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- A Checklist of the Birds of China
- A list of China's "Endangered" or "Critically Endangered" Birds
- China Bird Tours (recommended!)
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- 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
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- Per Alström's Masterclass on Chinese Phylloscs and Seicercus Warblers
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- 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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- First image of JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING at a new site discovered yesterday by the survey team. Honoured to be part of it! http://t.co/AmIUVQG3KI 46 minutes ago
- On my way back from JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING survey in Inner Mongolia. Y'day found a new site holding at least 6 males! Full report soon. 4 hours ago
- RT @birdingfrontier: HSBC: please stop your role in the destruction of rainforests in Borneo @hsbc_uk_press. Sign the petition: http://t.co… 4 days ago
- Packing for Inner Mongolia to participate in the JANKOWSKI'S BUNTING survey.. watch this space! #CriticallyEndangered 4 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 5 days ago
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Lightning Strikes Twice at Wild Duck Lake!
Ok, I know it sounds as if I am making this up but on Saturday I found another pelican at Wild Duck Lake. Only this time, it was a DALMATIAN PELICAN. A stunning end to another fantastic day of birding … Continue reading
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Tagged Buggies, Dalmatian Pelican, Greater Spotted Eagle, Ma Chang, Rain, Saker, Short-toed Eagle, Stuck photographer, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Guest Post 3: Brian Jones – The Magic of Yeyahu NR and Ma Chang (Wild Duck Lake)
The third in the series of guest posts on Birding Beijing is from Brian Jones. Brian was kind enough to take me on my first visit to Wild Duck Lake (covering the areas of Ma Chang and Yeyahu Nature Reserve) … Continue reading
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Another trip to Wild Duck Lake gave rewards but not in the way we had expected! A big target bird was Baer’s Pochard, a rare duck that breeds in NE China and the S Russian Far East and winters in … Continue reading
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Tagged Baer's Pochard, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Jesper Hornskov, Spike Millington, Wild Duck Lake, Yanqing, yeyahu
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Wild Goose Chase
This week, Birding Beijing is brought to you by the letter “M” and the number “2″. “M” because there was a distinctly Mongolian feel to Saturday’s birding, and “2″ because I saw two new birds! Spike and I visited Wild … Continue reading
Death at the Lake
With Spring in the air, Spike Millington and I decided to pay a visit to Wild Duck Lake to see whether birds were on the move. We caught the first bus from Beijing at 6am and arrived in Yanqing at … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Owl, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Ma Chang, Spike Millington, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Owl eats Owl
On Saturday I accompanied visiting Swedish birder, Anders Magnusson, to Wild Duck Lake (Ma Chang/Yeyahu Nature Reserve) for a day’s birding. Thankfully the forecast strong winds were absent as we were dropped off at Ma Chang at 0730 in -12 … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Short-toed Lark, Bean Geese, Chinese Hill Warbler, Common Crane, Common Reed Bunting, Eagle Owl, Goosander, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Hen Harrier, japanese quail, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Ma Chang, Meadow Bunting, Pallas's Reed Bunting, Rustic Bunting, Saker, Siberian Accentor, upland buzzard, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Ice fishing
A few images from my most recent visit to Ma Chang/Yeyahu (Wild Duck Lake) just before Christmas. The reservoir is well and truly frozen over now and the locals are taking advantage to engage in a spot of ice-fishing. Brian … Continue reading
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Tagged Ice Fishing, japanese quail, upland buzzard, Wild Duck Lake, yeyahu
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Yeyahu again
On Saturday I teamed up with Brian Jones and Spike Millington for a day at Yeyahu (Wild Duck Lake). It was a stunning day – sunny, relatively mild (only about -3 degrees C) and with very little wind. We started … Continue reading
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Tagged japanese quail, rough-legged buzzard, upland buzzard, white-tailed eagle, yeyahu
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