Dalian (Jinshitan) Birding Reports (12 Viewers)

[Dong Bei]

Country Club May 7, 2015

Stopped there with my mom last Thursday. Lots of migrants.

Country Club, CN-21
07-May-2015
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
36 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 1
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 2
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 60
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 30
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) 1
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) 30
Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus) 1
Chestnut-flanked White-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 30
Rufous-tailed Robin (Larvivora sibilans) 1
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 2
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 5
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) 5
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 1
Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza tristrami) 7
Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) 2
Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) 2
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 6
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 30
Siskin (Spinus spinus) 15
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

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[Dong Bei]

Country Club May 10, 2015

Had a great late afternoon at the Jinshitan Country Club with my parents. Saw a Brown Shrike that was different from what I usually see by having a grey cap. Upon having a look in Brazil's book, I see that it was a lucionensis and it says that this is found in Jilin and Liaoning! I can say with some certainty that this is not the normal sub specie that migrates through Dalian. Other highlights were a White-throated Rock Thrush which I haven't seen in 2 or more years, 2 Swinhoes's/Rufous-tailed Robins, and the first Siberian Blue Robin of the year. Migrants everywhere!

Country Club, CN-21
10-May-2015 16:00 - 18:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
41 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 2
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 6
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1
Hill Pig

 

[Dong Bei]

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[dbeeke]

Thanks for all the updates. An exciting time of year along the fly-ways. Loving all the shorebird pics especially the pics of mixed species. Keep the updates coming!

 

[Dong Bei]

Country Club May 13, 2015

Two hours before work yesterday. Check out the high flying bull frog!

Country Club, CN-21
13-May-2015 06:45 - 08:45
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
38 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 2
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 10
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 4
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 5
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) 2
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) 2
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) 2
Chestnut-flanked White-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) 15
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 35
Rufous-tailed Robin (Larvivora sibilans) 1
Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) 1
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 12
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 4
Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki) 7
White-throated Rock-Thrush (Monticola gularis) 1
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 2
Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus) 6
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) 3
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) 1
Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza tristrami) 2
Chestnut Bunting (Emberiza rutila) 2
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 15
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 40
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

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[Gretchen]

Nice woodpecker! You don't see these rufous-bellied too often do you? Are they just migrating through or breed there? (I still haven't seen one yet.)

Thanks for lots of nice pics.

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds May 13, 2015

One hour from a class trip last Wednesday

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
13-May-2015 09:25 - 10:25
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 kilometer(s)
18 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 1
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 3
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 30
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 3
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 2
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 20
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 7
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 4
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 10
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 5

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan GeoPark May 14, 2015

Led two Geography trips to the Jinshitan GeoPark Platform area that might have turned into birding trips as well

Jinshitan Geopark Platform area, CN-21
14-May-2015 09:25 - 11:25
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
34 species

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 3
Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) 1
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 10
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 10
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) 3
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 2
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) 8
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 15
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) 2
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) 10
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 4
Chestnut-flanked White-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) 20
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 5
Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) 1
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 1
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 4
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 1
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 4
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 1
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[MKinHK]

Great Blue Rock Thrush shot Tom.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds May 14, 2015

The craziness continues. Check the egrets photo below. The right one clearly has blueish-purple lores. Chinese Egret with a muddy bill? Had me checking what white morph Pacific Reef Egret look like.... What do others think?

Anyone good at IDing cuckoos in flight?

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
14-May-2015 14:30 - 16:30
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
47 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 10
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 5
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 10
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 10
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 12
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 6
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 3
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 1
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 2
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 3
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 8
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 3
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 3
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 15
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 30
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 3
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 20
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 25
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 15
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 2
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) 4
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 2
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 10
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 1
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 2
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 60
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) 1
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 2
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 4
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

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[Dong Bei]

Country Club May 19, 2015

A bit of time before work yesterday.

Country Club, CN-21
19-May-2015 09:30 - 10:45
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 kilometer(s)
32 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 1
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 2
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 3
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 10
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) 2
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) 1
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) 13
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 10
Chestnut-flanked White-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) 8
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 15
Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) 1
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 2
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 6
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 2
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[rockfowl]

Lovely shot of the Arctic Warbler Tom!

 

[Dong Bei]

Thanks Mark, the workers in the Country Club have trimmed several large trees and left the branches in a long pile right beside the water there. The migrants love looking for food in them. Excellent place for photography of Swinhoe's Robin, Pale-legged, Arctic Warblers, flycatchers etc.... so far this year. Even a Woodcock was poking around in it a couple weeks back. Because of the cover, they hardly move as you walk by.

Gretchen, Rufous-bellied Woodpecker is annual but never common during migration times.

Tom

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds May 20, 2015

Time before work last Wednesday

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, CN-21
20-May-2015
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
41 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 10
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 4
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 8
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 1
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 5
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 2
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 3
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 25
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) 2
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 1
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 12
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Black-browed Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) 2
Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 15
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 2
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan GeoPark May 20, 2015

This was on a field trip last week Wednesday. A Long-toed Stint sitting on a rock out in the ocean? Please comment if you think it could be something else. All photos taken by my students.

Jinshitan Geopark Platform area, CN-21
20-May-2015 09:40 - 10:40
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
25 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 3
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 2
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 1
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 6
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) 2
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) 4
Black-browed Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 2
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) 1
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 3
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 3
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 5
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Country Club May 24, 2015

Non-birding family outing but went for a 5 minute walk. See the elusive Jinshitan Spotted Dove!

 

[Dong Bei]

Lanceolated Warbler

Came across this one on a class trip yesterday. Put on quite a show almost oblivious to our group of 19 people!