It's been a productive week for Tom!
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Dalian (Jinshitan) Birding Reports (3 Viewers)
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Swans and Porpoises
Received some info about the banded swan shown above:
This red color band C60 whooper Swan was captured and marked Martin Gilbert on 15 July 2009 at the Snarga lake in province Bulgaria of the central Mongolia. Capture location is N48.94365, E101.9703. This birds was identified adult male, weighed 8900 g.
Best wishes,
Tseveenmyadag
Head Laboratory of Ornithology
Institute of Biology, MAS
Also, forgot to mention that we had a close encounter with a pod of 6-7 Asian Finless Porpoise on the boat last weekend. Very cool to see up close. My niece was able to get a photo of one attached below. I've seen them before in Jinshitan (not much though) and they are common around Laotieshan where the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay meet.
Yes, it has been a good week :t:
Received some info about the banded swan shown above:
This red color band C60 whooper Swan was captured and marked Martin Gilbert on 15 July 2009 at the Snarga lake in province Bulgaria of the central Mongolia. Capture location is N48.94365, E101.9703. This birds was identified adult male, weighed 8900 g.
Best wishes,
Tseveenmyadag
Head Laboratory of Ornithology
Institute of Biology, MAS
Also, forgot to mention that we had a close encounter with a pod of 6-7 Asian Finless Porpoise on the boat last weekend. Very cool to see up close. My niece was able to get a photo of one attached below. I've seen them before in Jinshitan (not much though) and they are common around Laotieshan where the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay meet.
Yes, it has been a good week :t:
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Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds March 15, 2016
Some more birding at the ponds yesterday with my nephew. Also some more photos of the Lapland Bunting from a couple days ago. Hoopoe seen on a field trip later yesterday.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
15-Mar-2016 11:00 - 13:00
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
26 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 400
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 24
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 7
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 55
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 15
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 3
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 23
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 50
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 20
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1
Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 150
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 8
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3 all Mongolian
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 5
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 3
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 10
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 5
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Some more birding at the ponds yesterday with my nephew. Also some more photos of the Lapland Bunting from a couple days ago. Hoopoe seen on a field trip later yesterday.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
15-Mar-2016 11:00 - 13:00
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
26 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 400
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 24
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 7
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 55
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 15
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 3
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 23
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 50
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 20
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1
Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 150
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 8
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3 all Mongolian
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 5
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 3
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 10
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 5
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 2
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Country Club March 15, 2016
A quick hour at this excellent migrant place after work. We didn't expect much but had a good time regardless. I don't often see Rustic Bunting in breeding plumage so it was nice to run into a handful of beautifully marked birds among the more common winter dressed ones. Having trouble uploaded Rustic Bunting picture so will upload as pdf.
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
15-Mar-2016 16:00 - 16:45
Protocol: Traveling
0.0 kilometer(s)
14 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 4
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 6
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) 25
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
A quick hour at this excellent migrant place after work. We didn't expect much but had a good time regardless. I don't often see Rustic Bunting in breeding plumage so it was nice to run into a handful of beautifully marked birds among the more common winter dressed ones. Having trouble uploaded Rustic Bunting picture so will upload as pdf.
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
15-Mar-2016 16:00 - 16:45
Protocol: Traveling
0.0 kilometer(s)
14 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 4
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 6
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) 25
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Jinshitan to Dalijia and back March 17, 2016
Final birding outing with my nephew before he left.
The Birds of Dalian version 2 goes to the printer tomorrow morning
more news on that later. Will be available for purchase in English and in Chinese in April. 380 pages, over 300 species, 3 photos of each with description, etc...etc...
Yellow Sea Coast from Jinshitan to Zhuanghe, Liaoning, CN
17-Mar-2016 06:00 - 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
40.0 kilometer(s)
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 120
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 25
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 1
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 14
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 80
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 8
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 4
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 300
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15 all Mongolian
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 8
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 20
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 1
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 2
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 1
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 5
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 1
White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 3
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 2
Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) 6
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 4
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 90
Siskin (Spinus spinus) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Final birding outing with my nephew before he left.
The Birds of Dalian version 2 goes to the printer tomorrow morning
more news on that later. Will be available for purchase in English and in Chinese in April. 380 pages, over 300 species, 3 photos of each with description, etc...etc...Yellow Sea Coast from Jinshitan to Zhuanghe, Liaoning, CN
17-Mar-2016 06:00 - 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
40.0 kilometer(s)
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 120
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 25
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 1
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 14
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 80
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 8
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 4
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 300
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 15 all Mongolian
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 8
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 20
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 1
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1
Beijing Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) 1
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 2
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 1
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 5
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 1
White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 3
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 2
Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) 6
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 4
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 4
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 90
Siskin (Spinus spinus) 1
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Terry Townshend
Regular vagrant
Tom,
Many congratulations on completing the second edition of your book... being a proud owner of the first edition, I know for sure that the second edition will be an invaluable resource for anyone birding in Liaoning and, in fact, anywhere in NE China!
A brilliant contribution to the understanding of bird distribution in China. :t:
Terry
Many congratulations on completing the second edition of your book... being a proud owner of the first edition, I know for sure that the second edition will be an invaluable resource for anyone birding in Liaoning and, in fact, anywhere in NE China!
A brilliant contribution to the understanding of bird distribution in China. :t:
Terry
Field trip yesterday hoping for more visible migration. Had groups of White Wagtail, Chinese Bulbul, and White-cheeked Starling heading north overhead in the early morning walk to my garage so thought it would be a good day to spend just under an hour on a sea wall seeing birds migrate high above. By the time the trip came the wind had turned and not much was moving. Did see a group of migrating White-cheeked Starling and the first Dunlin of the year flying low over the mudflats.
On the way home after work I stopped dead in my tracks at the sound of a Varied Tit calling loudly from a tree steps from my front door. It was mixed in with a small group of Japanese Tit.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
22-Mar-2016 14:45 - 15:25
Protocol: Stationary
12 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 300
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 20
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 30
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
On the way home after work I stopped dead in my tracks at the sound of a Varied Tit calling loudly from a tree steps from my front door. It was mixed in with a small group of Japanese Tit.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
22-Mar-2016 14:45 - 15:25
Protocol: Stationary
12 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 300
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 20
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 5
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 30
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Country Club March 23, 2016
Had to go out that way to get gas...
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
23-Mar-2016 09:45 - 10:45
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
12 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 8
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 6
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Had to go out that way to get gas...
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
23-Mar-2016 09:45 - 10:45
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
12 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 4
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 8
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 6
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds March 24, 2016
Too lunch break at the ponds today. No Common Shelduck to be seen. Must have left in the last 48 hours. It felt like it was between waves of ducks with many of the ponds completely empty.
I love the Kentish Plover picture below because you can see the near one coming in to steal whatever the far one found. Also, the Vega Gull wasn't injured even though it was sitting weird like that. Totally different staged of molt in the Dunlin photographed below. Both will turn into the gorgeous Sakhalina ssp that can be found here on the coast in huge numbers in late April and early May.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
24-Mar-2016 11:40 - 12:40
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
18 species
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 13
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 6
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 20
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3 2 Mongolian, 1 Vega
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 3
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 3
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Too lunch break at the ponds today. No Common Shelduck to be seen. Must have left in the last 48 hours. It felt like it was between waves of ducks with many of the ponds completely empty.
I love the Kentish Plover picture below because you can see the near one coming in to steal whatever the far one found. Also, the Vega Gull wasn't injured even though it was sitting weird like that. Totally different staged of molt in the Dunlin photographed below. Both will turn into the gorgeous Sakhalina ssp that can be found here on the coast in huge numbers in late April and early May.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
24-Mar-2016 11:40 - 12:40
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
18 species
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 13
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 6
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 20
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 3 2 Mongolian, 1 Vega
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 3
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 1
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 3
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Wafangdian (Santaizi) March 25, 2016
A different schedule last Friday meant that I could take a long field trip with some students in the afternoon. We went to the crane/stork place near Wafangdian not knowing exactly what would be there on March 25. Turns out all the cranes/storks are already gone and there were no geese or swans also. In fact, we only identified 12 species in 1.5 hours driving around the area. It was still a fun time off-campus for the students and now we know that late March is not a great time to visit this site. We also had some brief excitement when our bus slipped off the road on a sandy path. We were thankfully able to push it out, see photo below. We did have very close looks at some Garganey. We were in the small bus photographed below and with its tinted windows the Garganey were not too spooked when we stopped right beside them as they rested in a drainage canal.
Wafangdian, Liaoning, CN
25-Mar-2016 13:00 - 14:30
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
13 species
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 3
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 3
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 20
Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 2
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10 all Mongolian
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 20
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
A different schedule last Friday meant that I could take a long field trip with some students in the afternoon. We went to the crane/stork place near Wafangdian not knowing exactly what would be there on March 25. Turns out all the cranes/storks are already gone and there were no geese or swans also. In fact, we only identified 12 species in 1.5 hours driving around the area. It was still a fun time off-campus for the students and now we know that late March is not a great time to visit this site. We also had some brief excitement when our bus slipped off the road on a sandy path. We were thankfully able to push it out, see photo below. We did have very close looks at some Garganey. We were in the small bus photographed below and with its tinted windows the Garganey were not too spooked when we stopped right beside them as they rested in a drainage canal.
Wafangdian, Liaoning, CN
25-Mar-2016 13:00 - 14:30
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
13 species
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 3
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Garganey (Anas querquedula) 3
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 20
Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 2
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10 all Mongolian
Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 20
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds March 27, 2016
Afternoon birding with my parents. Got a shot of Red-breasted Merganser will landing gear down below. Also 2 early Chinese Egret flying at a distance.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
27-Mar-2016 15:15 - 17:15
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
29 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 150
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 3
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 4
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 3
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 2
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 6
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 20
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 7
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 2
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 8
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 600
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 3
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 3
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 8
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 10
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 30
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Afternoon birding with my parents. Got a shot of Red-breasted Merganser will landing gear down below. Also 2 early Chinese Egret flying at a distance.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
27-Mar-2016 15:15 - 17:15
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
29 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 150
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 3
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 4
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 3
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) 2
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 6
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 20
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 7
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 2
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 8
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 600
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 30
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) 3
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 1
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 3
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 2
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 8
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 10
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 30
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
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Quick rounds in preparation for a field trip today.
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
30-Mar-2016 09:30 - 10:45
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
25 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 250
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 2
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 75
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 6
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 10
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 5
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 800
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 20
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 8
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 20
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 2
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 4
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Jinshitan Sea-farming Ponds, Liaoning, CN
30-Mar-2016 09:30 - 10:45
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 kilometer(s)
25 species
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 250
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 5
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 2
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 75
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 6
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 10
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 5
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) 1
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) 800
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 20
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) 8
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 20
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) 2
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) 4
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Country Club March 31, 2016
Spring is here! Even though Jinshitan always remains stubbornly cold compared to places around here, (it's always the last part of Dalian to warm up and usually warms up slower even than Harbin because of the ocean here) I had an awesome hour and a bit at the Country Club this morning. The internet always proudly proclaims 12 degrees but it is much lower on the ground usually.
I believe I found a Black-throated Thrush this morning there. No rufous on the brow or tail that I can see. I know the throat patch can be misleading. Please see the photos below and comment if you think it could still be Red-throated. Both are rare but a Black-throated would be a second or third record I believe so I don't have experience with them. It was a gorgeous morning -- even the Mallard were posing!
Spring migration beginning to get going here, let the good times roll! My family and I are leaving China at the end of June so this will be my last migration on this wonderful peninsula. The timetable is beginning to sink in so I'm not taking any birding time during migration for granted.
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
31-Mar-2016 07:45 - 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 1
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 3
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 8
Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) 2
Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) 1
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 1
Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 5
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 10
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 10
Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) 1
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 8
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 12
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 10
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Spring is here! Even though Jinshitan always remains stubbornly cold compared to places around here, (it's always the last part of Dalian to warm up and usually warms up slower even than Harbin because of the ocean here) I had an awesome hour and a bit at the Country Club this morning. The internet always proudly proclaims 12 degrees but it is much lower on the ground usually.
I believe I found a Black-throated Thrush this morning there. No rufous on the brow or tail that I can see. I know the throat patch can be misleading. Please see the photos below and comment if you think it could still be Red-throated. Both are rare but a Black-throated would be a second or third record I believe so I don't have experience with them. It was a gorgeous morning -- even the Mallard were posing!
Spring migration beginning to get going here, let the good times roll! My family and I are leaving China at the end of June so this will be my last migration on this wonderful peninsula. The timetable is beginning to sink in so I'm not taking any birding time during migration for granted.
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
31-Mar-2016 07:45 - 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 2
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 1
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 3
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 2
Japanese Tit (Parus minor) 2
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 8
Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) 2
Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) 1
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 1
Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 5
Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni) 10
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 10
Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) 1
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 2
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 8
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 10
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 12
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) 10
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Attachments
Terry Townshend
Regular vagrant
Hi Tom,
Looks like a good Black-throated Thrush to me.. congratulations! Black-throated is the scarcest of the 4 winter thrushes in Beijing (after Naumann's, Red-throated and Dusky), so it's always a good day to see one here, too..
T
Looks like a good Black-throated Thrush to me.. congratulations! Black-throated is the scarcest of the 4 winter thrushes in Beijing (after Naumann's, Red-throated and Dusky), so it's always a good day to see one here, too..
T
Nice find, Tom! Send them up my way!
I will miss your reports from Dalian as well as your help with ID on new birds for me. I suppose it is too much to hope for someone to take over your reporting from there.
I will miss your reports from Dalian as well as your help with ID on new birds for me. I suppose it is too much to hope for someone to take over your reporting from there.
Country Club April 4, 2016
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
04-Apr-2016 12:50 - 13:50
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
15 species (+1 other taxa)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 2
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 1
Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 3
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) 3
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
Country Club, Liaoning, CN
04-Apr-2016 12:50 - 13:50
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
15 species (+1 other taxa)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 2
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 10
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) 1
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 1
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) 2
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni/eunomus) 1
Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) 1
White/Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 2
Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) 3
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) 3
Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 5
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 6
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 10
