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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!)
- China Birding on Facebook
- China Wild Tour
- 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
- Latest from China on BirdForum
- Latest weather in Beijing
- Per Alström's Masterclass on Chinese Phylloscs and Seicercus Warblers
- Per Alström's Research Page
- Shanghai Birding Tours
- Sichuan Birds
- 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: Beijing
Northern Boobook
After a tip-off, Paul Holt, Alice Carfrae and I spent yesterday evening looking for an owl… not just any owl but a Northern Boobook (formerly known as Brown Hawk Owl but now ‘split’ into a species in its own right). … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Carfrae, Beijing, Northern Boobook, Oriental Scops Owl, Paul Holt
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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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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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Winter in the Botanical Gardens
Ornithologically, this winter is proving to be a good one in Beijing. As well as more sightings of regular, but scarce, winter visitors such as Mongolian and Shore Larks, Great Bustards, Japanese Waxwings and both Pallas’s and Long-tailed Rosefinches, Beijing … Continue reading
Japanese Robin
Today I did something unusual. I ‘twitched’ a bird in Beijing. But it wasn’t just any bird; it was a JAPANESE ROBIN (Larvivora akahige). A friend sent me a message yesterday afternoon to say that one had been discovered in … Continue reading
Chinese Hill Babbler
The Chinese Hill Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis), also known as the Chinese Hill Warbler or White-browed Chinese Warbler, is usually on the list of “most wanted” birds for visiting birders. It has a limited distribution but is quite common in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Chinese Hill Babbler, Chinese Hill Warbler, Yeyahu NR
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First for Beijing: Grey-tailed Tattler
On Wednesday morning I met up with Shi Jin and Per Alström for a spot of birding before work. We decided to visit Wenyu He (Wenyu River) on the north-east boundary of central Beijing (in Chaoyang District for those of … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Grey-tailed Tattler, Per Alström, Shi Jin, Wenyu He
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Blunt-winged Warbler
This autumn I have a bird on my target list. It’s a bird that, in reality, I probably have almost no chance of finding because, as far as I am aware, there have been only a handful of records from … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Blunt-winged Warbler, Manchurian Reed Warbler, Streaked Reed Warbler, Yeyahu NR
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Jankowski’s Bunting: A Very Rare Bird Indeed
The Jankowski’s Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) is a very rare bird. So rare that, without immediate action, it could slip away before the end of this decade. Unfortunately this little bird isn’t big or furry and doesn’t have a spoon-shaped bill. … Continue reading
