Tag Archives: Liaoning Province

Liaoning Trip Report from May 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Paul Holt has just finished his detailed trip report from his visit to Liaoning in May.  Bai Qingquan, Tom Beeke and I were lucky enough to accompany him for parts of his trip that included two firsts for the Province … Continue reading →

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Nordmann’s Greenshank

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Another highlight from the trip to Dandong was the remarkable total of Nordmann’s Greenshanks (Tringa guttifer) that we observed at a high-tide roost.  Totals of 17, 17 and 16 were recorded on my three visits and, on one of the … Continue reading →

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A Surfeit of Sibes

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Dandong wasn’t just a wader bonanza (17 Nordmann’s Greenshanks roosting with 2 Asian Dowitchers was really something!) but also a celebration of Siberian migrants.  We encountered Siberian Rubythroats and both Siberian Blue and Rufous-tailed Robins bobbing along the sea wall, … Continue reading →

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Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

I am still wading (no pun intended) through my sightings and images from a shorebirding trip to Donggang, Dandong, last weekend with Paul Holt and local birder, Bai Qingquan.  The highlights were many.  One of the surprises was the amount … Continue reading →

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Kamchatka Leaf Warbler

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The outstanding bird, among many highlights of a trip to Donggang, Dandong in Liaoning Province, was a Kamchatka Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus).  This bird is one of the newly recognised Arctic Warbler splits.  See here for the paper by Per … Continue reading →

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International Siberian Crane Festival, Faku County, Liaoning Province

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Last week, together with Tom Beeke in Dalian and Tian Yang (Leyton), a Dalian-based birding friend, I received an invitation to participate in the International Siberian Crane Festival in Faku County, near Shenyang in Liaoning Province.  The invitation came from … Continue reading →

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Leucistic Eagle Owl

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Bai Qingquan, a fellow birder from Dandong, has just sent me this photo of a leucistic Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo).  This bird had been terrorising a local farmer in Zhuanghe, Liaoning Province and had apprently taken two lambs and several … 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: The Trip Report

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Paul Holt has just completed his detailed trip report for the autumn migration trip to Laotieshan in Liaoning Province, China.  It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows him (and me!) that Paul is responsible for the incredibly … Continue reading →

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