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Regional reads
- Bamboo Fish
- Birding Mongolia
- Birds Korea
- Dave Bakewell – Dig Deep
- Dave Bakewell – Dig Deep, Malaysia (new site)
- Global Flyway Network – shorebird flagging and colour-banding
- Japanese Gull Site (excellent for those tricky East Asian gulls…)
- Korean Gulls
- Oriental Bird Club
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper Expedition Blog (Summer 2012)
- Stu Price in Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Xeno-canto Asia (Asian bird calls and songs)
Further Afield
- Alan Tilmouth
- Batumi Raptor Count (Georgia)
- Birding Benstead (Sweden)
- Bonvoy Travel
- Chris Gibbins – Gulls in north-east Scotland
- Earbirding
- Lowestoft Birds
- Martin Garner
- My photos on Netfugl.dk
- Netfugl (Denmark and WP)
- Talking Naturally with Charlie Moores
- Winterton Bird Spotting Collective (news from my original local patch)
- Yoav Perlman's Birding in Israel blog
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Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey
I have been meaning to post a few photos from a trip to see the “Endangered” Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) during a short break to Yunnan Province in November. Situated a few hours north of Lijiang, in the foothills of the Tibetan … Continue reading
Asian Rosy Finch at Lingshan
After Jan-Erik’s report of a flock of 40+ ASIAN ROSY FINCHES at Lingshan on Sunday 10 March, I returned to this fantastic winter site to try my luck. After the 2.5 hr drive from Beijing, we arrived at the peak … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Rosy Finch, Cinereous Vulture, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Jan-Erik Nilsen, Lingshan
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Güldenstädt’s Redstart
Güldenstädt’s Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus), also sometimes known as White-winged Redstart, is the world’s largest redstart. It breeds at high altitudes from 3,600–5,200 m in alpine meadows and rock-fields, moving to slightly lower altitudes in winter. Apparently, the northernmost population, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anders Magnussen, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Jennifer Leung, Lingshan, Pallas's Rosefinch, Per Alström
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Brown Accentor
BROWN ACCENTOR (Prunella fulvescens) is a bird that I have been optimistically looking out for all winter… checking all those Siberian Accentors is a tough job but someone has to do it, right? By rights, Brown Accentors shouldn’t be in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Brown Accentor, Cinereous Vulture, Golden Eagle, Hebei Province
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Winter along the Wenyu
On Saturday I went for a walk. A long walk. Actually a little longer than I had anticipated. I estimate that I walked around 13km along the Wenyu River, situated between the 5th and 6th ring roads on the northeast … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Japanese Reed Bunting, Long-billed Plover, Merlin, Pine Bunting, Wenyu He
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Pallas’s Rosefinch
The Pallas’s Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) is a difficult bird to see anywhere. Although it has quite a large range, its breeding grounds – the mountains of eastern Russia and northern Mongolia – are relatively inaccessible and remote. And the wintering … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Wielstra, Botanical Gardens, Jennifer Leung, Pallas's Rosefinch, Per Alström
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Sir David Attenborough joins the campaign to save Jankowski’s Bunting!
If I was asked to name just one person who had been the biggest inspiration to me over my lifetime, I would have no hesitation. Sir David Attenborough. Vivid in my memory from a child to the present day are … Continue reading
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Tagged BirdLife International, Jankowski's Bunting, Sir David Attenborough
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Beijing Raptor Rescue Centre
A few weeks ago, after delivering a lecture at Beijing Birdwatching Society, I met one of the volunteers “Zhang Crane” from the Beijing Raptor Rescue Centre. She invited me to visit and, a few days later, I made the short … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Beijing Raptor Rescue Centre, Golden Eagle, Jennifer Leung
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Neck-collared Whooper Swan
Building knowledge about the movements of migratory birds is vital if we are to put in place effective conservation measures. Traditionally, in an attempt to understand better migration, birds have been trapped by ornithologists using mist nets and ‘ringed’ or … Continue reading
2013: Let’s Make It A Good One!
2012 was my second full year living in China’s capital. Thanks to Libby, my understanding wife, I have been fortunate enough to make regular visits to some of the capital’s most productive birding sites and to see some stunning birds. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baer's Pochard, Chinese Crested Tern, Jankowski's Bunting, Streaked Reed Warbler
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