bird. Images attached. I believe there are fewer than 5 records from eastern China?
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lewis20126
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Terry
It looks incredibly short-billed in those photos, but I'm sure PH would have eliminated Semi-P plover! Good record.
cheers, alan
Terry Townshend
Regular vagrant
Hi Alan,
Paul was quick to rule out Semi-P Plover. In a lesson in identification of the two species, he said that the prominent white flash behind and above the eye and the blackish face and ear coverts were indicative of Common Ringed. And confirmation was in the call.
I think ssp tundrae does show a shorter bill, relative to the nominate.
Amazingly, the following day, we heard (and saw distantly) another or the same Common Ringed Plover some 7km from the site of the original sighting.
Terry
Paul was quick to rule out Semi-P Plover. In a lesson in identification of the two species, he said that the prominent white flash behind and above the eye and the blackish face and ear coverts were indicative of Common Ringed. And confirmation was in the call.
I think ssp tundrae does show a shorter bill, relative to the nominate.
Amazingly, the following day, we heard (and saw distantly) another or the same Common Ringed Plover some 7km from the site of the original sighting.
Terry
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thrush
Craig Brelsford (大山雀)
Great work; excellent record shots of common ringed plover.
mcaribou
Migration coming
today at Xiao Yangshan Island near Shanghai around noon several hundred common tern type and one crested tern type and a few other terns were in migration.None was ided to species but it's time to notice Aleutian and Chinese Crested etc.
Passerines' daily migration was also visible and once they landed what waiting for them were shrike,shrike,shrike,shrike..........................................
Passerines' daily migration was also visible and once they landed what waiting for them were shrike,shrike,shrike,shrike..........................................
McMadd
You should see the other bloke...
Let's see what tomorrow brings...I want flycatchers and chats!
mcaribou
Migration coming
just normal:yellow-rumped,gray-streaked,asian brown,blue and white,Japanese paradise.I didnt see any chat.
McMadd
You should see the other bloke...
Hi ZL
20 Avocet south at the "Magic Holiday Inn Express" was good I thought (?)...couple of Dollarbird at Yangshan this afternoon...c.20 Oriental Pratincole and same of Grey-headed Lapwing near the turf farms W of the bridge.
Back out tomorrow with Jeff so hopefully some more of the same...see you about?
Mark
