Dalian (Jinshitan) Birding Reports (6 Viewers)

[Dong Bei]

Jinsihtan Ridge May 29, 2015

I was out checking my camera trap and previewing a field trip location for a class this afternoon when I saw an Oriental Stork flying high and straight south. My previous latest record was the first week of March and the earliest was the last week of September at Laotieshan so I was quite shocked to see one today. I also found an area where at least two pairs of Daurian Redstart are breeding (haven't seen this before here in Jinshitan) and possibly two Dollarbird nesting sites. I plan to go back after lunch with my students and will post again if we go. Unfortunately rain is expected.....

 

[Dong Bei]

Country Club June 1, 2015

One hour walk around last Monday.

Country Club, Liaoning, CN
01-Jun-2015 11:00 - 12:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
23 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) 1
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 1
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 5
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 10
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 4
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 4
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) 3
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 2
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Entrance Road to new Golf Course near the Jinshitan Reservoir June 3, 2015

Had a short but productive trip this morning with my class. Quantity was replaced with quality. We started with a Thick-billed Warbler singing loudly right across from our school gate while boarding the bus. Soon after arriving we heard and then saw a nice Forest Wagtail followed by a brief visit by a Dollarbird and then ended with a Tiger Shrike returning to its nest with prey. I have seen evidence of breeding Tiger Shrike in that area for many years in a row now.

Jinshitan reservoir and forest, Liaoning, CN
03-Jun-2015 09:40 - 10:20
Protocol: Stationary
14 species

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 1
Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) 1
Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

June 18, 2015 Forest area around Tang Dynasty Hot Springs

Was at Tangjiahe in Sichuan with most of my class all of last week so no reporting from Dalian. Tangjiahe is a fantastic place and a wonderful location to spend time at. Big thanks to Robbi who is based in Chengdu for setting it up. Contact me for his information. For a guy who lives on the coast, northwestern Sichuan is definitely not part of the same country :eek!:


This is from two days ago

Forest area and coast near Xiao Yao Wan, Liaoning, CN
18-Jun-2015 14:45 - 17:00
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
30 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 5
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 4
Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 3
Oriental Scops-Owl (Otus sunia) 1
Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) 1
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 1
Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 5
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 15
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 10
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 5
Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) 4
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 3
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 2
Grey-backed Thrush (Turdus hortulorum) 1
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 1
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 3
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 4
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 3
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Gretchen]

Was at Tangjiahe in Sichuan with most of my class all of last week so no reporting from Dalian. Tangjiahe is a fantastic place and a wonderful location to spend time at. Big thanks to Robbi who is based in Chengdu for setting it up. Contact me for his information. For a guy who lives on the coast, northwestern Sichuan is definitely not part of the same country :eek!:

Will you or class write something about it? Hoping so!

 

[Dong Bei]

Gretchen, yes this is coming. I'm swamped with end of year things at the moment and my students are also finishing up here. Will put something together at some point.

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds July 25, 2015

Returned to China yesterday afternoon, woke right up at 2:30 a.m. this morning so getting up early for birding wasn't a problem... Of the 58 Chinese Egrets, 95% of them were juveniles.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
25-Jul-2015 05:00 - 08:00
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
31 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 5
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 58
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 6
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 7
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 105
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 5
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 8
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 30
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 10
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 4
Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 5, 2015

I headed out at lunch to see what was around and found a plover that I believed to be a Long-billed. I've only seen Long-billed Plover two times here and so wanted to confirm. Thanks to Paul Holt, also known as Gretzky (Canadian reference), for the confirmation! I headed back out after work and found it in the same place. Lots around for this time of year after almost half of the species the week before. A little cool and rainy here recently.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
05-Aug-2015 12:00 - 13:00
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
41 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 25
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 1
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 8
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 2
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 20
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 12
Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 1
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 12
Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) 1
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 4
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 1
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 15
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 10
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 100
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 6
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 20
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Chinese Penduline-Tit (Remiz consobrinus) 3
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) 2
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) 1
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 20
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Long-billed Plover

the star of the day

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan to Zhuanghe August 8, 2015

I did this route with a friend yesterday. The weather ranged from hard drizzle to beautiful sunshine but was always coolish. While we were north, Jinshitan had a once in a year thunderstorm complete with sheets of rain, lightning that sent people running, backed up storm drains, localized flooding, and wind. I was happy I had closed my windows before leaving! This trip was a bit of a question mark because I had never done it at this time of the year before. It turns out to be a brilliant day with new personal highs of Chinese Egret and Black-faced Spoonbill for me.

Highlights:
Exactly 100 Chinese Egrets (there were more but I was very careful of not counting any twice)
52 Black-faced Spoonbill around the large bridge at Zhuanghe (my previous daily high was 14 I think)
Seeing 6 banded birds: 5 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Great Knot that will be recorded in the East Asian Flyway Database.

Yellow Sea Coast from Jinshitan to Zhuanghe, Liaoning, CN
08-Aug-2015 05:00 - 16:00
Protocol: Traveling
180.0 kilometer(s)
55 species

Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 2
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 34
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 100
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 31
Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) 52
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 48
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 382
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 2
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 4
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 4
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 4
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) 8
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 3
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 5
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 2
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 250
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 234
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 502
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 163
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 6
Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) 3
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) 23
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 32
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 1053
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 710
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 33
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 3
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 2
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 2
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 1
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 48
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 1
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 7
Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 1
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 10
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus) 5
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[thirudevaram]

Jinshitan is back in action! Superb stuff Tom. I had 4 Chinese Egrets in May, my first highest count in Shanghai but that itself sent me drooling for the rest of the season. 100 Egrets will definitely drive me crazy. The Long-billed Plover's bill definitely looks long enough. Good luck for the fall season!

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds mudflats only August 13, 2015

Short walk after work produced the beginning of diversity. Four Saunders's Gulls were a treat. The Cormorants came from the day before on a boat trip with some colleagues.

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
13-Aug-2015 16:00 - 17:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
25 species

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 1
Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) 2
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) 2
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 26
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 1
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 2
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) 4
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 4
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 36
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 1
Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) 4
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 5
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 35
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

the

rest

 

[MKinHK]

Cracking shot of the Striated Heron Tom!

The Saunders' Gull is also fun - I've never seen one in that spotty juvenile plumage.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Dong Bei]

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds August 16, 2015

Went for a walk around on the mudflats with my dad late afternoon yesterday. Photos below include a leucistic Red-rumped Swallow flying around my place the other day. Got me out of my seat as it flew by my deck!

Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
16-Aug-2015 16:00 - 18:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
32 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 14
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 12
Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 26
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 13
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 1
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 2
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 7
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 2
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) 1
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 5
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 32
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 60
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 250
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 1
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 10
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Terry Townshend]

That RR Swallow - what a striking bird!

 

[Dong Bei]

Saw some birds during a round of golf yesterday after work.

Forest area and coast near Xiao Yao Wan, Liaoning, CN
17-Aug-2015 16:30 - 18:30
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 kilometer(s)
25 species

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2
Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 6
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 5
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 1
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 2
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 3
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 8
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 20
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon) 1
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 10
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 1
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) 5
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 4
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

Country Club August 18, 2015

After seeing plenty of birds on the golf course the day before, I headed out to the Country Club after work yesterday to have a look around. Oriental Cuckoo was the best specie seen during the 1.5 hour walk around. I didn't hear it call but the yellowish wash to the undertail coverts, thickish barring on its chest, contrasting underwing, and smallish size led me to believe it was Oriental, not Eurasian. If anyone is good with cuckoos and sees that I am mistaken, please do speak up. I don't see Oriental very often and struggle with IDing with hearing it call. This was quite different than what I usually see.

Country Club, Liaoning, CN
18-Aug-2015 16:00 - 17:30
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
31 species

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 3
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 2
Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala) 6 Swin-tailed
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 2
Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) 1
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) 1
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 2
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) 10
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) 15
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 30
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 1
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 8
Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) 4
Korean Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) 7
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 2
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus) 4
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 12
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10

 

[Dong Bei]

next

ones

 

[Dong Bei]

Oriental Cuckoo

I think!