Tag Archives: Dalian

A Right Old Bird…

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Not long after I arrived in China, I visited Liaoning Province to see my good friend, Dalian-based Tom Beeke.  He very kindly showed me some of his local birding sites, including what must be the best gull-watching site in north-eastern … Continue reading →

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Illegal Mist Nets in China

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Sadly, it is still relatively common to find illegal mist nets in China.  Most appear to be erected by poor people who will likely either eat the birds caught or sell them as cagebirds, if they are popular species.  For … Continue reading →

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‘taimyrensis’ Gulls

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I have been meaning to post these images for a while.  In late January, when I was in Dalian, I made two visits to Jinzhou Bay, a fantastic winter gull site (and also a great site for White-tailed Eagles).  By … Continue reading →

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Common Gulls at Jinzhou Bay, Dalian

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Liaoning Province was the opportunity to see so many gulls at Jinzhou Bay (we estimated over 4,000).  This number must make Jinzhou Bay one of the premier gull-watching sites in northern … Continue reading →

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My North Korean Bird List

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Many birders, being obsessive types, like to keep lists of the birds they have seen.  This could be a “life list” (a list of the total number of species seen in one’s life), a “year list”, the total seen in … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan – first report

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

On Saturday I met up with Peter Cawley  - from my original local patch at Winterton in the UK – and flew across to Dalian for the onward journey to Laotieshan, the southern tip of the Dalian peninsula.  It is … Continue reading →

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Birding the China-North Korea border

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

After a couple of visits to Liaoning Province, I have been captivated by the birding promise, including the coastal mudflats between Dalian and Dandong and the migration potential at the southern tip of the peninsula, Laotieshan.  Last weekend I nipped … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan Trip Report

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

The full trip report for our visit to Laotieshan, including photos, maps and full species list, can be accessed by clicking on the link below. Laotieshan, 11-19 May 2011: The Trip Report

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Dalian – the final day

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Well, it didn’t rain but the wind did turn to the north and, with low cloud for the first few hours of Thursday morning, there were plenty of migrants about and we enjoyed an excellent day.  We had planned our … Continue reading →

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Dalian – Day Eight

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Another quiet day.  The showers didn’t materialise and the wind persisted in being a moderate to strong South-South-Easterly.  After taxi driver number 3 dropped us at the point, we enjoyed a trickle of early migration involving at least 9 Black-naped … Continue reading →

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