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China resources
- A Checklist of the Birds of China
- A list of China's "Endangered" or "Critically Endangered" Birds
- China Bird Tours (recommended!)
- China Birding on Facebook
- 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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Follow me on Twitter!
- RT @birdingfrontier: HSBC: please stop your role in the destruction of rainforests in Borneo @hsbc_uk_press. Sign the petition: http://t.co… 3 days ago
- Packing for Inner Mongolia to participate in the JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING survey.. watch this space! #CriticallyEndangered 3 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 4 days ago
- An incredible 44 ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARDS over the garden this morning. #BirdingBeijing 1 week ago
- Przewalski's (Rusty-throated) Parrotbill wp.me/p1334i-FQ 1 week ago
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Tag Archives: yeyahu
Oriental Plover and Pallas’s Gulls
This weekend has been something of a bonanza for me in Beijing. The weather had been very windy on Friday which cleared away all the smog and set up the weekend to be sunny, clear and (on Sunday at least) … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Crane, Ma Chang, Oriental Plover, Pallas's Gull, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Wild Duck Lake with Phil and Jesper, 25 November 2011
In between leading tours to see Giant Panda in the wild in China (successful) and Tiger in India (fingers crossed), Sweden-based Phil Benstead dropped in on Beijing. Phil is a good friend from my time in Copenhagen: we hooked up for … Continue reading
Another First for Beijing!
When Jan-Erik Nilsen contacted me to say he had seen a first winter Glaucous Gull at Yeyahu last Saturday, I knew it was an excellent inland record. What I didn’t know – before consulting Paul Holt – was that it … Continue reading
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Tagged Baikal Teal, Crested Lark, Glaucous Gull, Jan-Erik Nilsen, Long-eared Owl, Paul Holt, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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First for Beijing!
On Saturday I made my first visit to Ma Chang/Yeyahu for a few weeks and boy, was it worth it?! The autumn migration is now in full swing. The highlight was undoubtedly the juvenile/first winter Little Gull that I found … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Grey Shrike, First for Beijing, Leucism, Little Gull, Ma Chang, Short-toed Eagle, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Yeyahu
A few days ago I accompanied visiting birder, Claus Holzapfel, and his wife to Yeyahu. After an early start and navigating the broken down trucks on the hill past Badaling Great Wall, we arrived on site around 0730. It was … Continue reading
Hog Badger
This weekend I visited Ma Chang and did the usual walk from there to Yeyahu. I hadn’t walked this route for a while – Ma Chang is very disturbed by recreational activities in summer and the humidity makes a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Butterfly, Grasshopper, Hog Badger, Ma Chang, Swintail Snipe, yeyahu
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A Tale of Two Eagles
In June many birders think the marvels of spring migration are over and thoughts turn to butterflies, dragonflies, family holidays or even moths (I kid you not!). But, here in the Beijing area, early June can be a very good … Continue reading
Siberian Bush Warbler
On Saturday I joined leading China expert, Paul Holt, and visiting Chris Gooddie (of “The Jewel Hunter” fame) for a visit to Yeyahu Nature Reserve. We were hoping to see some late migrants – birds such as Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, China, Chris Gooddie, Paul Holt, The Jewel Hunter, yeyahu
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Eagles
May in Beijing has been gorgeous so far.. cool, fresh mornings which warm up fast as the sun burns off any lingering mist and with a cool breeze to keep the heat bearable in the hottest part of the day. … Continue reading
