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- A Checklist of the Birds of China
- A list of China's "Endangered" or "Critically Endangered" Birds
- China Bird Tours (recommended!)
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- Chinese Currents
- Crazy Swedes Bird Ringing at Beidaihe, Spring 2013
- Hong Kong Birdwatching Society
- John and Jemi Holmes in Hong Kong
- Latest bird records in China
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- Per Alström's Masterclass on Chinese Phylloscs and Seicercus Warblers
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- Shanghai Birding Tours
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- Tibet Birds
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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Tag Archives: Baer’s Pochard
Seeing Double
On Friday I visited Ma Chang with Global Times journalist Jiang Yuxia (writing an article about birding in Beijing) and Jennifer Leung. After a few days of cold and windy weather, the forecast was for a change in the wind … Continue reading
Baer’s Pochard at Ma Chang
On Sunday I visited Ma Chang, Wild Duck Lake. April and May are superb months to visit this special Beijing site. With migration in full swing, it’s fascinating to see the departure of the winter visitors, the arrival of summer … Continue reading
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Tagged Baer's Pochard, Kentish Plover, Lesser Kestrel, Little Ringed Plover, Ma Chang, Oriental Plover, Wild Duck Lake
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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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“****! That looked like a BAER’S POCHARD!!!”
With apologies to my mum, that’s exactly what went through my head as I scanned a group of diving duck at Wild Duck Lake on Wednesday morning and came across a bird with a green-tinged head and pale flanks… It … Continue reading
Baer’s Pochard
Saturday was an awesome day at Wild Duck Lake but little did I know that I would discover possibly my best ever find on Sunday. Given that I had the hire car until 4pm on Sunday, I decided to try … Continue reading
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Another trip to Wild Duck Lake gave rewards but not in the way we had expected! A big target bird was Baer’s Pochard, a rare duck that breeds in NE China and the S Russian Far East and winters in … Continue reading
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Tagged Baer's Pochard, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Jesper Hornskov, Spike Millington, Wild Duck Lake, Yanqing, yeyahu
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