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Laotieshan update – Saturday

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

10 degrees Celsius at dawn, with some cloud cover and light westerly winds.  After a slow start, the passerine migration really got going around 0600 and at times there were huge numbers of birds in the sky.  The dominant species … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan – Friday update

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Much colder today with the temperature down to 10 degrees Celsius at 0530.  A brisk north-east wind kept it cool all day but, on the plus side, visibility was the best I have seen in China and it was sunny … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan update – Thursday

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Thursday started wet, warm and still and ended dry, windy and cold!  The weather front passed through overnight but unfortunately the rain started a little early (well before midnight), perhaps meaning that not so many migrants were on the move … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan update – Wednesday

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Laotieshan continues to astound.  This morning between just 0530 and 0645 we recorded 1,257 Ashy Minivets and 3,000 Red-rumped Swallows..  not to mention good numbers of Olive-backed Pipits, Richard’s Pipits, Black-faced Buntings…  astonishing.  After the passerine migration began to slow, … Continue reading →

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Laotieshan update – Tuesday

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Laotieshan is continuing to exceed expectations.  Highlight today was probably the 10,000+ Red-rumped Swallows that moved through the point.  Simply staggering.  Supporting cast included a Hair-crested Drongo, a total of 19 House Martins (13 Northern, 3 Asian and 3 unidentified … 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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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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Dalian – Day Seven

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Today was tough going.  The wind got up almost immediately after dawn (after a still night) and just kept on increasing in strength.  By mid-morning there were white tips to the waves offshore and I estimated that the wind speed … Continue reading →

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