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- Birding Mongolia
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- Global Flyway Network – shorebird flagging and colour-banding
- Japanese Gull Site (excellent for those tricky East Asian gulls…)
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- 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
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- 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: Bohemian Waxwing
Jingshan Park
Just north of the Forbidden City lies a very popular park with an artificial hill (sometimes known as Coal Hill). The hill was constructed in the Ming Dynasty entirely from soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace … Continue reading
Going Japanese
After a tip-off from Jesper about some Japanese Waxwings in the Summer Palace, I spent a couple of hours there on Saturday afternoon. Eventually, after dodging the crowds to get to the north-west corner of the park, I discovered a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Bohemian Waxwing, Japanese Waxwing, Summer Palace
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Waxwings in Ritan
A lunchtime visit to Ritan Park revealed that the large Waxwing flock is still present. There are at least 30 Bohemian Waxwings in the group but I did not see the Japanese Waxwing today. Given the mild temperatures (it must … Continue reading
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Tagged Bohemian Waxwing, Crested Myna, Ritan Park, White-throated Laughingthrush, Yellow-bellied Tit
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Waxwings part deux
An early morning return to Ritan Park to check out the waxwings proved worthwhile with the sighting of a single Japanese Waxwing among at least 35 Bohemians. Unfortunately, my camera lens is temporarily out of order due to losing the … Continue reading
Waxwings
A Sunday afternoon walk in Ritan Park produced an unexpected flock of at least 35 Waxwings. Unfortunately I didn’t have my binoculars with me but those that I could identify with the naked eye seemed to be of the Bohemian … Continue reading
Japanese Waxwings
After a tip-off from Brian Jones and Jesper Hornskov, I spent two hours at the Botanical Gardens early this morning. My target was Japanese Waxwing, a small flock of which had been seen cohorting with a similar number of Bohemian … Continue reading
