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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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- 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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- First image of JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING at a new site discovered yesterday by the survey team. Honoured to be part of it! http://t.co/AmIUVQG3KI 1 day ago
- On my way back from JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING survey in Inner Mongolia. Y'day found a new site holding at least 6 males! Full report soon. 1 day ago
- RT @birdingfrontier: HSBC: please stop your role in the destruction of rainforests in Borneo @hsbc_uk_press. Sign the petition: http://t.co… 5 days ago
- Packing for Inner Mongolia to participate in the JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING survey.. watch this space! #CriticallyEndangered 5 days ago
- 14 BAER'S POCHARDS yesterday at the breeding site in Hebei Province. Here is a pic of 3 of them with a Fudge Duck. http://t.co/k6lF2Fdmcf 6 days ago
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Tag Archives: Beijing
‘Pekinensis’ Common Swifts
With mid-summer a little slow on the birding front in Beijing (the heat, as much as anything, makes birding uncomfortable), I decided to use the opportunity of a free sunday afternoon/evening to check out the local Common Swift (Apus apus) … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Common Swift, Pallid Swift, pekinensis, Tiananmen Square
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Bitterns
China is a good place to see bitterns. In addition to the Great Bittern (the one familiar to European readers), it is also possible to see Black Bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, Von Schrenck’s Bittern and Yellow Bittern. Of the smaller bitterns, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Cinnamon Bittern, Hebei Province, Schrenck's Bittern, Yellow Bittern
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Ibisbills at Bai He
On Sunday we visited the Bai He valley (about 2 hours north of Beijing city). It’s an attractive drive when the weather is good and the pollution levels low, as was the case for our visit. The Bai He valley … Continue reading
Guest Post 6: Jan-Erik Nilsen
This is the latest in a series of guest posts from China-based birders. Written by Jan-Erik Nilsen, a Swedish birder who has lived in China for 3 years, it’s an account of a recent trip into the mountains around Beijing. … Continue reading
Swinhoe’s Owlet – more
Following my most recent blog post on the Swinhoe’s Owlet, I received the images below from Mike Parker from Suffolk, UK and Chong Yih Yeong, based in Beijing. The first was taken in Beidaihe in October 2004 and the second … Continue reading
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Tagged Beidaihe, Beijing, Little Owl, Swinhoe's Owlet, Swinhoe's w, Wenyu He
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Swinhoe’s Owlet
When I visited Wenyu He in Beijing a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across a pair of breeding Little Owls (Athene noctua). On a return visit I captured the image below of a young bird. Shi Jin, a regular … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Little Owl, Richard Klim, Shi Jin, Swinhoe's Owlet
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Aaaarrrggghhhhhh!
Twice in the last few days, inspired by the reports from this site by Shi Jin on Birdforum, I visited the Wenyu River in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. It is a fantastic area of paddies, weedy fields and even … Continue reading
Little Grebe ssp poggei – future split?
Visiting birders generally don’t pay much attention to the humble Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). But the observant birder will notice that the subspecies found here – poggei – has a pale eye and has been mooted as a potential future … Continue reading
Siberian Crane still at Miyun!
On Sunday I visited Miyun Reservoir with a few friends from the embassy, a language student and a Dutch birder visiting Beijing. We enjoyed a good day and recorded 71 species. The most significant record was the immature SIBERIAN CRANE … Continue reading
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Tagged Aron White, Beijing, Ben Wielstra, Eva Spain, John Gallagher, Miyun Reservoir, Nick Douse, Sarah Gallagher, Siberian Crane
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Miyun Reservoir, Sunday 15 April 2012
On Sunday, I visited Miyun Reservoir, north-east of Beijing city. After a murky start, the weather just got better and better and the views of the mountains by mid-morning were spectacular. The birding was pretty good, too. Highlights: – a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Eastern Marsh Harrier, Grey-headed Lapwing, Miyun Reservoir, Saker, Siberian Crane
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