Just a semi-educated guess here from having grown up tramping around on the Allegheny mountains, but from the size and being Sichuan, I would suggest maybe Red Panda. Too small for panda or black bear, I would think.
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Sichuan Birding (11 Viewers)
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firstreesjohn
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sichuan jiujiu
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Yeah, Sorry didn't have any other thing handy that would show the proportions; and didn't want to use my bank card, otherwise it could be misunderstand as looking for donations...
I think for a Red Panda it is far too big. Was really thinking of a young bear (or young elk).
china guy
A taff living in Sichuan
It's been a long time since I've written here but we've been very busy with trips around China and abroad.
However I've just completed my first Sichuan trip of the season, here's the report -
14 day Sichuan Bird Photography Trip April 21st to May 4th 2015
Unlike our usual mad twitches this trip, focused on photography, was far more sedate, and128 out of a recorded species total of 236 were photographed. Of special interest to the client were gamebirds, and in this regard we photographed 10 species - Blue and White Eared Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Blood Pheasant, Chinese Monal, Temminck's Tragopan, Chinese Grouse, Snow Partridge and Tibetan Snowcock. At Balang we were lucky enough to see 4 male and 1 female Chinese Monal. A male was watched for nearly an hour climbing and feeding on a screeslope (scratching/digging into the scree and feeding off something under the stones). This bird gave good photo opportunities as did a female that was sat on rock ledge. The next day we got a male - in a thick mist - crossing the road on the Rilong side of the km 90 tunnel. Lower down on the Wolong side of the pass we also got some stunning views of a male Temminck's Tragopan, which, being very territorial, was extending its throat lappets. Higher up on the pass Snow Partridge were also performing well. We got two birds sitting on the road side crash-wall, which made for an easy picture. Two pairs of Blue-eared Pheasant were seen in the Baxi area, while at Mengbi we were totally surrounded by a large, very vocal, 50+ flock of Blood Pheasant.
Other outstanding birds for the trip included a pair of Przewalski's Finch on the Ruoergai Grasslands. However major road building - they're widening the section of road between Waqie and Zoige - will impact this year's birding in the area, both in terms of scarring roadside birds further into the grassland and with our ability to make road-side stops. Other grassland birds included passage migrants -a flock of Asian Short-toed Lark could be expected but a lone, sorry looking, Chinese Thrush perched up on a wire was a little bit more unusual. Pine Bunting were showing well close to Hongyuan, while our haul of Falcons also included Amur and Merlin together with the usual Sakers.
At Baxi a flock of 4 Sichuan Jay gave some great views in the forest to the west of Baxi Village and Crested Tit Warbler were found in twice.
Because of general uncertainty over Longcanggou access - birders are getting in but it was a little bit touch and go during late April - we decided on swapping the site out with Emei. We hit Emei during the May holiday and were very lucky to get special permission to drive our vehicle onto the mountain. Otherwise during the holiday period access is strictly restricted to park busses. Having our own transport meant we could drive to the tracks that avoid the crowds - we didn't see a single tourist during our Emei birding - even though the mountain was literally crawling with them.
Outstanding birds included the two new splits - Chinese Wren Babbler and Sichuan Bush Warbler - both of which gave great views.
At the top of the mountain they've cut a new road, which gives more birding chances in the type of conifer habitat that has previously been difficult to access on Emei. Although we didn't get Sichuan Treecreeper, a bird which will be surely be found on this stretch of road, we got both Crimson-breasted and Darjeeling Woodpeckers.
The two attached calls are from the new splits -
1 - Chinese Wren Babbler
2 - Sichuan Bush Warbler
Hopefully a few pictures will also be coming my way in the near future.
Sites –
Qingcheng Mountain, Dujiangyan – QM
Wolong/Balang – WB
Emei Shan - ES
Mengbi Shan – MS
Ruoergai Grasslands – RG
Baxi – BX
Itinerary
April 21 - arrive - stay first night Dujiangyan - birding base of Qingcheng Mountain
April 22 – drive to Ruoergai – afternoon/evening birding on plateau
April 23 – Ruoergai and Baxi
April 24 - Ruoergai and Baxi
April 25 – drive to Hongyuan – grassland birding
April 26 - drive to Markang – Ibisbill site
April 27 - Drive to Wolong via Mengbi Shan
April 28 - Wolong/Balang
April 29 – Wolong/Balang
April 30 - Wolong/Balang
May 1 – morning birding Wolong drive to Dujiangyan - birding Qingcheng Mountain
May 2 - drive to Emei – afternoon birding Emei Back Mountain
May 3 - Emei
May 4 - Emei – drive back to Chengdu
Bird List - those in bold script being photographed species
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa - WB
2. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica – heard only – QM, ES
3. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae - RG
4. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus - WB
5. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus – BX, MS, WB
6. Koklass pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha – heard only - WB
7. Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscures - MS
8. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii - WB
9. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii – WB, also heard in Alpine forest between Hogyuan/Maerkang
10. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon – MS, WB
11. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum - BX
12. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus – BX, RG, WB
13. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae –heard only - ES
14. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus - WB
15. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi - BX
16. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus - RG
17. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea - RG
18. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - RG
19. Common Teal Anas crecca - RG
20. Garganey Anas querquedula - RG
21. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca - RG
22. Common Merganser Mergus merganser - RG
23. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius - ES
24. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis - ES
25. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus – QM, road past Sonpang
26. Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis - ES
27. Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - BX
28. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops – RG, MS
29. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide - heard only – QM, ES, WB
30. Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus – heard only – WB, ES
31. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea – heard only - ES
32. Himalayan Swiflet Collocalia brevirostris - ES
33. Little Owl Athene noctua - RG
34. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris - MS
35. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii - ES
36. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota - WB
37. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis - WB
38. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis – from the car, driving days in the basin
39. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - WB
40. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis - RG
41. Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria - RG
42. Wood Sandpiper Tringa ochropus - RG
43. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - RG
44. Common Redshank Tringa tetanus - RG
45. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii – road between Hongyuan and Maerkang
46. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus - RG
47. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus – RG, WB
48. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis – RG, MS, WB
49. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus – RG, WB
50. Black-eared Kite. Milvus linaetus - RG
51. Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus – ES
52. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis - RG
53. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus - RG
54. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus – BX, WB
55. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius – RG
56. Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis - ES
57. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus - QM WB
58. Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis - ES
59. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus - ES
60. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis - BX
61. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - RG
62. Amur Falcon Falco amurebsis - RG
63. Merlin Falco columbarius - RG
64. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug - RG
65. Little Egret Egretta garzetta – driving days from car
66. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus – RG
67. Black Stork Ciconia nigra - RG
68. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach – QM, ES
69. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus – RG, WB
70. Tibetan Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus - RG
71. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius - QM
72. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans - BX
73. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica - RG
74. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana – RG
75. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha – QM, WB, ES
76. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax – WB, RG
77. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus - WB
78. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica - RG
79. Carrion Crow Corvus corone – RG WB
80. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos – WB ES
81. Common Raven Corvus corax - RG
82. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes - WB
83. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus – WB, ES
84. Swinhoe’s Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis - QM
85. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis – QM WB ES
86. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii - ES
87. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus - road between Hongyuan and Maerkang
88. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitaries – QM, ES
89. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus – WB, ES
90. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni - BX
91. Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus – QM, ES
92. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul - ES
93. ChestnutThrush Turdus rubrocanus – BX, WB
94. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri – BX, RG
95. Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis – RG – lone passage bird on telephone wire
96. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx Montana – heard only - ES
97. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata – WB ES
98. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina - ES
99. Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - ES
100. Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra - ES
101 Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea - WB
102. Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - WB
103. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus – BX, MS, WB
104. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis - WB
105. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis – QM, ES
106. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus – BX, WB
107. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni – RG, BX, MS
108. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus - ES
109. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis - WB
110. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros - RG
111. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus – WB, MS
112. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus – MS, ES
113. White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucurum – heard only - ES
114. Grandala Grandala coelicolor - WB
115. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus - RG
116. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea – QM, ES
117. White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus - RG
118. Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus - RG
119. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus – see on driving days in basin
120. Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria - WB
121. Hodgson’s Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni - MS
122. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes - WB
123. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus – BX, WB
124. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris – BX, WB, ES
125. Coal Tit Periparus ater – WB, ES
126. Pere David’s Tit Poecile davidi - ES
127. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus - RG
128. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus – QM, ES
129. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous – BX, WB
130. Eastern Great Tit Parus major – BX, WB
131. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus – WB, ES, QM
132. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus - ES
133. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus – QM, ES
134. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris - MS
135. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica – RG
136. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica - ES
137. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus – MS, WB
138. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques – QM, ES, WB
139. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis – QM, ES
140. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus - ES
141. Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii - QM
142. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus – QM, WB, ES
143. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus - ES
144. White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae – RG BX WB
145. Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans - BX
146. Brownish-flanked Bush-War Cettia fortipes – QM, WB, ES
147. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides - ES
148. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus - ES
149. Sichuan Bush-Warbler Locustella chengi - ES
150. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata - ES
151. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus - RG
152. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis - WB
153. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis – WB
154. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis - ES
155. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii – BX, WB
156. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher – BX, WB, ES
157. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti – BX, MS, WB, ES, QM
158. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei - BX
159. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides - ES
160. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris - ES
161. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis - ES
162. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus Claudia – WB, QM, ES
163. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii - ES
164. Sulpher-breasted Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti - QM
165. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine - ES
166. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis – WB ES
167. Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps - ES
168. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis - QM
169. Goldcrest Regulus regulus - BX
170. Sukatschev's Laughing thrush Garrulax sukatschewi - BX
171. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus - WB
172. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus – BX, MS, WB
173. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi – RG, BX
174. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio - QM
175. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii – BX, WB, ES
176. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus – heard only - ES
177. Omei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis - ES
178. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox – heard only – WB, QM, ES
179. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis – QM, WB, ES
180. Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla – heard only - ES
181. Chinese Wren Babbler Pnoepyga mutica - ES
182. Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps – QM, WB, ES
183. Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus - WB
184. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea – WB, QM, ES
185. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera - ES
186. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta - ES
187. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis - ES
188. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis – BX, WB
189. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps – WB, ES
190. Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea – QM, ES
191. David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi – QM, ES
192. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata – WB, ES
193. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta – QM, ES
194. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium – heard only - ES
195. Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis - QM
196. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinothura webbianus - QM
197. Golden Parrotbill Sinothura verreauxi - ES
198. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula - RG
199. Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis - RG
200. Elwe’s Horned Lark Eremophila elwesi - RG
201. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima - RG
202. Isaballine Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina - RG
203. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae – WB, ES
204. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus – RG, QM, WB, ES
205. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia - RG
206, White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii - RG
207. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis - RG
208. White Wagtail Motacilla alba – RG QM ES WB
209. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea – WB ES
210. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - RG
211. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni – BX WB
212. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus – BX WB
213. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii - RG
214. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris - WB
215. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides – BX, RG
216. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata – BX, RG, WB
217. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica – QM ES
218. Twite Carduelis flavirost - RG
219. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola - WB
220. Brandt’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti – RG WB
221. Przewalski’s Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi - RG
222. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis - WB
223. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos – RG BX MS, WB
224. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus – QM WB ES
225. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius - BX WB
226. Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis – BX WB
227. Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus – WB
228. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca – WB ES
229. Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala - WB
230. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes – heard only – WB BX
231. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis – heard only - WB
232. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni - WB
233. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii - BX
234. Elegant Bunting Emberiza elegans – WB ES
235. Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla – ES
236. Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos - RG
However I've just completed my first Sichuan trip of the season, here's the report -
14 day Sichuan Bird Photography Trip April 21st to May 4th 2015
Unlike our usual mad twitches this trip, focused on photography, was far more sedate, and128 out of a recorded species total of 236 were photographed. Of special interest to the client were gamebirds, and in this regard we photographed 10 species - Blue and White Eared Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Blood Pheasant, Chinese Monal, Temminck's Tragopan, Chinese Grouse, Snow Partridge and Tibetan Snowcock. At Balang we were lucky enough to see 4 male and 1 female Chinese Monal. A male was watched for nearly an hour climbing and feeding on a screeslope (scratching/digging into the scree and feeding off something under the stones). This bird gave good photo opportunities as did a female that was sat on rock ledge. The next day we got a male - in a thick mist - crossing the road on the Rilong side of the km 90 tunnel. Lower down on the Wolong side of the pass we also got some stunning views of a male Temminck's Tragopan, which, being very territorial, was extending its throat lappets. Higher up on the pass Snow Partridge were also performing well. We got two birds sitting on the road side crash-wall, which made for an easy picture. Two pairs of Blue-eared Pheasant were seen in the Baxi area, while at Mengbi we were totally surrounded by a large, very vocal, 50+ flock of Blood Pheasant.
Other outstanding birds for the trip included a pair of Przewalski's Finch on the Ruoergai Grasslands. However major road building - they're widening the section of road between Waqie and Zoige - will impact this year's birding in the area, both in terms of scarring roadside birds further into the grassland and with our ability to make road-side stops. Other grassland birds included passage migrants -a flock of Asian Short-toed Lark could be expected but a lone, sorry looking, Chinese Thrush perched up on a wire was a little bit more unusual. Pine Bunting were showing well close to Hongyuan, while our haul of Falcons also included Amur and Merlin together with the usual Sakers.
At Baxi a flock of 4 Sichuan Jay gave some great views in the forest to the west of Baxi Village and Crested Tit Warbler were found in twice.
Because of general uncertainty over Longcanggou access - birders are getting in but it was a little bit touch and go during late April - we decided on swapping the site out with Emei. We hit Emei during the May holiday and were very lucky to get special permission to drive our vehicle onto the mountain. Otherwise during the holiday period access is strictly restricted to park busses. Having our own transport meant we could drive to the tracks that avoid the crowds - we didn't see a single tourist during our Emei birding - even though the mountain was literally crawling with them.
Outstanding birds included the two new splits - Chinese Wren Babbler and Sichuan Bush Warbler - both of which gave great views.
At the top of the mountain they've cut a new road, which gives more birding chances in the type of conifer habitat that has previously been difficult to access on Emei. Although we didn't get Sichuan Treecreeper, a bird which will be surely be found on this stretch of road, we got both Crimson-breasted and Darjeeling Woodpeckers.
The two attached calls are from the new splits -
1 - Chinese Wren Babbler
2 - Sichuan Bush Warbler
Hopefully a few pictures will also be coming my way in the near future.
Sites –
Qingcheng Mountain, Dujiangyan – QM
Wolong/Balang – WB
Emei Shan - ES
Mengbi Shan – MS
Ruoergai Grasslands – RG
Baxi – BX
Itinerary
April 21 - arrive - stay first night Dujiangyan - birding base of Qingcheng Mountain
April 22 – drive to Ruoergai – afternoon/evening birding on plateau
April 23 – Ruoergai and Baxi
April 24 - Ruoergai and Baxi
April 25 – drive to Hongyuan – grassland birding
April 26 - drive to Markang – Ibisbill site
April 27 - Drive to Wolong via Mengbi Shan
April 28 - Wolong/Balang
April 29 – Wolong/Balang
April 30 - Wolong/Balang
May 1 – morning birding Wolong drive to Dujiangyan - birding Qingcheng Mountain
May 2 - drive to Emei – afternoon birding Emei Back Mountain
May 3 - Emei
May 4 - Emei – drive back to Chengdu
Bird List - those in bold script being photographed species
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa - WB
2. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica – heard only – QM, ES
3. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae - RG
4. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus - WB
5. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus – BX, MS, WB
6. Koklass pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha – heard only - WB
7. Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscures - MS
8. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii - WB
9. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii – WB, also heard in Alpine forest between Hogyuan/Maerkang
10. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon – MS, WB
11. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum - BX
12. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus – BX, RG, WB
13. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae –heard only - ES
14. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus - WB
15. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi - BX
16. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus - RG
17. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea - RG
18. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - RG
19. Common Teal Anas crecca - RG
20. Garganey Anas querquedula - RG
21. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca - RG
22. Common Merganser Mergus merganser - RG
23. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius - ES
24. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis - ES
25. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus – QM, road past Sonpang
26. Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis - ES
27. Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - BX
28. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops – RG, MS
29. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide - heard only – QM, ES, WB
30. Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus – heard only – WB, ES
31. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea – heard only - ES
32. Himalayan Swiflet Collocalia brevirostris - ES
33. Little Owl Athene noctua - RG
34. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris - MS
35. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii - ES
36. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota - WB
37. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis - WB
38. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis – from the car, driving days in the basin
39. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - WB
40. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis - RG
41. Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria - RG
42. Wood Sandpiper Tringa ochropus - RG
43. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - RG
44. Common Redshank Tringa tetanus - RG
45. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii – road between Hongyuan and Maerkang
46. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus - RG
47. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus – RG, WB
48. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis – RG, MS, WB
49. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus – RG, WB
50. Black-eared Kite. Milvus linaetus - RG
51. Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus – ES
52. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis - RG
53. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus - RG
54. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus – BX, WB
55. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius – RG
56. Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis - ES
57. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus - QM WB
58. Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis - ES
59. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus - ES
60. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis - BX
61. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - RG
62. Amur Falcon Falco amurebsis - RG
63. Merlin Falco columbarius - RG
64. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug - RG
65. Little Egret Egretta garzetta – driving days from car
66. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus – RG
67. Black Stork Ciconia nigra - RG
68. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach – QM, ES
69. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus – RG, WB
70. Tibetan Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus - RG
71. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius - QM
72. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans - BX
73. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica - RG
74. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana – RG
75. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha – QM, WB, ES
76. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax – WB, RG
77. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus - WB
78. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica - RG
79. Carrion Crow Corvus corone – RG WB
80. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos – WB ES
81. Common Raven Corvus corax - RG
82. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes - WB
83. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus – WB, ES
84. Swinhoe’s Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis - QM
85. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis – QM WB ES
86. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii - ES
87. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus - road between Hongyuan and Maerkang
88. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitaries – QM, ES
89. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus – WB, ES
90. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni - BX
91. Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus – QM, ES
92. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul - ES
93. ChestnutThrush Turdus rubrocanus – BX, WB
94. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri – BX, RG
95. Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis – RG – lone passage bird on telephone wire
96. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx Montana – heard only - ES
97. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata – WB ES
98. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina - ES
99. Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla - ES
100. Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra - ES
101 Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea - WB
102. Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - WB
103. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus – BX, MS, WB
104. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis - WB
105. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis – QM, ES
106. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus – BX, WB
107. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni – RG, BX, MS
108. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus - ES
109. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis - WB
110. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros - RG
111. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus – WB, MS
112. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus – MS, ES
113. White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucurum – heard only - ES
114. Grandala Grandala coelicolor - WB
115. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus - RG
116. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea – QM, ES
117. White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus - RG
118. Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus - RG
119. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus – see on driving days in basin
120. Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria - WB
121. Hodgson’s Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni - MS
122. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes - WB
123. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus – BX, WB
124. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris – BX, WB, ES
125. Coal Tit Periparus ater – WB, ES
126. Pere David’s Tit Poecile davidi - ES
127. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus - RG
128. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus – QM, ES
129. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous – BX, WB
130. Eastern Great Tit Parus major – BX, WB
131. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus – WB, ES, QM
132. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus - ES
133. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus – QM, ES
134. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris - MS
135. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica – RG
136. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica - ES
137. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus – MS, WB
138. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques – QM, ES, WB
139. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis – QM, ES
140. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus - ES
141. Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii - QM
142. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus – QM, WB, ES
143. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus - ES
144. White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae – RG BX WB
145. Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans - BX
146. Brownish-flanked Bush-War Cettia fortipes – QM, WB, ES
147. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides - ES
148. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus - ES
149. Sichuan Bush-Warbler Locustella chengi - ES
150. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata - ES
151. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus - RG
152. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis - WB
153. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis – WB
154. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis - ES
155. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii – BX, WB
156. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher – BX, WB, ES
157. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti – BX, MS, WB, ES, QM
158. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei - BX
159. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides - ES
160. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris - ES
161. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis - ES
162. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus Claudia – WB, QM, ES
163. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii - ES
164. Sulpher-breasted Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti - QM
165. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine - ES
166. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis – WB ES
167. Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps - ES
168. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis - QM
169. Goldcrest Regulus regulus - BX
170. Sukatschev's Laughing thrush Garrulax sukatschewi - BX
171. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus - WB
172. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus – BX, MS, WB
173. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi – RG, BX
174. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio - QM
175. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii – BX, WB, ES
176. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus – heard only - ES
177. Omei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis - ES
178. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox – heard only – WB, QM, ES
179. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis – QM, WB, ES
180. Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla – heard only - ES
181. Chinese Wren Babbler Pnoepyga mutica - ES
182. Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps – QM, WB, ES
183. Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus - WB
184. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea – WB, QM, ES
185. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera - ES
186. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta - ES
187. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis - ES
188. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis – BX, WB
189. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps – WB, ES
190. Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea – QM, ES
191. David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi – QM, ES
192. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata – WB, ES
193. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta – QM, ES
194. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium – heard only - ES
195. Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis - QM
196. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinothura webbianus - QM
197. Golden Parrotbill Sinothura verreauxi - ES
198. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula - RG
199. Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis - RG
200. Elwe’s Horned Lark Eremophila elwesi - RG
201. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima - RG
202. Isaballine Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina - RG
203. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae – WB, ES
204. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus – RG, QM, WB, ES
205. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia - RG
206, White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii - RG
207. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis - RG
208. White Wagtail Motacilla alba – RG QM ES WB
209. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea – WB ES
210. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - RG
211. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni – BX WB
212. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus – BX WB
213. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii - RG
214. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris - WB
215. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides – BX, RG
216. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata – BX, RG, WB
217. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica – QM ES
218. Twite Carduelis flavirost - RG
219. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola - WB
220. Brandt’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti – RG WB
221. Przewalski’s Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi - RG
222. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis - WB
223. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos – RG BX MS, WB
224. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus – QM WB ES
225. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius - BX WB
226. Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis – BX WB
227. Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus – WB
228. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca – WB ES
229. Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala - WB
230. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes – heard only – WB BX
231. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis – heard only - WB
232. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni - WB
233. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii - BX
234. Elegant Bunting Emberiza elegans – WB ES
235. Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla – ES
236. Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos - RG
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RonMac
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Sichuan
Hi Sid, great post - thanks for keeping us up to date with what's going on in sichuan - we always look forward to hearing what other groups have seen and photographed.I make no apologies for posting again photos from our visits - its a great reminder of 2 fantastic trips!Keep up the good work. Ron.
Hi Sid, great post - thanks for keeping us up to date with what's going on in sichuan - we always look forward to hearing what other groups have seen and photographed.I make no apologies for posting again photos from our visits - its a great reminder of 2 fantastic trips!Keep up the good work. Ron.
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Tawny Fish-owl
Pete Morris has posted a great picture of a Tawny Fish-owl at Tiang Jia He on Surfbirds, from the ongoing Birdquest trip to Sichuan, a bird we missed on our trip a few years ago. It's great to know they are still around but also a reminder of what a stunning reserve this is. If I went back to one place in Sichuan it would be Tiang Jia He - walking along the track and almost literally bumping in to Takin was a real highlight.
cheers, alan
Pete Morris has posted a great picture of a Tawny Fish-owl at Tiang Jia He on Surfbirds, from the ongoing Birdquest trip to Sichuan, a bird we missed on our trip a few years ago. It's great to know they are still around but also a reminder of what a stunning reserve this is. If I went back to one place in Sichuan it would be Tiang Jia He - walking along the track and almost literally bumping in to Takin was a real highlight.
cheers, alan
china guy
A taff living in Sichuan
Hi Ron and Sue sorry for late reply to your post - just back home from last trip and busily preparing for the next, which is soon to depart.
We also got Longcanggou Grey-hooded Parrotbill - but conditions at the park were far wetter than during your trip.
Alan, we've been in frequent contact with Pete - who, with this year's late migrant arrival, helped us time our run in to JZ for Rufous-headed Robin prefectly. We were also able to get several sightings of the Tawny Fish Owl which was roosting in a pretty accessible spot - and Roland, during his own trip, once again managed to find it at JZ. Pete also got to the Old Erlang Road where he got both Streaked Barwing and Black-bibbed Tit. One of your birding mates was on this trip - another Birdquest guide - Dani Velasco
Another member of the group was Yann Muzika - the birder who rediscovered Sillem's Mountain Finch. He got some brilliant pics - but my favorite was that of a mammal - Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis beiti) seen close to the roadside between Hongyuan and first bend of Yellow River. The picture (attached) must be one of the all-time best of this rarely seen animal.
Other mammals seen included Red Pandas at both Balang and Longcanggou.
This 14 day trip brought 284 species. This year has seen a late spring and the arrival of Rufous-headed Robin at Jiuzhaigou seemed to be delayed. We first arrived at JZ on May 16, but, because other groups in the park weren't hearing birds promptly moved on to Tangjiahe and came back for the morning of the 19th. This paid dividend - we heard a singing bird within minutes of getting to one of the Robin sites and promptly got a decent view. Wood Snipe was also difficult at Balang. A May 12th Search in the pastures above the 'Monal Tunnel' proved fruitless at a site where we've previously found the bird by this date. Our only contact came the day afterwards with a single roding bird heard at a lower elevation. However the Balang Firethroats were home and singing - and we got gripping views of displaying Monal and roadside Koklass.
Tragopan were only heard at Balang, and we had to wait until Longcanggou before we got our birds - 3 males, several females and chicks. Despite disturbance and habitat destruction from on-going road construction and other development work we still found Longcanggou Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Grey-hooded Parrotbill, Sichuan Bush Warbler and Chinese Wren Babbler. Entrance to the park was very straight forward - we were lucky that the gate was open for us each morning without having to make any special arrangements.
14 Day Sichuan Trip - Dani Velasco, Miguel Fernandez, Guillermo Lázaro, Yann Muzika
10/05/2015 to 23/05/2015
Sites –
Wolong/Balang – WB
Mengbi Shan – MS
Ruoergai Grasslands – RG
Baxi – BX
Jiuzhaigou - JZ
Tangjiahe - TJ
Longcanggou - LC
Itinerary
May 10 - arrive - drive to Wolong - evening birding Wolong
May 11– Balang
May 12 – Balang
May 13 - Morning Balang drive to Zhongrang
May 14 – drive to Ruoergai – grassland birding
May 15 - Baxi/Ruoergai
May 16 - Morning Baxi - drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 17 - drive to Tangjiahe - late afternoon evening birding Tangjiahe
May 18 – Tangjiahe - evening drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 19 - Jiuzhaigou
May 20 – morning/afternoon Jiuzhaigou - evening drive towards Longcanggou (hotel Maoxian)
May 21 - drive to Longcanggou – afternoon/evening birding Longcanggou
May 22 - Longcanggou
May 23 - Longcanggou Morning – afternoon Chengdu airport depart
Bird list
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
2. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
3. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica
4. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
5. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
6. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
7. Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
8. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii
9. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
10. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
11. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
12. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
13. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
14. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
15. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
16. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17. Pintail Anas acuta
18. Common Teal Anas crecca
19. Falcated Duck Anas falcate
20. White-eyed Pochard Aythya nyroca
21. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
22. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
23. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
24. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
25. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
26. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
27. Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
28. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
29. Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - heard only
30. Great Barbet Megalaima virens - heard only
31. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
32. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
33. Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
34. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide - heard only
35. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
36. Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
37. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
38. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
39. Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
40. Salim Ali's Swift Apis salinalii
41. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
42. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
43. Pere David's Owl Strix davidi
44. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia - heard only
45. Little Owl Athene noctua
46. Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei - heard only
47. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus - heard only
48. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
49. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
50. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
51. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
52. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebaric
53. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
54. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
55. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
56. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola - heard only
57. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
58. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
59. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
60. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
61. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
62. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii - heard only
63. Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
64. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
65. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
66. Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus
67. Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
68. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
69. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
70. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
71. Besra Accipiter virgatus
72. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
73. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
74. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
75. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
76. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
77. Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
78. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
79. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
80. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
81. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
82. Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
83. Striated Heron Butorides striata
84. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
85. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
86. Tibetan Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
87. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
88. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
89. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
90. Oriental Magpie Pica pica sericea
91. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
92. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
93. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
94. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica
95. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
96. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
97. Common Raven Corvus corax
98. Hume’s Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
99. Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
100. Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
101. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
102. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
103. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
104. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
105. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
106. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
107. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
108. Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima
109. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
110. Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
111. Chinese Blackbird Turdus merula mandarinus
112. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessler
113. Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
114. Chinese Song Thrush Turdus mupinensis
115. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana - heard only
116. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
117. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia - heard only
118. Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
119. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
120. Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
121. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
122. Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
123. Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
124. Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
125. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
126. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
127. Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - heard only
128. White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus - heard only
129. Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps
130. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
131. Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
132. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
133. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
134. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
135. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
136. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
137. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephal
138. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
139. White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
140. White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
141. Grandala Grandala coelicolor
142. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
143. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
144. White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus
145. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
146. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
147. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
148. Przewalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
149. Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
150. Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
151. Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
152. Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
153. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus
154. Per David's Tit Poecile davidi
155. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
156. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
157. Coal Tit Periparus ater
158. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus
159. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
160. Eastern Great Tit Lophophanes minor
161. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
162. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
163. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
164. Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvalotis
165. Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
166. Pale Martin Riparia diluta
167. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
168. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
169. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
170. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
171. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
172. Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
173. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
174. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
175. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
176. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
177. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes
178. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus
179. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides
180. Spotted Bush-Warbler Locustella thoracicus
181. Brown Bush-Warbler Locustella luteoventris
182. Russet Bush-Warbler Locustella seebohmi - heard only
183. Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustella chengi
184. David's Bush-warbler Locustella davidi
185. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
186. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
187. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
188. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
189. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
190. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
191. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
192. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
193. Chinese Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
194. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
195. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus claudia
196. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
197. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
198. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
199. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii
200. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine
201. Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror
202. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis
203. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
204. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
205. Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
206. White-browed Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
207. Sukatchev's Laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi
208. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus
209. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus
210. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
211. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
212. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
213. Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
214. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus
215. Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
216. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
217. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis - heard only
218. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
219. Chinese Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga mutica
220. Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla - heard only
221. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
222. Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
223. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
224. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
225. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis
226. Spectacled Fulvetta Alcippe ruficapilla
227. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
228. White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus
229. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps
230. Black-capped Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca
231. Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
232. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
233. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
234. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium
235. Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillat
236. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus
237. Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus
238. Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinosuthora zappeyi
239. Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi
240. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
241. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
242. Elwes horned lark Eremophila elwesi
243. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
244. House Sparrow Passer montanus
245. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
246. Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
247. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
248. White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii
249. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
250. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
251. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
252. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
253. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
254. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
255. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
256. Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
257. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
258. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
259. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
260. Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
261. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
262. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
263. Tibetan Siskin Carduelis thibetana
264. Twite Carduelis flavirost
265. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
266. Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
267. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
268. Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
269. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
270. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
271. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
272. Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
273. Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
274. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
275. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
276. Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
277. Red-faced Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
278. Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala
279. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
280. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
281. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
282. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni
283. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
284. Elegant bunting Emberiza elegans
We also got Longcanggou Grey-hooded Parrotbill - but conditions at the park were far wetter than during your trip.
Alan, we've been in frequent contact with Pete - who, with this year's late migrant arrival, helped us time our run in to JZ for Rufous-headed Robin prefectly. We were also able to get several sightings of the Tawny Fish Owl which was roosting in a pretty accessible spot - and Roland, during his own trip, once again managed to find it at JZ. Pete also got to the Old Erlang Road where he got both Streaked Barwing and Black-bibbed Tit. One of your birding mates was on this trip - another Birdquest guide - Dani Velasco
Another member of the group was Yann Muzika - the birder who rediscovered Sillem's Mountain Finch. He got some brilliant pics - but my favorite was that of a mammal - Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis beiti) seen close to the roadside between Hongyuan and first bend of Yellow River. The picture (attached) must be one of the all-time best of this rarely seen animal.
Other mammals seen included Red Pandas at both Balang and Longcanggou.
This 14 day trip brought 284 species. This year has seen a late spring and the arrival of Rufous-headed Robin at Jiuzhaigou seemed to be delayed. We first arrived at JZ on May 16, but, because other groups in the park weren't hearing birds promptly moved on to Tangjiahe and came back for the morning of the 19th. This paid dividend - we heard a singing bird within minutes of getting to one of the Robin sites and promptly got a decent view. Wood Snipe was also difficult at Balang. A May 12th Search in the pastures above the 'Monal Tunnel' proved fruitless at a site where we've previously found the bird by this date. Our only contact came the day afterwards with a single roding bird heard at a lower elevation. However the Balang Firethroats were home and singing - and we got gripping views of displaying Monal and roadside Koklass.
Tragopan were only heard at Balang, and we had to wait until Longcanggou before we got our birds - 3 males, several females and chicks. Despite disturbance and habitat destruction from on-going road construction and other development work we still found Longcanggou Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Grey-hooded Parrotbill, Sichuan Bush Warbler and Chinese Wren Babbler. Entrance to the park was very straight forward - we were lucky that the gate was open for us each morning without having to make any special arrangements.
14 Day Sichuan Trip - Dani Velasco, Miguel Fernandez, Guillermo Lázaro, Yann Muzika
10/05/2015 to 23/05/2015
Sites –
Wolong/Balang – WB
Mengbi Shan – MS
Ruoergai Grasslands – RG
Baxi – BX
Jiuzhaigou - JZ
Tangjiahe - TJ
Longcanggou - LC
Itinerary
May 10 - arrive - drive to Wolong - evening birding Wolong
May 11– Balang
May 12 – Balang
May 13 - Morning Balang drive to Zhongrang
May 14 – drive to Ruoergai – grassland birding
May 15 - Baxi/Ruoergai
May 16 - Morning Baxi - drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 17 - drive to Tangjiahe - late afternoon evening birding Tangjiahe
May 18 – Tangjiahe - evening drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 19 - Jiuzhaigou
May 20 – morning/afternoon Jiuzhaigou - evening drive towards Longcanggou (hotel Maoxian)
May 21 - drive to Longcanggou – afternoon/evening birding Longcanggou
May 22 - Longcanggou
May 23 - Longcanggou Morning – afternoon Chengdu airport depart
Bird list
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
2. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
3. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica
4. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
5. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
6. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
7. Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
8. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii
9. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
10. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
11. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
12. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
13. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
14. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
15. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
16. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17. Pintail Anas acuta
18. Common Teal Anas crecca
19. Falcated Duck Anas falcate
20. White-eyed Pochard Aythya nyroca
21. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
22. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
23. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
24. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
25. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
26. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
27. Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
28. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
29. Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - heard only
30. Great Barbet Megalaima virens - heard only
31. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
32. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
33. Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
34. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide - heard only
35. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
36. Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
37. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
38. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
39. Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
40. Salim Ali's Swift Apis salinalii
41. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
42. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
43. Pere David's Owl Strix davidi
44. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia - heard only
45. Little Owl Athene noctua
46. Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei - heard only
47. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus - heard only
48. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
49. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
50. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
51. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
52. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebaric
53. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
54. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
55. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
56. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola - heard only
57. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
58. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
59. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
60. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
61. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
62. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii - heard only
63. Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
64. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
65. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
66. Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus
67. Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
68. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
69. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
70. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
71. Besra Accipiter virgatus
72. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
73. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
74. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
75. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
76. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
77. Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
78. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
79. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
80. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
81. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
82. Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
83. Striated Heron Butorides striata
84. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
85. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
86. Tibetan Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
87. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
88. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
89. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
90. Oriental Magpie Pica pica sericea
91. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
92. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
93. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
94. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica
95. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
96. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
97. Common Raven Corvus corax
98. Hume’s Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
99. Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
100. Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
101. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
102. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
103. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
104. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
105. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
106. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
107. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
108. Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima
109. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
110. Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
111. Chinese Blackbird Turdus merula mandarinus
112. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessler
113. Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
114. Chinese Song Thrush Turdus mupinensis
115. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana - heard only
116. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
117. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia - heard only
118. Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
119. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
120. Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
121. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
122. Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
123. Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
124. Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
125. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
126. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
127. Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - heard only
128. White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus - heard only
129. Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps
130. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
131. Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
132. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
133. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
134. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
135. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
136. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
137. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephal
138. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
139. White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
140. White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
141. Grandala Grandala coelicolor
142. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
143. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
144. White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus
145. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
146. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
147. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
148. Przewalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
149. Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
150. Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
151. Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
152. Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
153. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus
154. Per David's Tit Poecile davidi
155. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
156. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
157. Coal Tit Periparus ater
158. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus
159. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
160. Eastern Great Tit Lophophanes minor
161. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
162. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
163. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
164. Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvalotis
165. Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
166. Pale Martin Riparia diluta
167. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
168. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
169. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
170. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
171. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
172. Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
173. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
174. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
175. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
176. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
177. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes
178. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus
179. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides
180. Spotted Bush-Warbler Locustella thoracicus
181. Brown Bush-Warbler Locustella luteoventris
182. Russet Bush-Warbler Locustella seebohmi - heard only
183. Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustella chengi
184. David's Bush-warbler Locustella davidi
185. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
186. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
187. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
188. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
189. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
190. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
191. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
192. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
193. Chinese Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
194. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
195. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus claudia
196. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
197. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
198. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
199. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii
200. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine
201. Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror
202. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis
203. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
204. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
205. Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
206. White-browed Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
207. Sukatchev's Laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi
208. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus
209. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus
210. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
211. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
212. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
213. Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
214. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus
215. Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
216. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
217. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis - heard only
218. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
219. Chinese Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga mutica
220. Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla - heard only
221. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
222. Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
223. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
224. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
225. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis
226. Spectacled Fulvetta Alcippe ruficapilla
227. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
228. White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus
229. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps
230. Black-capped Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca
231. Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
232. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
233. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
234. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium
235. Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillat
236. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus
237. Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus
238. Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinosuthora zappeyi
239. Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi
240. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
241. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
242. Elwes horned lark Eremophila elwesi
243. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
244. House Sparrow Passer montanus
245. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
246. Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
247. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
248. White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii
249. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
250. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
251. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
252. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
253. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
254. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
255. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
256. Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
257. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
258. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
259. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
260. Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
261. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
262. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
263. Tibetan Siskin Carduelis thibetana
264. Twite Carduelis flavirost
265. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
266. Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
267. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
268. Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
269. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
270. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
271. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
272. Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
273. Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
274. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
275. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
276. Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
277. Red-faced Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
278. Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala
279. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
280. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
281. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
282. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni
283. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
284. Elegant bunting Emberiza elegans
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sichuan jiujiu
A Birder for Sichuan
Hi Alan, Pete!
Indeed, very nice picture of the Fish Owl! Thanks for sharing!
Interestingly, we saw this pair the first two days at any time - noon, evening, morning...
The last two days they just have disappeared, i.e. they didn't show at all. So it still is a matter of good luck!
Meanwhile I have found the bird in Jiuzhaigou as well - no wonder with so many lakes....
Indeed, very nice picture of the Fish Owl! Thanks for sharing!
Interestingly, we saw this pair the first two days at any time - noon, evening, morning...
The last two days they just have disappeared, i.e. they didn't show at all. So it still is a matter of good luck!
Meanwhile I have found the bird in Jiuzhaigou as well - no wonder with so many lakes....
sichuan jiujiu
A Birder for Sichuan
Finally back from a series of trips which gave me little space in between to post any news on this thread.
Here's a supplemental for self-guided birders who visit Sichuan this season:
Labahe is still closed and will be by next year (so as Wawu).
Additionally, the road from Ya'an to Erlang Shan is a wonderful option, if you want to spend your precious birding time in a 24h traffic jam. Don't go there! However, never be too pessimistic, if you still can't resist temptation: We had a great 15min view of a Chinese Bamboo Partridge perching in a tree just after dawn and a few hours standing still. Just a few minutes later a
Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo turned up.
Longcanggou is accessible, but - at best an evening before - make sure that the gate is open for birders before 7am the next morning. Don't be afraid and shocked of all the massive construction activities in the park. They affect only few places of this huge reserve and our birds will still be there. (Hint: always be friendly to the digger drivers, otherwise they bury your car underneath 5 tons of mud (-
Balang Shan experiences a new flood of bird photographers from all over the country. Try to smile, if you want to be on one of the close-up pictures together with a Monal.
Coming to my trips: We were quite lucky with the weather this year. Almost no rain or too hot days. Perfect for birding! This also might have been one of the reasons why we got our birds within a few minutes in general. Only birds we failed were Darbyan Parakeet, Ibisbill (which possibly went under cover for breeding reasons) and Spot-winged Grosbeak.
Rufous-headed Robin was a bit of a hardship for there was only one single male that seemed to have arrived by May 19th. Also, Temminck's Tragopan had to wait until the end of the trip in Tangjia He to help filling up the list. All the other birds were present and partly very easy to see. Here I want to express my particular gratitude to the thrushes at Balang Shan where Scaly, Long-tailed, Plain-backed, and Chinese Song Thrush were generous with cooperation (apart from the dozens of Chestnut and Kessler's of course!).
We spent two extra days for the Darbyan Parakeet in Yajiang County. Unfortunately extensive searching wasn't rewarded.
Parakeets in Danba County seemed to have disappeared already. Now I am really afraid that the Parakeet also is on a decline in Yajiang County.
Pictures attached are a
Black Baza having a bath near Longcang Gou
Collared Owlet in Emei Shan
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker in Emei Shan
Bar-winged Wren-babbler - a main target bird on my trips
An unfortunately dead Asian Grey Shrew - thought I should pay more attention on shrews and moles and shrew moles in the future. This is the start!
ALL the BEST and GOOD LUCK
roland
Here's a supplemental for self-guided birders who visit Sichuan this season:
Labahe is still closed and will be by next year (so as Wawu).
Additionally, the road from Ya'an to Erlang Shan is a wonderful option, if you want to spend your precious birding time in a 24h traffic jam. Don't go there! However, never be too pessimistic, if you still can't resist temptation: We had a great 15min view of a Chinese Bamboo Partridge perching in a tree just after dawn and a few hours standing still. Just a few minutes later a
Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo turned up.
Longcanggou is accessible, but - at best an evening before - make sure that the gate is open for birders before 7am the next morning. Don't be afraid and shocked of all the massive construction activities in the park. They affect only few places of this huge reserve and our birds will still be there. (Hint: always be friendly to the digger drivers, otherwise they bury your car underneath 5 tons of mud (-
Balang Shan experiences a new flood of bird photographers from all over the country. Try to smile, if you want to be on one of the close-up pictures together with a Monal.
Coming to my trips: We were quite lucky with the weather this year. Almost no rain or too hot days. Perfect for birding! This also might have been one of the reasons why we got our birds within a few minutes in general. Only birds we failed were Darbyan Parakeet, Ibisbill (which possibly went under cover for breeding reasons) and Spot-winged Grosbeak.
Rufous-headed Robin was a bit of a hardship for there was only one single male that seemed to have arrived by May 19th. Also, Temminck's Tragopan had to wait until the end of the trip in Tangjia He to help filling up the list. All the other birds were present and partly very easy to see. Here I want to express my particular gratitude to the thrushes at Balang Shan where Scaly, Long-tailed, Plain-backed, and Chinese Song Thrush were generous with cooperation (apart from the dozens of Chestnut and Kessler's of course!).
We spent two extra days for the Darbyan Parakeet in Yajiang County. Unfortunately extensive searching wasn't rewarded.
Parakeets in Danba County seemed to have disappeared already. Now I am really afraid that the Parakeet also is on a decline in Yajiang County.
Pictures attached are a
Black Baza having a bath near Longcang Gou
Collared Owlet in Emei Shan
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker in Emei Shan
Bar-winged Wren-babbler - a main target bird on my trips
An unfortunately dead Asian Grey Shrew - thought I should pay more attention on shrews and moles and shrew moles in the future. This is the start!
ALL the BEST and GOOD LUCK
roland
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lewis20126
Well-known member
Fabulous updates from Sichuan and some great pictures - I love the cat!
Thanks, alan
Thanks, alan
As usual some truly stunning photos on this thread of some really beautiful species.
Thanks for the info Roland, it’s always interesting and useful to hear as this is where I learn most about the places and ecology of region. Your and Sid’s lists show just how much it is possible to see if you know where to go and have the skills and are really inspiring.
I read on Wikipedia that Derbyan Parakeets are suffering from collecting, so is that what’s causing the decline in in Yajiang County then? As for the increase in birder numbers at Balang Pass, overall I guess that must be good news, if it reflects growing interest in wildlife and all the benefits that brings.
I’ll just have a limited time for wildlife and hiking this year as I’m getting married in Dujiangyan end of June, and some of the time I’ll be entertaining family visiting from UK. Still I’ll be able to get away now and then…
Thanks for the info Roland, it’s always interesting and useful to hear as this is where I learn most about the places and ecology of region. Your and Sid’s lists show just how much it is possible to see if you know where to go and have the skills and are really inspiring.
I read on Wikipedia that Derbyan Parakeets are suffering from collecting, so is that what’s causing the decline in in Yajiang County then? As for the increase in birder numbers at Balang Pass, overall I guess that must be good news, if it reflects growing interest in wildlife and all the benefits that brings.
I’ll just have a limited time for wildlife and hiking this year as I’m getting married in Dujiangyan end of June, and some of the time I’ll be entertaining family visiting from UK. Still I’ll be able to get away now and then…
Deer
So because of a busy schedule I’ve been getting up early to do a bit of morning bird and wildlife watching in the area around Danjing Shan (nr Pengzhou), one of those small unremarkable mountains that border the west of the Chengdu Plain. I had a pleasant surprise today, despite an unpromising start as I’d forgotten to change my camera battery and to take some cash for the entrance fee to Danjing Shan. Instead I found a rough trail and explored part of the mountain which was relatively degraded, with little old growth, shrub and a patchwork of plum orchards of varying states of neglect.
At only a few 100m away from a busy road and the Chengdu Plain I was startled to almost stumble upon a deer. It ran some way and then turned back to check me out. I know some species of deer are very rare because of hunting, so I never expected to see even a common species in a relatively disturbed and densely populated area.
As I didn’t bring my mammal book to Sichuan I don’t have a clue to its ID yet, but I hope I got a good enough look for someone to work out its identity, or for me to do so later. It wasn’t particularly big; I think about the size of a roe deer. Its fur looked to be of a fairly uniform grey-brown colour, while the edges of its ears were white, as was it tail that it flashed when it ran away. It also had a broad black muzzle. After it watched me for a while it wandered off, and after it entered the undergrowth I heard it make a sound like somebody sneezing or loudly blowing their nose. Any help with ID would be appreciated.
I’m sure it’s a species of deer that is common, but it’s always exciting to come across something unexpected!
So because of a busy schedule I’ve been getting up early to do a bit of morning bird and wildlife watching in the area around Danjing Shan (nr Pengzhou), one of those small unremarkable mountains that border the west of the Chengdu Plain. I had a pleasant surprise today, despite an unpromising start as I’d forgotten to change my camera battery and to take some cash for the entrance fee to Danjing Shan. Instead I found a rough trail and explored part of the mountain which was relatively degraded, with little old growth, shrub and a patchwork of plum orchards of varying states of neglect.
At only a few 100m away from a busy road and the Chengdu Plain I was startled to almost stumble upon a deer. It ran some way and then turned back to check me out. I know some species of deer are very rare because of hunting, so I never expected to see even a common species in a relatively disturbed and densely populated area.
As I didn’t bring my mammal book to Sichuan I don’t have a clue to its ID yet, but I hope I got a good enough look for someone to work out its identity, or for me to do so later. It wasn’t particularly big; I think about the size of a roe deer. Its fur looked to be of a fairly uniform grey-brown colour, while the edges of its ears were white, as was it tail that it flashed when it ran away. It also had a broad black muzzle. After it watched me for a while it wandered off, and after it entered the undergrowth I heard it make a sound like somebody sneezing or loudly blowing their nose. Any help with ID would be appreciated.
I’m sure it’s a species of deer that is common, but it’s always exciting to come across something unexpected!
James Eaton
Trent Valley Crew
White ear tufts and black muzzle = Tufted Deer. Beautiful creature.
It's the most numerous, and most likely to encounter deer in central and south-east China. See attached, taken last month at Wolong.
James
It's the most numerous, and most likely to encounter deer in central and south-east China. See attached, taken last month at Wolong.
James
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Yes, that’s it. Really nice shot of it at Wolong. I shall have to go again tomorrow to see if I can get a photo myself, since the fallen plums are probably attracting it to the spot. The lesson for me is that I shouldn’t be so quick to write disturbed places off! I also came across a giant Himalayan lily, which is always nice to see.
Thanks for your help James
Ed
Thanks for your help James
Ed
No luck seeing the deer again when I went back to the orchard this morning, but I’ll try a few more times.
Attached are a couple of photos of birds I’ve seen recently that I’m struggling to ID. Could the first be a female flycatcher? My guess for the second is a Fujian Niltava, because as I understand it, the pale vent should differentiate it from the Rufous-bellied Flycatcher. Any help greatly appreciated.
Saw a few of these Green Odorous Frogs (Odorrana margaretae) on an early evening walk. Their metallic colouration is really striking.
Attached are a couple of photos of birds I’ve seen recently that I’m struggling to ID. Could the first be a female flycatcher? My guess for the second is a Fujian Niltava, because as I understand it, the pale vent should differentiate it from the Rufous-bellied Flycatcher. Any help greatly appreciated.
Saw a few of these Green Odorous Frogs (Odorrana margaretae) on an early evening walk. Their metallic colouration is really striking.
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Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
The first bird has more of a fulvetta feel to me than flycatcher.
