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Sichuan Birding (3 Viewers)
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sichuan jiujiu
A Birder for Sichuan
Looks like Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher to me. If you can find white spots on the tail on another picture, it would confirm this ID, too.
Cheers,
Roland
2-for-2 Roland! I've checked some online photos of Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher and some are a good match with the bird I photographed. Sometime after photographing this bird (that's the only photo I have, unfortunately), I had a singing male showing well-enough to be identified easily.
Thanks!!
Giovanni
Summer Wong
Local bird guide in China
sichuan birding 2016
Just came back from the last birding tour in Sichuan, too many photos to share, but only 5 pics in one post, choose 15 pics to share here
more photos can be seen in the reports, but just came back from the last tour, not finish any report yet
Grey-hooded Parrotbll , took long time and hard work to get it eventually in early May in Longcanggou…
Three-toed Parrotbill, quite easy this year in early May, got many good photos of it there in Longcanggou…
Golden-fronted Fulvetta, the same one in the same place as last year, last year got great close open view, but didn’t bring my camera, this time had camera with me but a bit too far and over exposed
Chinese Blue Flycatcher, in early May in the regular place didn’t hear them, so we went to another valley in lower altitude, we heard many of them alone the way, but they were very hiding never showed up until this one, showed well in the bamboo, we were underneath so got great views of it!
Chinese Monal, got great photos in middle May, in early June got 5 males and 1 female in the tunnel place together, amazing…they were walking up to the roadside, almost to cross the road, but the local Chinese photographers getting too close to them, scared them, then they all flew down to the lower slope just under the tunnel.
Snow Partridge, in Balangshan, early May, nice to get a above view of it! not like normally it’s always above us high up in the mountain!
Verreaux's Monal-partridge, 3 of them together, we hided behind our car, so they didn’t notice us, showed very well, took video too….
Sharpe’s rose, in early May, 4-5 males, in early June, 4-5 female….in the same place in Balangshan.
Barred Laughingthrush, great view and photos of it in early May in Balangshan.
Firethroat, first time in Chengdu Sichuan University in early May, then in Balangshan and Erlangshan in usual places, all great view…
Przevalski’s rosefinch, got it just 1 minute after we arrived at the spot.
Sukatschev's Laughingthrush, got a pair in early May, very shy, took some time to get good view of it.
Sichuan Wood Owl, got it in the day time, nice view in morning light…
Wolf, got them in the pine forest in Ruoergai, at the beginning we heard “dog” calling, I thought maybe a different call of Blue-eared Pheasant in the pine, Tom said he heard a dog and saw a dog tail, then later I spotted some animal moving in the forest, put bins on “wolf !!!”, we watched them walking through the forest, we thought there were two of them, but when I waited and photographed them crossing a open snow slope, one by one, 3 in total !
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, except the only “chocolate and white” Giant Panda , we also had great close view of a wild family group of the golden snub-nosed monkey in Foping Giant Panda Reserve, the monkey trackers climb up 3-4 hours to high mountain area where monkeys overnight in 5:00 AM every morning to get the monkeys into the lower tourists area, and stay with monkeys the whole day in case the monkeys move away soon, trackers said if they left the monkey after get them to the lower area, then the monkeys will go away into the mountain in 15 minutes, so they have to spend their day with the monkeys to keep them stay in the tourists place until tourists leave in the afternoon…the next morning they go up to the monkey’s sleeping place in high mountain again to get them down….and they will attract the monkeys to different place after one month, so that the monkeys wouldn’t destroy the trees and plants on the the same slope, if the monkeys stay in one slope over one -two month they will destroy the habitat in the slope, so have to keep change slope every month…
I had been to Changqing NNR in Shanxi last year , there is also a place nearby the NNR where tourists can see the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, they use the same way to attract the monkeys, but they didn’t change place every month, so the habitat on the monkey’s place was totally destroyed, just ugly mud slope , all the grass are gone, trees are dead…….
Blackthroat, in early May I tried not to disturb it so early, so didn’t go there in the first trip, went there in late May, a male gave us a quick but close and open view, but never came back…….no photo this year
Spot-breasted Parrotbill in late June had one near to the gate of Jiuzhaigou National Park…..seems like it’s very lonely, calling all the time, but I didn’t take my camera with me at that time, no photo
Just came back from the last birding tour in Sichuan, too many photos to share, but only 5 pics in one post, choose 15 pics to share here
more photos can be seen in the reports, but just came back from the last tour, not finish any report yet Grey-hooded Parrotbll , took long time and hard work to get it eventually in early May in Longcanggou…
Three-toed Parrotbill, quite easy this year in early May, got many good photos of it there in Longcanggou…
Golden-fronted Fulvetta, the same one in the same place as last year, last year got great close open view, but didn’t bring my camera, this time had camera with me but a bit too far and over exposed
Chinese Blue Flycatcher, in early May in the regular place didn’t hear them, so we went to another valley in lower altitude, we heard many of them alone the way, but they were very hiding never showed up until this one, showed well in the bamboo, we were underneath so got great views of it!
Chinese Monal, got great photos in middle May, in early June got 5 males and 1 female in the tunnel place together, amazing…they were walking up to the roadside, almost to cross the road, but the local Chinese photographers getting too close to them, scared them, then they all flew down to the lower slope just under the tunnel.
Snow Partridge, in Balangshan, early May, nice to get a above view of it! not like normally it’s always above us high up in the mountain!
Verreaux's Monal-partridge, 3 of them together, we hided behind our car, so they didn’t notice us, showed very well, took video too….
Sharpe’s rose, in early May, 4-5 males, in early June, 4-5 female….in the same place in Balangshan.
Barred Laughingthrush, great view and photos of it in early May in Balangshan.
Firethroat, first time in Chengdu Sichuan University in early May, then in Balangshan and Erlangshan in usual places, all great view…
Przevalski’s rosefinch, got it just 1 minute after we arrived at the spot.
Sukatschev's Laughingthrush, got a pair in early May, very shy, took some time to get good view of it.
Sichuan Wood Owl, got it in the day time, nice view in morning light…
Wolf, got them in the pine forest in Ruoergai, at the beginning we heard “dog” calling, I thought maybe a different call of Blue-eared Pheasant in the pine, Tom said he heard a dog and saw a dog tail, then later I spotted some animal moving in the forest, put bins on “wolf !!!”, we watched them walking through the forest, we thought there were two of them, but when I waited and photographed them crossing a open snow slope, one by one, 3 in total !
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, except the only “chocolate and white” Giant Panda , we also had great close view of a wild family group of the golden snub-nosed monkey in Foping Giant Panda Reserve, the monkey trackers climb up 3-4 hours to high mountain area where monkeys overnight in 5:00 AM every morning to get the monkeys into the lower tourists area, and stay with monkeys the whole day in case the monkeys move away soon, trackers said if they left the monkey after get them to the lower area, then the monkeys will go away into the mountain in 15 minutes, so they have to spend their day with the monkeys to keep them stay in the tourists place until tourists leave in the afternoon…the next morning they go up to the monkey’s sleeping place in high mountain again to get them down….and they will attract the monkeys to different place after one month, so that the monkeys wouldn’t destroy the trees and plants on the the same slope, if the monkeys stay in one slope over one -two month they will destroy the habitat in the slope, so have to keep change slope every month…
I had been to Changqing NNR in Shanxi last year , there is also a place nearby the NNR where tourists can see the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, they use the same way to attract the monkeys, but they didn’t change place every month, so the habitat on the monkey’s place was totally destroyed, just ugly mud slope , all the grass are gone, trees are dead…….
Blackthroat, in early May I tried not to disturb it so early, so didn’t go there in the first trip, went there in late May, a male gave us a quick but close and open view, but never came back…….no photo this year
Spot-breasted Parrotbill in late June had one near to the gate of Jiuzhaigou National Park…..seems like it’s very lonely, calling all the time, but I didn’t take my camera with me at that time, no photo
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Summer Wong
Local bird guide in China
more photos
Grey-hooded Parrotbill, got it again in early July, it's around 3 km further from the top where they are building the panda base house, a pair of them, and singing very loudly, the first time I heard them singing, usually they just make the contact call....
Barred Laughingthrush, there are 4 places for it in Balangshan, and also saw it in Erlangshan...got Rufous-tailed Babbler there too...
Grey-hooded Parrotbill, got it again in early July, it's around 3 km further from the top where they are building the panda base house, a pair of them, and singing very loudly, the first time I heard them singing, usually they just make the contact call....
Barred Laughingthrush, there are 4 places for it in Balangshan, and also saw it in Erlangshan...got Rufous-tailed Babbler there too...
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Summer Wong
Local bird guide in China
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Those are some amazing photos, Summer.
Chinese monal...grumble, grumble. :C
Chinese monal...grumble, grumble. :C
Great photos, Summer!:t:
Shows me that my excuses for poor photos being because I am in dense undercover are no good. I spent the money on quality gear, so I've just got to work harder at acquiring the skills I need with the camera.
Shows me that my excuses for poor photos being because I am in dense undercover are no good. I spent the money on quality gear, so I've just got to work harder at acquiring the skills I need with the camera.
sichuan jiujiu
A Birder for Sichuan
Hello everyone,
I'm trying to identify two birds recorded near the summit of Mt. Emei. Can anyone help me? See recordings uploaded under "passerine sp." in my ebird checklist. Any other comments about the checklist would be appreciated too!
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30621640
Many thanks,
Giovanni
I'm trying to identify two birds recorded near the summit of Mt. Emei. Can anyone help me? See recordings uploaded under "passerine sp." in my ebird checklist. Any other comments about the checklist would be appreciated too!
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30621640
Many thanks,
Giovanni
Giovanni, I am not able to be of much help, but I would suggest that if you don't get an answer here pretty quick, that you try the ID forum. There are people there that are amazingly good at quickly coming up with an ID and in explaining why they were able to tell. I have seen them do really well with just a recorded call or song.
Hi Giovanni,
Could the single note one be Hume's Warbler, it was fairly easy to see/hear in Sichuan forests this May, but I don't have the technology to listen properly today ( on a train)
Check that out with XenoCanto
Tom
Could the single note one be Hume's Warbler, it was fairly easy to see/hear in Sichuan forests this May, but I don't have the technology to listen properly today ( on a train)
Check that out with XenoCanto
Tom
RonMac
Well-known member
China 2016
A few pics from latest visit. Pere David's Owl, Przewalski's bunting, Crimson-browed finch, pallas grasshopper warbler, Pine bunting. Ron
A few pics from latest visit. Pere David's Owl, Przewalski's bunting, Crimson-browed finch, pallas grasshopper warbler, Pine bunting. Ron
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Some really nice pics, Ron!
china guy
A taff living in Sichuan
The mystery calls from Giovanni-
1 - the strident call seems to come from a Tit - Green-backed or Eastern Great
2 - the soft rising whitle, seems pretty consistent with three species that are found close to Emei's mountain streams - Plumbeous Water Redstart, White-crowned Forktail and Blue Whistling Thrush - all have similar high pitched calls that cut through the noise of fast running water.
Hi Ron and Sue - that was a great trip, and our views of the Per David's Owl were the best I've ever had. This trip combined Sichuan/Shaanxi with Qinghai, and then into NW Gansu where we found both the southern edge of the Gobi and the remains of the western section of Great Wall.
The Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was found in Gansu at Zhangye Wetland Park. Here we found 2 other species that were new China ticks for me - Great Reed Warbler and Bearded Reedling. The Pink-tailed Finch, pictured carrying food for young, was found at Ruoergai - first evidence we've had that these birds which were first recorded three years ago are breeding at this Sichuan site. We drove into Qinghai via Shaanxi for Crested Ibis and a morning with the Terracotta Warriors. We also got into the Qingling Mountains via an open trail frequented by hikers - which was a little exciting since we were initially questioned by the police who told us this was also a closed area to foreigners. However or luck was in and they us through - but it was a tough hike before we got into any promising areas of bamboo.
This trip was one of five I've been with over a hectic May/June/July. One of these, which I made with Andy Marshall, Guy Kirwan, Mike Coverdale, Pete Shepherd, Graham Speight logged up an impressive 3OO+ list over 23 days. I'm pretty sure these guys were among the very few birders that managed to see a 2016 Wood Snipe at Balang.
Trip List – Sichuan 23 days – 21st May to 12th June 2016
Sites visited –
1 Wolong/Balang
2 Rouergai/Baxi
3 Jiuzhaigou
4 Tangjiahe/Pingwu
5 Xichang
6 Moxi/Hailuogou
7 Erlang
8 Longcanggou
9 Emei
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
2. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica – heard only
3. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
4. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
5. Koklass pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha – heard only
6. Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscures
7. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
8. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii
9. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
10. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
11. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
12. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
13. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
14. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
15. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
16. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
18. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
19. Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
20. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
21. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
22. Grey-capped Woodpecker Picus canus
23. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
24. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
25. Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
26. Black Woodpecker Picumnus innominatus
27. Great Barbet Megalaima virens - heard
28. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide
29. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
30. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
31. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus – heard only
32. Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus - heard only
33. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea – heard only
34. Himalayan Swiflet Collocalia brevirostris
35. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
36. Salim Ali’s Swift Apis salimalii
37. House Swift Apus affinis
38. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia – heard Only
39. Little Owl Athene noctua
40. Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum
41. Pere David’s Owl Strix davidi
42. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
43. Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
44. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
45. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
46. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
47. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
48. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
49. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebaric
50. Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
51. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
52. Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
53. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
54. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
55. Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
56. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
57. Common Redshank Tringa tetanus
58. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
59. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
60. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
61. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
62. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
63. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
64. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
65. Black-eared Kite. Milvus linaetus
66. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
67. Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
68. Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
69. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
70. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
71. Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
72. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
73. Besra Accipiter virgatus
74. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
75. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
76. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
77. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
78. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
79. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
80. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
81. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
82. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
83. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
84. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
85. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
86. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
87. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
88. Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
89. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
90. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
91. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
92. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
93. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
94. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
95. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
96. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica
97. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
98. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
99. Collared crow Corvus torquatus
100. Common Raven Corvus corax
101. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
102. Black-napped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
103. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
104. Swinhoe’s Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
105. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
106. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
107. Hair-feathered Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
108. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
109. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
110. Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradise – heard only
111. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitaries
112. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
113. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
114. Sichuan Forest Thrush Zoothera griseiceps
115. Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
116. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
117. ChestnutThrush Turdus rubrocanus
118. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri
119. Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis – Jiuzhaigou
120. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx Montana
121. Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
122. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
123. Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
124. Slaty-backed Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
125. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
126. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
127. Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
128. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
129. Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
130. Zappey’s Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
131. Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi
132. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
133. Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
134. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
135. White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
136. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
137. Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia caliope
138. Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
139. Blackthroat Luscinia obscura
140. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
141. Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
142. Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
143. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
144. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
145. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
146. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
147. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
148. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
149. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
150. White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
151. White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucurum – heard only
152. Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
153. Grandala Grandala coelicolor
154. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
155. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
156. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
157. Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
158. Dollar Bird Eurystomus orientalis
159. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
160. Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
161. Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis
162. Przewalski’s Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
163. Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
164. Hodgson’s Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
165. Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis
166. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
167. Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
168. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus
169. Black-bibbed Tit Poecile hypermelanea
170. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
171. Coal Tit Periparus ater
172. Pere David’s Tit Poecile davidi
173. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
174. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus
175. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
176. Eastern Great Tit Parus major
177. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
178. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
179. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
180. Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvaloti
181. Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
182. Silver-throated Tit Aegithalos glaucogularis
183. Hume’s Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
184. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
185. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
186. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
187. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
188. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
189. Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
190. Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
191. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
192. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
193. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
194. Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
195. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
196. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
197. White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
198. Crested Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
199. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
200. Brownish-flanked Bush-War Cettia fortipes
201. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides
202. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus
203. Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
204. Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
205. Sichuan Bush-Warbler Locustella chengi
206. Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
207. Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica
208. Chinese Bush Warbler Locustella tacsanowskia
209. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
210. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
211. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
212. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
213. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
214. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
215. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
216. Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
217. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
218. Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
219. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
220. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
221. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
222. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
223. Eastern-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
224. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus Claudia
225. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii
226. Sulpher-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
227. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine
228. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis
229. Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephocephalus
230. Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror
231. Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps
232. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
233. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
234. Sukatschev's Laughing thrush Garrulax sukatschewi
235. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus
236. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus
237. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
238. Moustached Laughingthrush Garrulax cineraceus
239. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
240. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
241. Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
242. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus
243. Hwamei Garrulax canorus
244. White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis
245. Omei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
246. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
247. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
248. Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla – heard only
249. Chinese Wren Babbler Pnoepyga mutica
250. Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps
251. Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus
252. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
253. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
254. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
255. Green Shrike Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
256. Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei
257. Rufous-tailed Moupinia Moupinia poecilotis
258. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis
259. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
260. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps
261. Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea
262. Rusty-capped Fulvetta Alcippe dubia
263. Gold-fronted Fulvetta Alcippe variegaticeps – heard only
264. Spectacled Fulvetta Fulvetta ruficapilla
265. White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
266. David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi
267. Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi
268. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
269. Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
270. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
271. Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
272. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium
273. Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
274. Three-toad Parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus
275. Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
276. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus
277. Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus
278. Brown-winged Parrotbill Sinosuthora brunneus
279. Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons - heard
280. Grey-hooded Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
281. Golden Parrotbill Sinothura verreauxi
282. Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillat
283. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
284. Elwe’s Horned Lark Eremophila elwesi
285. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
286. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
287. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
288. Forktailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
289. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
290. House Sparrow Passer montanus
291. Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
292. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
293. White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
294. White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii
295. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
296. Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
297. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
298. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
299. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
300. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
301. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
302. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
303. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
304. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
305. Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
306. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
307. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
308. Black-capped Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua
309. Tibetan Serin Carduelis thibetana
310. Twite Carduelis flavirost
311. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
312. Brandt’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
313. Przewalski’s Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
314. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
315. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
316. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
317. Sharpe’s Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
318. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
319. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
320. Red-faced Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
321. Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
322. Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus
323. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
324. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
325. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
326. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni
327. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
328. Elegant Bunting Emberiza elegans
329. Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
330. Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
1 - the strident call seems to come from a Tit - Green-backed or Eastern Great
2 - the soft rising whitle, seems pretty consistent with three species that are found close to Emei's mountain streams - Plumbeous Water Redstart, White-crowned Forktail and Blue Whistling Thrush - all have similar high pitched calls that cut through the noise of fast running water.
Hi Ron and Sue - that was a great trip, and our views of the Per David's Owl were the best I've ever had. This trip combined Sichuan/Shaanxi with Qinghai, and then into NW Gansu where we found both the southern edge of the Gobi and the remains of the western section of Great Wall.
The Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was found in Gansu at Zhangye Wetland Park. Here we found 2 other species that were new China ticks for me - Great Reed Warbler and Bearded Reedling. The Pink-tailed Finch, pictured carrying food for young, was found at Ruoergai - first evidence we've had that these birds which were first recorded three years ago are breeding at this Sichuan site. We drove into Qinghai via Shaanxi for Crested Ibis and a morning with the Terracotta Warriors. We also got into the Qingling Mountains via an open trail frequented by hikers - which was a little exciting since we were initially questioned by the police who told us this was also a closed area to foreigners. However or luck was in and they us through - but it was a tough hike before we got into any promising areas of bamboo.
This trip was one of five I've been with over a hectic May/June/July. One of these, which I made with Andy Marshall, Guy Kirwan, Mike Coverdale, Pete Shepherd, Graham Speight logged up an impressive 3OO+ list over 23 days. I'm pretty sure these guys were among the very few birders that managed to see a 2016 Wood Snipe at Balang.
Trip List – Sichuan 23 days – 21st May to 12th June 2016
Sites visited –
1 Wolong/Balang
2 Rouergai/Baxi
3 Jiuzhaigou
4 Tangjiahe/Pingwu
5 Xichang
6 Moxi/Hailuogou
7 Erlang
8 Longcanggou
9 Emei
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
2. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica – heard only
3. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
4. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
5. Koklass pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha – heard only
6. Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscures
7. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
8. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii
9. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
10. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
11. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
12. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
13. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
14. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
15. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
16. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
18. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
19. Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
20. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
21. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
22. Grey-capped Woodpecker Picus canus
23. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
24. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
25. Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
26. Black Woodpecker Picumnus innominatus
27. Great Barbet Megalaima virens - heard
28. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide
29. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
30. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
31. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus – heard only
32. Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus - heard only
33. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea – heard only
34. Himalayan Swiflet Collocalia brevirostris
35. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
36. Salim Ali’s Swift Apis salimalii
37. House Swift Apus affinis
38. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia – heard Only
39. Little Owl Athene noctua
40. Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum
41. Pere David’s Owl Strix davidi
42. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
43. Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
44. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
45. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
46. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
47. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
48. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
49. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebaric
50. Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
51. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
52. Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
53. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
54. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
55. Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
56. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
57. Common Redshank Tringa tetanus
58. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
59. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
60. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
61. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
62. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
63. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
64. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
65. Black-eared Kite. Milvus linaetus
66. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
67. Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
68. Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
69. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
70. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
71. Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
72. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
73. Besra Accipiter virgatus
74. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
75. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
76. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
77. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
78. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
79. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
80. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
81. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
82. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
83. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
84. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
85. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
86. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
87. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
88. Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
89. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
90. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
91. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
92. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
93. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
94. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
95. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
96. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica
97. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
98. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
99. Collared crow Corvus torquatus
100. Common Raven Corvus corax
101. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
102. Black-napped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
103. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
104. Swinhoe’s Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
105. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
106. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
107. Hair-feathered Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
108. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
109. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
110. Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradise – heard only
111. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitaries
112. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
113. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
114. Sichuan Forest Thrush Zoothera griseiceps
115. Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
116. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
117. ChestnutThrush Turdus rubrocanus
118. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri
119. Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis – Jiuzhaigou
120. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx Montana
121. Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
122. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
123. Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
124. Slaty-backed Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
125. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
126. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
127. Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
128. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
129. Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
130. Zappey’s Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
131. Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi
132. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
133. Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
134. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
135. White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
136. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
137. Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia caliope
138. Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
139. Blackthroat Luscinia obscura
140. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
141. Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
142. Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
143. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
144. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
145. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
146. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
147. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
148. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
149. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
150. White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
151. White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucurum – heard only
152. Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
153. Grandala Grandala coelicolor
154. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
155. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
156. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
157. Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
158. Dollar Bird Eurystomus orientalis
159. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
160. Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
161. Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis
162. Przewalski’s Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
163. Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
164. Hodgson’s Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
165. Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis
166. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
167. Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
168. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus
169. Black-bibbed Tit Poecile hypermelanea
170. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
171. Coal Tit Periparus ater
172. Pere David’s Tit Poecile davidi
173. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
174. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus
175. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
176. Eastern Great Tit Parus major
177. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
178. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
179. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
180. Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvaloti
181. Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
182. Silver-throated Tit Aegithalos glaucogularis
183. Hume’s Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
184. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
185. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
186. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
187. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
188. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
189. Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
190. Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
191. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
192. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
193. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
194. Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
195. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
196. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
197. White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
198. Crested Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
199. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
200. Brownish-flanked Bush-War Cettia fortipes
201. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides
202. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus
203. Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
204. Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
205. Sichuan Bush-Warbler Locustella chengi
206. Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
207. Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica
208. Chinese Bush Warbler Locustella tacsanowskia
209. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
210. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
211. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
212. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
213. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
214. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
215. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
216. Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
217. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
218. Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
219. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
220. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
221. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
222. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
223. Eastern-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
224. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus Claudia
225. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii
226. Sulpher-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
227. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine
228. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis
229. Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephocephalus
230. Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror
231. Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps
232. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
233. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
234. Sukatschev's Laughing thrush Garrulax sukatschewi
235. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus
236. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus
237. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
238. Moustached Laughingthrush Garrulax cineraceus
239. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
240. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
241. Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
242. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus
243. Hwamei Garrulax canorus
244. White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis
245. Omei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
246. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
247. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
248. Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla – heard only
249. Chinese Wren Babbler Pnoepyga mutica
250. Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps
251. Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus
252. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
253. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
254. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
255. Green Shrike Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
256. Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei
257. Rufous-tailed Moupinia Moupinia poecilotis
258. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis
259. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
260. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps
261. Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea
262. Rusty-capped Fulvetta Alcippe dubia
263. Gold-fronted Fulvetta Alcippe variegaticeps – heard only
264. Spectacled Fulvetta Fulvetta ruficapilla
265. White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
266. David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi
267. Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi
268. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
269. Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
270. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
271. Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
272. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium
273. Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
274. Three-toad Parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus
275. Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
276. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus
277. Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus
278. Brown-winged Parrotbill Sinosuthora brunneus
279. Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons - heard
280. Grey-hooded Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
281. Golden Parrotbill Sinothura verreauxi
282. Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillat
283. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
284. Elwe’s Horned Lark Eremophila elwesi
285. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
286. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
287. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
288. Forktailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
289. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
290. House Sparrow Passer montanus
291. Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
292. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
293. White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
294. White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii
295. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
296. Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
297. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
298. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
299. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
300. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
301. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
302. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
303. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
304. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
305. Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
306. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
307. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
308. Black-capped Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua
309. Tibetan Serin Carduelis thibetana
310. Twite Carduelis flavirost
311. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
312. Brandt’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
313. Przewalski’s Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
314. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
315. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
316. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
317. Sharpe’s Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
318. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
319. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
320. Red-faced Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
321. Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
322. Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus
323. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
324. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
325. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
326. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni
327. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
328. Elegant Bunting Emberiza elegans
329. Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
330. Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
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yann_in_tokyo
Member
Hi Syd, Roland, all,
I was wondering : was there any Rufous-headed Robin sighting this year, or a complete blank ?
Cheers
Yann
I was wondering : was there any Rufous-headed Robin sighting this year, or a complete blank ?
Cheers
Yann
RonMac
Well-known member
Hi Sid,
Yes a really great trip and that Per David's owl sighting will stay in the memory for a long time, having done a bit more research on the wetlands at Zhangye, it looks like a good place to check out further north as we only saw a minute part of the wetlands.Once again thanks for all your help during this trip. Ron & Sue
Yes a really great trip and that Per David's owl sighting will stay in the memory for a long time, having done a bit more research on the wetlands at Zhangye, it looks like a good place to check out further north as we only saw a minute part of the wetlands.Once again thanks for all your help during this trip. Ron & Sue
china guy
A taff living in Sichuan
Hi Yann,
I'm afraid that the feedback we're getting is that there were no RH Robin recordings for 2016 - both from Jiuzhaigou and another site where singing males had been recorded during 2015.
Both local and UK ornithological bodies are presently looking into conducting surveys during 2017- with a view to both finding birds and making better assessments over an understanding of habitat needs and why the species is in decline.
Hopefully 2017 will bring more positive news - but at the moment it looks quite bleak for the Robin
Sid
I'm afraid that the feedback we're getting is that there were no RH Robin recordings for 2016 - both from Jiuzhaigou and another site where singing males had been recorded during 2015.
Both local and UK ornithological bodies are presently looking into conducting surveys during 2017- with a view to both finding birds and making better assessments over an understanding of habitat needs and why the species is in decline.
Hopefully 2017 will bring more positive news - but at the moment it looks quite bleak for the Robin
Sid
