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31 December 2022
A FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng photographed at the Peking University Changping Campus, Changping District (颜子轲, 蔡柏阳, 陈肇洧, 李源昊).
c100 ASIAN ROSY FINCH Leucosticte arctoa 粉红腹岭雀 Fěnhóng fù lǐng què, Lingshan (田雪)
30 December 2022
2 REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng photographed at Peking University XiShan (李源昊)
29 December 2022
3 (2 adults and a juvenile) RED-CROWNED CRANE Grus japonensis 丹顶鹤 Dān dǐng hè, Xiyulincun, Yanqing (张东源)
24 December 2022
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still along the Wenyu River (阿辉luster)
23 December 2022
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still along the Wenyu River (大河, Terry Townshend et al.)
22 December 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Zike Yan)
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu again along the Wenyu River (via 宋健)
21 December 2022
The 5 x 1cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Zike Yan)
19 December 2022
An immature (2cy?) ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng flew SW over LuomaHu at lunchtime.
The 5 x 1cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Cinclus cinclus)
A PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu photographed along the Wenyu River (甲子鼠)
18 December 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Qiuhan Zhang and wang ye)
17 December 2022
The 5 x 1cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.).
15 December 2022
The PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù still at the Wenyu River (太公)
14 December 2022
The PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend). Plus an UPLAND BUZZARD Buteo hemilasius 大鵟 Dà kuáng.
13 December 2022
11 COLLARED FINCHBILL Spizixos semitorques 领雀嘴鹎 Lǐng què zuǐ bēi, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huairou District (Wen-Dong Xie). An unusual record away from traditional site of the Botanical Gardens.
11 December 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Anonymous)
The 1cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
10 December 2022
The 5 x 1cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.).
9 December 2022
A WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī, Yuanmingyuan, apparently present since at least 7th December (WolStame韩 et al.)
Western Water Rail at Yuanmingyuan (this image by WolStame韩).
Also the drake BAIKAL TEAL Anas formosa 花脸鸭 Huāliǎn yā still at the same site.
The drake Baikal Teal at Yuanmingyuan, 9 December 2022 (this image by WolStame韩)
One HOODED CRANE Grus monacha 白头鹤 Bái tóu hè, Ma Chang (amal amer et al.)
5 December 2022
1 kamtschatschensis COMMON GULL or “Kamchatka Gull” Larus canus 海鸥 Hǎi’ōu, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore).
The ‘Kamchatka Gull” at Ming Tombs Reservoir on 5 December (Colm Moore)
4 December 2022
The immature MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
3 December 2022
5 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.). Apparently first seen on 15 November (Beijing Water Bureau). Also 1 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù (presumably the very late bird from Shahe relocating after the freeze).
Four of the five 1cy MUTE SWAN (Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é) at the Wenyu River on 3 December 2022 (Terry Townshend)
2 BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Yuyuantan Park (大牙齿 458)
4 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Huairou Reservoir (Qiuhan Zhang and wang ye)
1 SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī, Huaijiu River (王力成、严向荣)
1 December 2022
1 BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Olympic Forest Park (果茶)
27 November 2022
4 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Bulatoun, Miyun (Bing Cui et al.)
5 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Wenyu River (Qiuhan Zhang and wang ye)
26 November 2022
1 SANDHILL CRANE Grus canadensis 沙丘鹤 Shā qiū hè photographed at Ma Chang (Dai Jiapeng et al.)
The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis 沙丘鹤 Shā qiū hè) with Common Cranes (Grus grus 灰鹤 Huī hè) over the Winter Olympics downhill ski slope, photographed from Ma Chang/Yeyahu, 26 November 2022 (戴嘉鹏/Dai Jiapeng)
Another image of the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis 沙丘鹤 Shā qiū hè) with Common Cranes (Grus grus 灰鹤 Huī hè) over the Winter Olympics downhill ski slope, photographed from Ma Chang/Yeyahu, 26 November 2022 (戴嘉鹏 Dai Jiapeng)
23 November 2022
1 (exceptionally late) AMUR FALCON Falco amurensis 红脚隼 Hóng jiǎo sǔn reported from Changping New Town Binhe Forest Park (Dianfang Zhou and Liu Mingxin)
20 November 2022
1 drake BAIKAL TEAL Anas formosa 花脸鸭 Huāliǎn yā, Yuyuantan Park (Ziyan Zhao)
4 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī still at DaShiHe (Elizabeth Zhang)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Ma Chang (张鑫 and 张备彦)
19 November 2022
The NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo still at Miaofengshan (Maxx Zhao and Jiaying Fan)
1 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Bulatoun, Miyun (Fu Cong)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā (one a possible hybrid) and 3 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork and Yan Shen)
17 November 2022
The RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī and SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tīstill at DaShiHe. Plus 4 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (wang ye and Qiuhan Zhang)
16 November 2022
33 CINEREOUS VULTURE Aegypius monachus 秃鹫 Tū jiù, Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun (amal amer and 大牙齿 458)
2 BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Yuyuantan Park (Ziyan Zhao)
15 November 2022
The RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī still at DaShiHe. Plus 4 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (Maxx Zhao)
13 November 2022
3 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 41 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
The NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo still at Miaofengshan (Liu Shuangqi et al.)
The immature MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī and 1 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (fio song and Lianhui Peng)
12 November 2022
1 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (老彭 WeChat name)
7,363 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī counted between 1400-1721 from LuoMaHu, Shunyi, the vast majority heading WSW (Terry Townshend).
1 immature MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī, 1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī and at least 500 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (Ge Mengshui, Raven X and 双祺 刘)
2,200 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaShiHe (Hui Wang)
11 November 2022
6+ JAPANESE WAXWING Bombycilla japonica 小太平鸟 Xiǎo tàipíngniǎo, Jiankou Great Wall (Terry Townshend)
10 November 2022
1 NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo, Miaofengshan (peng su)
9 November 2022
A RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī at DaShi River (Chen Yanxin et al.). Present since 6th November at least.
Photo: The RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī at DaShi River (Chen Yanxin)
Photo: The RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena 赤颈䴙䴘 Chì jǐng pì tī at DaShi River (Chen Yanxin)
No sign of the RED PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicaria 灰瓣蹼鹬 Huī bàn pǔ yù at Shahe Reservoir but feathers found on the shore that appear to match this species. Possibly predated?
8 November 2022
The RED PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicaria 灰瓣蹼鹬 Huī bàn pǔ yù and SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī still at Shahe Reservoir (Fan Jiaying)
1 (late) STONECHAT Saxicola maurus (stejnegeri) 黑喉石䳭 Hēi hóu shí jí, Shahe Reservoir (Qihan Wang)
7 November 2022
The RED PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicaria 灰瓣蹼鹬 Huī bàn pǔ yù still at Shahe Reservoir (via WeChat). Also the SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī reported again (Jia Yu)
1 EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE Aquila heliaca 白肩雕 Bái jiān diāo, Ming tombs Reservoir (金龟子)
6 November 2022
The RED PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicaria 灰瓣蹼鹬 Huī bàn pǔ yù still at Shahe Reservoir (via WeChat). Plus a CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù reported (Qihan Wang)
1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (amal amer, 大牙齿 458, Ye Hang and Tang Yi). Plus 2 GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola 灰斑鸻 Huī bān héng
1 NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo, Miaofengshan (Ge Mengshuai et al.). Plus a WHITE-WINGED REDSTART Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 红腹红尾鸲 Hóng fù hóng wěi qú at the same site (Fu Cong).
5 November 2022
1 RED PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicaria 灰瓣蹼鹬 Huī bàn pǔ yù, Shahe Reservoir.
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo, Miaofengshan (Ceoffrey Lions et al.). Plus WHITE-WINGED REDSTART Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 红腹红尾鸲 Hóng fù hóng wěi qú and 4 LONG-TAILED ROSEFINCH Uragus sibiricus ssp. lepidus 长尾雀 Cháng wěi què.
4 WHITE-WINGED REDSTART Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 红腹红尾鸲 Hóng fù hóng wěi qú, Miaofengshan (Wang Ye and Qiuhan Zhang)
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo, Ma Chang (Cory Gao et al.)
4 November 2022
1 (1cy) BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla 三趾鸥 Sān zhǐ ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Colm Moore). From photos it appears that this is a different individual from the one photographed on 23 October at the same site. Also a ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng and a WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus albicilla 白尾海雕 Bái wěi hǎi diāo present.
The 1cy Black-legged Kittiwake at Shahe Reservoir on 4 November 2022 (Colm Moore)
30 October 2022
1 STRIATED HERON Butorides striata 绿鹭 Lǜ lù, Olympic Forest Park (Wen-Dong Xie)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
29 October 2022
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Summer Palace
1 YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella 黄鹀 Huáng wú, Bulaotun, Miyun Reservoir (安妮 WeChat name)
1 (late) ORIENTAL REED WARBLER Acrocephalus orientalis 东方大苇莺 Dōngfāng dà wěi yīng, Olympic Forest Park (瑞颖 包)
28 October 2022
1 LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā, Summer Palace (via 龙 WeChat name)
1 (SIBERIAN) CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita tristis 叽喳柳莺 Jī chā liǔ yīng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Ge Mengshuai)
27 October 2022
1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, 1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā and the long-staying SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai). Plus two very late WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN Chlidonias leucopterus 白翅浮鸥 Bái chì fú ōu.
25 October 2022
2 HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 Jiǎo bǎilíng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Qihan Wang et al.)
24 October 2022
2 HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 Jiǎo bǎilíng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Cinclus cinclus). One was of the ssp. flava.
23 October 2022
30 BEARDED TIT / BEARDED REEDLING Panurus biarmicus 文须雀 Wén xū què, Shahe Reservoir (Qihan Wang et al.)
1 (1cy) BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla 三趾鸥 Sān zhǐ ōu, Shahe Reservoir (蔡震波、李蔚莹)
22 October 2022
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo and 2 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, Baiwangshan (Jiaying Fan)
1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Yunmeng Bridge, ChaoBai River (Raven X et al.)
19 October 2022
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (amal amer, DaMao et al.)
3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Shahe Reservoir (peng su et al.). Plus the SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī still present.
17 October 2022
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo, Baiwangshan (Jun Shuai et al.)
16 October 2022
4 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, 2 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo and 1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (yangkang chen). Also 1 LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni 黄爪隼 Huáng zhǎo sǔn at the same site (Jiaying Fan et al.)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 MERLIN Falco columbarius 灰背隼 Huī bèi sǔn and 1 PLUMBEOUS WATER REDSTART Rhyacornis fuliginosa 红尾水鸲 Hóng wěi shuǐ qú, Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.)
15 October 2022
1 COMMON REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus 芦鹀 Lú wú, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
1 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, Fenggang Jianhe (Fu Cong)
1 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Shahe Reservoir (Jiaying Fan)
The SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī still at Shahe Reservoir (Hang Ye)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī and 1 MANCHURIAN BUSH WARBLER Cettia canturians 远东树莺 Yuǎndōng shù yīng, ChaobaiHe (大牙齿 458)
1 (late) ORIENTAL REED WARBLER Acrocephalus orientalis 东方大苇莺 Dōngfāng dà wěi yīng, Olympic Forest Park (Zhen Wang)
14 October 2022
The SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī still at Shahe Reservoir (via pksunking)
2 COMMON REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus 芦鹀 Lú wú, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Qihan Wang)
13 October 2022
1 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Tsinghua University campus (Ceoffrey Lions and Tz Hsuan Tseng)
800+ ‘EASTERN’ ROOK Corvus frugilegus (pastinator) 秃鼻乌鸦 Tū bí wūyā, 7500+ DAURIAN JACKDAW Coloeus dauuricus 达乌里寒鸦 Dá wū lǐ hán yā, 6 MONGOLIAN LARK Melanocorypha mongolica 蒙古百灵 Ménggǔ bǎilíng, 6 SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng, 180+ BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT Anthus rubescens japonicus 黄腹鹨 Huáng fù liù, 1 RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus 红喉鹨 Hóng hóu liù, 1 PECHORA PIPIT Anthus gustavi 北鹨 Běi liù, 15+ WATER PIPIT Anthus spinoletta blakistoni 水鹨 Shuǐ liù, 4+ LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, 95+ PINE BUNTING Emberiza leucocephalos 白头鹀 Báitóu wú, 180+ PALLAS’S BUNTING Emberiza pallasi 苇鹀 Wěi wú, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
12 October 2022
10 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, Laoyugou (大牙齿 458)
11 October 2022
3 BAR-HEADED GOOSE Anser indicus 斑头雁 Bān tóuyàn (of unknown origin), Olympic Forest Park (Jiaying Fan)
10 October 2022
5 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Peking University campus (Zike Yan)
2 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, 1 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, 1 LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni 黄爪隼 Huáng zhǎo sǔn and 4 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Baiwangshan (peng su)
9 October 2022
4 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo and 30 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Baiwangshan (Qiuhan Zhang)
8 October 2022
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Wenyu River (Wang Xiaoou)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī still at Shahe Reservoir. Plus a PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù (Dianfan Zhou and Mingxin Liu)
2 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī and 3 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Shahe Reservoir (正暘 周)
1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, Shahe Reservoir (present for at least two days) (Jun Shuai)
1 MONGOLIAN LARK Melanocorypha mongolica 蒙古百灵 Ménggǔ bǎilíng, Miyun Reservoir (Liu Shuangqi et al.)
7 October 2022
42 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wen-Dong Xie)
1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, Shahe Reservoir (Jia Yu et al.)
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Beijing Zoo (Wang Qin)
6 October 2022
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Chaoyue Zhao)
1 MERLIN Falco columbarius 灰背隼 Huī bèi sǔn, Majiawan Wetland Park (Andrew Morrisey)
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo and 1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (Jiahua Xing)
3 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Bulaotun (Wang Ye)
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Tsinghua University campus (Tz Hsuan Tseng)
The WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā, still at Yeyahu (Lou Fangzhou et al.)
2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā still at Ming Tombs Reservoir (Peng Su, Hang Ye et al.)
5 October 2022
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 2 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
4 October 2022
1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā, Yeyahu (Wang Ruiqing et al.). Plus 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī there (大牙齿 458 et al.)
2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus a 1cy VEGA GULL Larus vegae 西伯利亚银鸥 Xībólìyǎ yín ōu, 2 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī and a 1cy COMMON (MEW) GULL Larus canus 海鸥 Hǎi’ōu.
5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā, Miyun Reservoir (via Lou Fangzhou)
An estimated 10,000 DAURIAN JACKDAW Coloeus dauuricus 达乌里寒鸦 Dá wū lǐ hán yā, Baiwangshan (Zoey Squirrelmunk)
1 ALPINE ACCENTOR Prunella collaris 领岩鹨 Lǐng yán liù, Yuzigou, Shunyi District (Bonnie Zhang)
3 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, 2 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, 1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Baiwangshan (Richard Zhang et al.)
3 October 2022
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Wang)
2 October 2022
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Bulaotun (Ge Mengshuai)
2 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Zhen Wang et al.)
1 October 2022
1 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Agricultural Exhibition Center (Stefan Andrew)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Zike Yan et al.)
29 September 2022
5 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Shunyi (DaHao)
1 COLLARED CROW Corvus torquatus 白颈鸦 Bái jǐng yā, Haidian Four Seasons Qingquanying Park (崔靖沄)
1 UPLAND BUZZARD Buteo hemilasius 大鵟 Dà kuáng, Baiwangshan (李英杰、孙琰、陈婷等)
28 September 2022
3 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (amal amer et al.)
1 (pale morph) BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.). Seen in a kettle of raptors from 1150-1155 that included 47 BLACK KITE Milvus migrans lineatus 黑鸢 Hēi yuān, 1 CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 凤头蜂鹰 Fèng tóu fēng yīng, 11 EASTERN BUZZARD Buteo japonicus 普通鵟 Pǔ tōng kuáng, 2 EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus 雀鹰 Què yīng and 1 EURASIAN HOBBY Falco subbuteo 燕隼 Yàn sǔn, all heading WSW.
3 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī, 1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī and 1 EYEBROWED THRUSH Turdus obscurus 白眉鸫 Báiméi dōng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
27 September 2022
5 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè reported flying over Tongzhou (Wang Qin). An exceptionally early record.
26 September 2022
1 JAPANESE SCOPS OWL Otus semitorques 北领角鸮 Běi lǐng jiǎo xiāo taken into care, Qijiazhuang, Mentougou (宋超)
25 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Agricultural Exhibition Center (Andrew Morrisey). Plus a CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng.
24 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Chaoyang Park (Stefan Andrew)
1 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (Jiaying Fan)
1 LESSER SAND PLOVER Charadrius mongolus 蒙古沙鸻 Méng gǔ shā héng reported from Ma Chang (Shi Xu and Chunhong Liu)
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (孟令旸、曹硕)
23 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Temple of Heaven Park (Jun Shuai)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Peking University campus (Zhen Wang et al.)
1 HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 Jiǎo bǎilíng, Xiangshan (Fragrant Hills) (陈炜)
22 September 2022
1 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Nanhanhe Park (Qihan Wang)
2 SWINHOE’S MINIVET Pericrocotus cantonensis 小灰山椒鸟 Xiǎo huī shānjiāo niǎo, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (徐笑然、谢文冬)
200+ AMUR FALCON Falco amurensis 红脚隼 Hóng jiǎo sǔn, Bulaotun, Miyun (宋大昭、武阅)
21 September 2022
1 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Peking University campus (Zike Yan)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Baiwangshan (amal amer et al.)
1 COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 紫翅椋鸟 Zǐ chì liáng niǎo, Kangxi Grassland (文雅)
1 GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola 灰斑鸻 Huī bān héng, Shahe Reservoir (名世京)
20 September 2022
1 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus a RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo at the same site.
3 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Peking University campus (铭俊 黄)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo and 1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Binhe Forest Park (大牙齿 458)
1 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yu, Ma Chang (Qihan Wang)
2 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Agricultural Exhibition Center (Liang Xu)
19 September 2022
2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Peking University campus (正暘 周)
18 September 2022
4 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Ma Chang (郭子良，赵永健、王龙)
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (韩维)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Agricultural Exhibition Center (Dianfan Zhou)
55 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Ma Chang (杨华)
3 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (Jiaying Fan)
2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
17 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Peking University campus (Zike Yan)
3 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù and 2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma Chang (wanda yang et al.)
16 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Peking University campus (铭俊 黄)
15 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Songshan Nature Reserve (Jia Yu)
14 September 2022
2 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (peng su)
1 MARSH GRASSBIRD Locustella pryeri 斑背大尾莺 Bān bèi dà wěi yīng and 85+ RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus 红喉鹨 Hóng hóu liù, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Yizhi Park (吴春梅)
13 september 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Peking University campus (Zhen Wang)
12 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Chaoyang Park (Zoey Squirrelmunk)
1 PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura 针尾沙锥 Zhēn wěi shā zhuī and 1 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Temple of Heaven Park (Jia Yu)
1 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (wang ye and Qiuhan Zhang)
3 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (Hang Ye)
11 September 2022
1 RED KNOT Calidris canutus 红腹滨鹬 Hóng fù bīn yù and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (peng su et al.)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Chaoyang Park (Stefan Andrew)
10 September 2022
1 BAND-BELLIED CRAKE Porzana paykullii 斑胁田鸡 Bān xié tián jī, Ming Tombs Reservoir (叶航、胡熙华、郝帅丞等)
1 ASIAN (AMUR) PARADISE FLYCATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi 寿带 Shòu dài, Olympic Forest Park (Liu Sensi et al.)
1 EYEBROWED THRUSH Turdus obscurus 白眉鸫 Báiméi dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Zhao Chaoyue)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Temple of Heaven Park (飞 夏)
1 DALMATIAN PELICAN Pelecanus crispus 卷羽鹈鹕 Juǎn yǔ tí hú, Ma Chang (王鋆、邱小溪、李云帆等)
8 September 2022
The SWINHOE’S RAIL Coturnicops exquisitus 花田鸡 Huā tián jī still at Ming Tombs Reservoir (Jiahua Xing, 双祺 刘 et al.)
7 September 2022
1 SWINHOE’S RAIL Coturnicops exquisitus 花田鸡 Huā tián jī, Ming Tombs Reservoir (阿矛). Flushed from long grass and stood briefly by the dam before heading into cover.
11 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù and 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù, Ma Chang (Qihan Wang)
4 September 2022
1 PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura 针尾沙锥 Zhēn wěi shā zhuī, Yuanmingyuan (Jiaying Fan)
5 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù, 5 DUNLIN Calidris alpina 黑腹滨鹬 Hēi fù bīn yù, Ma Chang (Hang Ye) and 2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (Hang Ye)
1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
3 September 2022
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Olympic Forest Park (Qiuhan Zhang)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Yuanmingyuan (Jiahua Xing)
1 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Báihóu zhēn wěi yǔyàn and 2 JAPANESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter gularis 日本松雀鹰 Rì běn sōng què yīng, Baiwangshan (Hang Ye)
2 September 2022
4 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, 1 BLACK-WINGED KITE Elanus caeruleus 黑翅鸢 Hēi chì yuān and 11+ RUSSET SPARROW Passer rutilans 山麻雀 Shān máquè, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
29 August 2022
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng and 3 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
1 PALE MARTIN Riparia diluta 淡色沙燕 Dàn sè shā yàn, Nanhaizi (京麋鹿钟震宇 WeChat name)
28 August 2022
1 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng, 2 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola falcinellus 阔嘴鹬 Kuò zuǐ yù, 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù, 1 SWINHOE’S SNIPE Gallinago megala 大沙锥 Dà shā zhuī and 1 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma Chang (amal amer, Lou Fangzhou, Other participating eBirders
大牙齿 458 et al.)
3 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Ma Chang (Qiuhan Zhang et al.)
27 August 2022
2 LESSER SAND PLOVER Charadrius mongolus 蒙古沙鸻 Méng gǔ shā héng reported from Ma Chang (Jiahua Xing). Also present 15 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, 2 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, 2 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù and 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù.
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù, Changping City Riverside Forest Park (Jiahua Xing et al.)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, 1 LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni 黄爪隼 Huáng zhǎo sǔn, 1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu and 3 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
26 August 2022
1 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng, Ma Chang (pksunking et al.)
2 early EURASIAN SKYLARK Alauda arvensis 云雀 Yúnquè, Ming Tombs Reservoir (wang ye, Qiuhan Zhang and Jun Shuai)
25 August 2022
19+ FERRUGINOUS POCHARD Aythya nyroca 白眼潜鸭 Bái yǎn qián yā, 1 (moulting adult) BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī and 1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Yeyahu (Colm Moore)
The moulting BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī at Yeyahu on 25 August 2022 (Colm Moore).
24 August 2022
1 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola falcinellus 阔嘴鹬 Kuò zuǐ yù, Ma Chang (Hang Ye et al.)
23 August 2022
1 exceptionally early DARK-THROATED THRUSH (RED-THROATED? – see photograph here), Tsinghua University campus (Tz Hsuan Tseng).
1 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, 4 PINTAIL SNIPE Gallinago stenura 针尾沙锥 Zhēn wěi shā zhuī and 1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (amal amer, Lou Fangzhou et al.)
22 August 2022
2 FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù (both juvenile), Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.)
21 August 2022
2 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, Olympic Forest Park (Jiahua Xing et al.)
20 August 2022
1 LARGE HAWK-CUCKOO Hierococcyx sparverioides 鹰鹃 Yīng juān and an exceptionally early flock of 100 DAURIAN JACKDAW Coloeus dauuricus 达乌里寒鸦 Dá wū lǐ hán yā, Yungang Forest Park (Qiuhan Zhang)
1 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān reported from Shahe Reservoir (Ning Sun)
1 GARGANEY Anas querquedula 白眉鸭 Báiméi yā, at least 10 RED-NECKED STINT Calidris ruficollis 红颈滨鹬 Hóng jǐng bīn yù, 3 TEMMINCK’S STINT Calidris temminckii 青脚滨鹬 Qīng jiǎo bīn yù, 3 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, 1 ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER Muscicapa dauurica 北灰鹟 Běi huī wēng, 1 TAIGA FLYCATCHER Ficedula albicilla 红喉姬鹟 Hóng hóu jī wēng, 2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma Chang (Zoey Squirrelmunk, Bonnie Chan, Shunzhu and Terry Townshend)
19 August 2022
1 COMMON ‘BEIJING’ SWIFT Apus apus pekinensis 普通楼燕 Pǔtōng lóu yàn, 4 PACIFIC SWIFT Apus pacificus 白腰雨燕 Bái yāo yǔyàn and 1 CHINESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter soloensis 赤腹鹰 Chìfù yīng, Wenyu River (Oriental Stork et al.)
17 August 2022
15 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Báihóu zhēn wěi yǔyàn, Baiwangshan (Hang Ye)
16 August 2022
1 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù reported from Ma Chang (Qihan Wang).
1 BLACK-CAPPED KINGFISHER Halcyon pileata 蓝翡翠 Lán fěicuì, DaYunHe Forest Park (amal amer et al.)
13 August 2022
4 LEOPARD CATS (豹猫 Bào māo) swimming in Yanqing District. Photo by Zoey Liangzhang.
1 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú, Ma Chang (Cory Gao et al.). Plus 1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 3 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo.
11 August 2022
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus a juvenile ‘shaheen’ (ssp. peregrinator) PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus 游隼 Yóu sǔn and 4 STRIATED HERON Butorides striata 绿鹭 Lǜ lù.
The LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù at Ming Tombs Reservoir on 11 August 2022 (Photo by Colm Moore)
1 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola falcinellus 阔嘴鹬 Kuò zuǐ yù, 1 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu and 1 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Ma Chang (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 LONG-TAILED ROSEFINCH Uragus sibiricus 长尾雀 Cháng wěi què, Lingshan (Cinclus cinclus)
9 August 2022
1 LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca 白喉林莺 Báihóu lín yīng, Botanical Gardens (Stefan Andrew)
8 August 2022
1 ‘EASTERN’ BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa melanuroides 黑尾塍鹬 Hēi wěi chéng yù, 1 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, 5 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, 1 (very early) HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus 白尾鹞 Bái wěi yào, 1 CRESTED LARK Galerida cristata 凤头百灵 Fèng tóu bǎilíng and 3 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma CHang (Stefan Andrew)
1 BLUNT-WINGED WARBLER Acrocephalus concinens 钝翅苇莺 Dùn chì wěi yīng, Yeyahu (Stefan Andrew)
7 August 2022
1 PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis fulva 金斑鸻 Jīn bān héng, 1 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola falcinellus 阔嘴鹬 Kuò zuǐ yù, 10 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu and 4 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu (Wang Ye and Qiuhan Zhang)
The COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú still at Marco Polo Bridge, Fengtai District (fu cong)
6 August 2022
8 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, Ma Chang (Wang Ye and Qiuhan Zhang)
4 August 2022
2 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu, 1 BLACK-WINGED KITE Elanus caeruleus 黑翅鸢 Hēi chì yuān and 7 INTERMEDIATE EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia 中白鹭 Zhōng bái lù, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
One of the PIED KINGFISHERS Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu at Ming Tombs Reservoir on 4 August 2022 (Colm Moore)
1 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Calidris acuminata 尖尾滨鹬 Jiān wěi bīn yù, 1 FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù and 1 ASIAN DOWITCHER Limnodromus semipalmatus 半蹼鹬 Bàn pǔ yù still at Ma Chang/Kangxi Grassland (amal amer, Lou Fangzhou et al.)
3 August 2022
1 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Calidris acuminata 尖尾滨鹬 Jiān wěi bīn yù, Ma Chang (龙). Plus the FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù still at Kangxi Grassland. Also the TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù and 1 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, still at Ma Chang (Zoey Squirrelmunk, Terry Townshend and BTV)
1 August 2022
1 FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù, 1 ASIAN DOWITCHER Limnodromus semipalmatus 半蹼鹬 Bàn pǔ yù, 1 TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù and 1 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, Ma Chang (amal amer and Cinclus cinclus)
31 July 2022
1 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú, Marco Polo Bridge, Fengtai District (赫安琪 via 蛐蛐)
27 July 2022
4 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù and 10 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, Ma Chang (amal amer and Cinclus cinclus)
26 July 2022
1 YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTONQUAIL Turnix tanki 黄脚三趾鹑 Huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún, Bulaotun (amal amer et al.)
25 July 2022
1 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺 reported from the Botanical Gardens (飞 夏)
23 July 2022
1 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù (王力成)
22 July 2022
16 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, Ma Chang (Zoey Quirrelmunk and Terry Townshend).
21 July 2022
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Miaofengshan (Siyu Sun)
19 July 2022
1 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú, Huairou Reservoir (王子超)
18 July 2022
3 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, Ming tombs Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
17 July 2022
The summering SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo still at Bulaotun (Zhang Xiaoling)
The SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo at Bulaotun. Photo by Zhang Xiaoling.
15 July 2022
8 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Bulaotun (Qiuhan Zhang). A rare summer record.
13 July 2022
The PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì still at the Summer Palace (Lu Zhuofei)
12 July 2022
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Wenyu River (Professor Wang YuYu, Wu Lan and Terry Townshend)
2 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Calidris acuminata 尖尾滨鹬 Jiān wěi bīn yù and 2 RED-NECKED STINT Calidris ruficollis 红颈滨鹬 Hóng jǐng bīn yù, Bulaotun (Xu Liang)
10 July 2022
1 juvenile BRAHMINY KITE Haliastur indus 栗鸢 Lì yuān, Bulaotun (荧儿 via WeChat). The first record for Beijing.
9 July 2022
1 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì, Summer Palace (铭俊 黄). Presumably the ChaoBaiHe bird relocating.
1 TIGER SHRIKE Lanius tigrinus 虎纹伯劳 Hǔ wén bó láo, Qingbaikou, Mentougou District (郝建国 and 杜开颜等)
8 July 2022
1 BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Horornis fortipes 强脚树莺 Qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng (sound-recorded), X019 near Baihuashan (Cinclus cinclus). Plus 1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān.
3 July 2022
1 GREATER PAINTED SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis 彩鹬 Cǎi yù, Bulaotun (Qiuhan Zhang and wang ye)
2 July 2022
The PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì still at the ChaoBaiHe, Shunyi District (Kathryn Pongonis et al.)
1 GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD Turdus boulboul 灰翅鸫 Huī chì dōng singing at Lingshan on the evening of 2nd July and morning of 3 July (Liu Aitao et al.)
1 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus 黄眉柳莺 Huángméiliǔ yīng, Baihuashan (Zhao Chaoyue)
30 June 2022
1 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì, ChaoBaiHe, Shunyi District (via WeChat). Present for at least 2 days.
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still at Bulaotun (Jun Shuai). Plus 200 GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo 普通鸬鹚 Pǔtōng lú cí, a remarkable summer count.
29 June 2022
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, Olympic Forest Park (amal amer)
25 June 2022
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still at Bulaotun (Qiuhan Z)
The SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo still at Bulaotun (Sun Siyu). Plus OSPREY Pandion haliaetus 鹗 È also there.
24 June 2022
2 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān (飞 夏)
21 June 2022
1 RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica 火斑鸠 Huǒ bānjiū, Beizhuang, Miyun (王瑞卿 Wang Ruiqing)
1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu, Bulaotun (peng su et al.). Present since 5 June at least.
15 June 2022
1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu, Yongding River (阿矛-cugb). Present since 14th at least.
1 JAPANESE SCOPS OWL Otus semitorques 北领角鸮 Běi lǐng jiǎo xiāo, Xiaolongmen Forest Park (Liu Aitao, amal amer et al.)
13 June 2022
The BLUNT-WINGED WARBLER Acrocephalus concinens 钝翅苇莺 Dùn chì wěi yīng, Shahe Reservoir North Shore (peng su)
12 June 2022
1 RUDDY-BREASTED CRAKE Porzana fusca 红胸田鸡 Hóng xiōng tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Z et al.). First seen on 11th.
1 MARSH GRASSBIRD Locustella pryeri 斑背大尾莺 Bān bèi dà wěi yīng and 1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, Beijing Expo Park (Oriental Stork)
11 June 2022
1 CHESTNUT BULBUL Hemixos castanonotus 栗背短脚鹎 Lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi, Shahe Reservoir (李文俊 via Lu Zhuofei)
1 BLUNT-WINGED WARBLER Acrocephalus concinens 钝翅苇莺 Dùn chì wěi yīng, Shahe Reservoir North Shore (Qiuhan Z et al.)
5 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng reported from Bulaotun, Miyun (Fu Cong). Late for this species in Beijing. Also a SIBERIAN ACCENTOR Prunella montanella 棕眉山岩鹨 Zōng méishān shí liù.
1 ORIENTAL CUCKOO Cuculus optatus 北方中杜鹃 Běifāng zhōng dùjuān reported from Baihuashan (Xingcha Ye et al.). Also 2 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān.
10 June 2022
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu still at Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Z et al.)
9 June 2022
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu still at Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Z et al.)
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, Peking University campus (正暘 周)
4 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
1 very late SIBERIAN ACCENTOR Prunella montanella 棕眉山岩鹨 Zōng méishān shí liù, Yaoqiaoyu Reservoir, Miyun (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī and 2 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, ChangLeCun (peng su)
1 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺, Botanical Gardens (Yang Hong, Mike Cao and Wang Wenlong)
8 June 2022
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu still at Shahe Reservoir (Terry Townshend, Lou Fangzhou et al.)
2 BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melaschistos 暗灰鹃鵙 Àn huī juān jú, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
7 June 2022
1 CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu, Shahe Reservoir (Zhen Niu)
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān and 2 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān , 通萧太后河田家府段, Tongzhou (Guan Xueyan et al.)
3 WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus 白胸苦恶鸟 Bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo, Binhe Park, Changping (悟空天下)
Singing BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī still at LuoMaHu early morning (Terry Townshend)
5 June 2022
2 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Miaofengshan (Oriental Stork)
4 June 2022
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī and 1 MANCHURIAN REED WARBLER Acrocephalus tangorum 远东苇莺 Yuǎndōng wěi yīng, LuoMaHu, Shunyi (Terry Townshend)
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng and 1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, Tianfu Village (Xingcha Ye)
3 June 2022
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān and 1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Lingshan (Liu Aitao and 大牙齿 458)
3 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Olympic Forest Park (飞 夏)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Miyun (原木)
3 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, JuHe, Pinggu (Cory Gao)
2 June 2022
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Olympic Forest Park (Qiuhan Z et al.)
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Xiaolongmen (Liau Aitao and 大牙齿 458)
1 June 2022
2 immature HIMALAYAN VULTURE Gyps himalayensis 高山兀鹫 Gāo shān wù jiù, Miaofengshan (昱昊 Hausys, 云天, 麦克曹 et al.)
31 May 2022
2 NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, Botanical Gardens (peng su)
350+ PACIFIC SWIFT Apus pacificus 白腰雨燕 Bái yāo yǔyàn, Peking University campus (彭涛)
2 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus 2 CHINESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter soloensis 赤腹鹰 Chìfù yīng.
30 May 2022
1 BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melaschistos 暗灰鹃鵙 Àn huī juān jú, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
2 BLUNT-WINGED WARBLER Acrocephalus concinens 钝翅苇莺 Dùn chì wěi yīng, ZoaLinZhuangYuTang, Tongzhou (郝建国)
29 May 2022
1 PALE MARTIN Riparia diluta 淡色沙燕 Dàn sè shā yàn, Ma Chang (Ren Lipeng, amal amer et al.). Plus a flock of 55 GREY-TAILED TATTLER Tringa brevipes 灰尾漂鹬 Huī wěi (piào) yù, 4 RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres 翻石鹬 Fān shí yù and 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù.
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo). Plus 1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng.
12 EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus 牛背鹭 Niú bèi lù, JinJi River (Bonnie Jiang)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, 4 EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus 牛背鹭 Niú bèi lù, 1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, 3 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, 3 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, 1 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 ASIAN (AMUR) PARADISE FLYCATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi 寿带 Shòu dài, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Jiahua Xing)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī still at Shahe Reservoir plus 1 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu (Guan Xueyan et al.)
28 May 2022
1 GREY TREEPIE 灰树鹊 Huī shù què (of unknown origin) photographed at Ma Chang (高原). Plus 3 RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres 翻石鹬 Fān shí yù at the same site (王力成、严向荣)
2 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo still at the Botanical Gardens (Guan Xueyan et al.). Plus a BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng.
1 ASIAN (AMUR) PARADISE FLYCATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi 寿带 Shòu dài, Peking University campus (双祺 刘)
27 May 2022
1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Yudong Park (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus 灰卷尾 Huī juàn wěi photographed at Baiwangshan (王振亚)
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, 通萧太后河田家府段, Tongzhou (Jun Shuai)
26 May 2022
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Wenyu River. Plus 4 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng (Terry Townshend)
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng and 2 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Yudong Park (Yan Shen and Catherine Dong)
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Yuanmingyuan (Jeff_觉非 WeChat name)
1 female SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Báiméi di dōng, Botanical Gardens (Jiang Hang)
25 May 2022
2 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, Yudong Park (Yan Shen)
3 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Tangjiashan Reservoir (Bonnie Jiang)
24 May 2022
1 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, Yuanmingyuan (Vincent Wang)
2 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, YuDong Park (Catherine Dong)
1 ORIENTAL CUCKOO Cuculus optatus 北方中杜鹃 Běifāng zhōng dùjuān, Xiangshan (He Yongzhou). Sound-recorded.
1 RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica 火斑鸠 Huǒ bānjiū, Yuanmingyuan (汪周、杨虹、晏燕等)
23 May 2022
1 CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE Spilornis cheela 蛇雕 Shé diāo, Baiwangshan (王文龙). Very rare in Beijing with only a handful of records, all from Baiwangshan.
22 May 2022
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù (Oriental Stork). Plus approximately 160 COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo 普通燕鸥 Pǔtōng yàn ōu (possibly a record Beijing count) and 1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā.
4 WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù, Xiaotaihou River (大牙齿 458 et al.)
21 May 2022
1 CHESTNUT BULBUL Hemixos castanonotus 栗背短脚鹎 Lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi, DaYunHe (阿兹猫). Photographed and looks in good condition. Possibly the first record of this species in Beijing.
1 GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER Culicicapa ceylonensis 方尾鹟 Fāng wěi wēng, DaYunHe Golf Club 大运河高尔夫俱乐部 (Zhang Hui, amal amer et al.).
1 ASIAN (AMUR) PARADISE FLYCATCHER Terpsiphone paradisi 寿带 Shòu dài, Shahe Reservoir (关雪燕、文辉)
3 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, Botanical Gardens (鹏 We`Chat name)
The BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Hang Ye et al.)
1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork, Yan Shen and Qiuyang Zheng)
1 ORIENTAL CUCKOO Cuculus optatus 北方中杜鹃 Běifāng zhōng dùjuān, Kangxi Grassland (王力成、严向荣)
20 May 2022
1 BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng, North China Electric Power University (Lu Zhuofei)
1 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Yuanmingyuan (大牙齿 458)
1 NORTHERN BOOBOOK Ninox japonica 鹰鸮 Yīng xiāo, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Jiahua Xing)
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, Temple of Heaven Park (amal amer and Cinclus cinclus) plus a GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng at the same site (兆楠 李)
19 May 2022
1 PECHORA PIPIT Anthus gustavi 北鹨 Běi liù, TianFu, Tongzhou (宋大昭)
1 MARSH GRASSBIRD Locustella pryeri 斑背大尾莺 Bān bèi dà wěi yīng, Shahe Reservoir (王似奇)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Qiuahn Z)
1 RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN Luscinia sibilans 红尾歌鸲 Hóng wěi gē qú, DaNing Reservoir (Qiuyang Zheng and Yan Shen)
1 PECHORA PIPIT Anthus gustavi 北鹨 Běi liù, DaYunHe (大好)
2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Shahe Reservoir (Liu Aitao)
18 May 2022
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.)
1 ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus 烟腹毛脚燕 Yān fù máo jiǎo yàn and 1 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, Baiwangshan (amal amer et al.)
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng (大好)
1 SANDERLING Calidris alba 三趾滨鹬 Sān zhǐ bīn yù, ChaoHui Bridge, Miyun (孙治家)
17 May 2022
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, DaNing Reservoir (Guan Xueyan et al.)
2 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Sicong Xiang)
16 May 2022
1 HIMALAYAN CUCKOO Cuculus saturatus 中杜鹃 Zhōng dùjuān, Botanical Gardens (Jun Yang and 大牙齿 458)
15 May 2022
2 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, Botanical Gardens (Jun Shuai)
1 ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus 灰卷尾 Huī juàn wěi, Dongxiaokou Park, Chaoyang (劳二尔)
14 May 2022
1 TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù still at Shahe Reservoir. Plus a RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu (Fu Cong)
6 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Shahe Reservoir and 8 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu (蔡震波、李蔚莹、傅聪等)
The SANDERLING Calidris alba 三趾滨鹬 Sān zhǐ bīn yù still at BeiYunHe, Tongzhou (Qiuhan Z)
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng, Wenyu River (Stefan Andrew)
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng, DaNing Reservoir (Qiuyang Zheng and Yan Shen)
2,025 CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 凤头蜂鹰 Fèng tóu fēng yīng passed the Baiwangshan Raptor Watchpoint (Friends of Nature)
13 May 2022
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, Botanical Gardens (Jun Shuai)
12 May 2022
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān still in Dongxiaokou Park (via Zhen Niu)
1 SANDERLING Calidris alba 三趾滨鹬 Sān zhǐ bīn yù, Xiaomatou, Tongzhou (Guan Xueyan)
11 May 2022
More than 1,000 CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 凤头蜂鹰 Fèng tóu fēng yīng at Baiwangshan plus a BESRA Accipiter virgatus 松雀鹰 Sōng què yīng, 1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo and 83 JAPANESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter gularis 日本松雀鹰 Rì běn sōng què yīng (possibly a Beijing record count?), 9 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Báihóu zhēn wěi yǔyàn and 150+ COMMON ROSEFINCH Carpodacus erythrinus 普通朱雀 Pǔtōng zhūquè. All sightings by the Friends of Nature Baiwangshan Raptor Monitoring Group.
A total of 1159 CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 凤头蜂鹰 Fèng tóu fēng yīng at Baiwangshan between 0800-1500 and a CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng at the same site (amal amer et al.).
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān still in Dongxiaokou Park (patria et al.)
A BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng in Zizhuyuan (刘文忠). Photos suggest it is a different bird to that in the Botanical Gardens on 10 May.
1 (pale morph) BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Yuanmingyuan (via Birding Tsinghua WeChat group).
1 COLLARED CROW Corvus torquatus 白颈鸦 Bái jǐng yā, Shahe Reservoir (Guan Xueyan et al.)
2 HAIR-CRESTED DRONGO Dicrurus hottentottus 发冠卷尾 Fā guān juàn wěi, Temple of Heaven Park (Jun Shuai)
1 SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Báiméi di dōng and 1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Qiuhan Z)
10 May 2022
1 BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng, Botanical Gardens (Vincent Wang et al.). Possibly only the third record for Beijing.
1 SLATY-BLUE FLYCATCHER Ficedula tricolor 灰蓝姬鹟 Huī lán jī wēng, JingTieHeYuan, Xicheng District (朱鋆)
The CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān still in Dongxiaokou Park (peng su et al.)
1 SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Báiméi di dōng and 2 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Wang Ye and Qiuhan Z)
4 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, DaYunHe (大牙齿 458, Liu Aitao et al.)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (喻昊)
1 SANDERLING Calidris alba 三趾滨鹬 Sān zhǐ bīn yù, DaYunHe (王勇)
9 May 2022
1 NORTHERN (RUFOUS) HAWK-CUCKOO Hierococcyx hyperythrus 北鹰鹃 Běi yīng juān, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus 7 ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus 烟腹毛脚燕 Yān fù máo jiǎo yàn, 1 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo and 6 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo.
1 CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān, Dongxiaokou Park (Grady Singleton and Ruby Linlin). Plus a GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng at the same site.
2 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, DaNing Reservoir (peng su)
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng, Temple of Heaven Park (张佳依)
1 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù, Botanical Gardens (Catherine Dong)
1 ‘candidate’ WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava 西黄鹡鸰 Xī huáng jí líng, Shahe Reservoir (戴少华)
8 May 2022
1 ISABELLINE WHEATEAR Oenanthe isabellina 沙䳭 Shā jí, Ma Chang (Cinclus cinclus et al.). Plus 8 WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù (王力成、严向荣)
12 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, DaYunHe, Tongzhou (郝建国)
1 LARGE HAWK-CUCKOO Hierococcyx sparverioides 鹰鹃 Yīng juān singing at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend and Wang Xiaohan). Plus 2 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù.
1 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, Yuyantan Park (Maxx Zhao) and 1 at Baiwangshan Park (Jun Shuai).
1 RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Ficedula parva 红胸姬鹟 Hóng xiōng jī wēng reported from Chaoyang Park (Stefan Andrew)
The TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù still at Shahe Reservoir (Wenxin Hu)
1 WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (Fu Cong)
3 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī, 2 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, 1 ALSTRÖM’S WARBLER Seicercus soror 淡尾鹟莺 Dàn wěi wēng yīng and 2 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
7 May 2022
2 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Báihóu zhēn wěi yǔyàn, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo). Plus a CHINESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter soloensis 赤腹鹰 Chìfù yīng.
The TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù still at Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Z)
1 CHESTNUT-EARED BUNTING Emberiza fucata 栗耳鹀 Lì ěr wú, Changping Binhe Park (悟空天下)
6 May 2022
At least 12 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
The PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka 白顶䳭 Bái dǐng jí still at Shahe Reservoir (peng su, Jun Shuai et al.)
5 May 2022
1 BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica 斑尾塍鹬 Bānwěi chéng yù, Shahe Reservoir (Guan Xueyan et al.). Possibly only the 5th Beijing record?
1 ASIAN DOWITCHER Limnodromus semipalmatus 半蹼鹬 Bàn pǔ yù, DaYunHe, Tongzhou District (王勇)
1 TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù, Shahe Reservoir (郭开平)
1 PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka 白顶䳭 Bái dǐng jí, Shahe Reservoir (王文龙)
2 (male) Libellula angelina or “Bekko Tombo” dragonflies in Shunyi. This critically endangered dragonfly is known from only a handful of sites in Beijing and this find is at a new site (Terry Townshend)
4 May 2022
The DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè still at Ma Chang (Lou Fangzhou et al.)
The DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè, 2 WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù plus a BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma Chang (peng su).
1 ALSTRÖM’S WARBLER Seicercus soror 淡尾鹟莺 Dàn wěi wēng yīng, Olympic Forest Park (Jun Shuai)
1 ALSTRÖM’S WARBLER Seicercus soror 淡尾鹟莺 Dàn wěi wēng yīng, Shahe Reservoir (张谦益)
3 May 2022
1 DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè, Ma Chang (peng su et al.). First reported on 29 April. Plus a WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù.
1 LESSER SAND PLOVER Charadrius mongolus 蒙古沙鸻 Méng gǔ shā héng reported from Ma Chang (Cory Gao). Plus 4 LITTLE CURLEW Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù.
2 May 2022
1 BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Horornis fortipes 强脚树莺 Qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng, Qianlingshan (Oriental Stork)
1 May 2022
2 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Xinzhuang Bridge (Xing Jiahua)
1 exceptionally early BAIKAL (DAVID’S) BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus davidi 北短翅莺 Běi duǎn chì yīng reported from Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
20 BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù, Ma Chang (张旻昊)
30 April 2022
1 singing NORTHERN (RUFOUS) HAWK-CUCKOO Hierococcyx hyperythrus 北鹰鹃 Běi yīng juān, Temple of Heaven Park (Hang Ye and 大牙齿 458)
29 April 2022
1 early COMMON CUCKOO Cuculus canorus 大杜鹃 Dà dùjuān reported from Baiwangshan (Ge Mengshuai and Wang Ye)
3 PURPLE-BACKED (DAURIAN) STARLING Agropsar sturninus 北椋鸟 Běi liáng niǎo, Peking University campus (Ge Mengshuai)
2 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Peking University (双祺 刘)
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Baicaopan (Tom Tom)
28 April 2022
1 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺 Zōng-liǎn wēng-yīng still at Shahe Reservoir (amal amer and Cinclus cinclus)
1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī (阿兹猫), Shahe Reservoir (Wang Qihan et al.)
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Tsinghua University campus (Tz Hsuan Tseng)
5 SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia 崖沙燕 Yá shā yàn, ChaoBaiHe (Terry Townshend)
27 April 2022
1 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺 Zōng-liǎn wēng-yīng still at Shahe Reservoir (Guan Xueyan et al.)
26 April 2022
2 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺 Zōng-liǎn wēng-yīng, Shahe Reservoir (华少, Jun Shuai et al.). Plus 2 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù at the same site (taizhoudragon et al.) and 1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī (阿兹猫)
1 singing CHINESE LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus yunnanensis 云南柳莺 Yúnnán liǔ yīng, Tsinghua University (Ceoffrey Lions)
1 CLAUDIA’S LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus claudiae 冠纹柳莺 Guān wén liǔ yīng, Yuanmingyuan (Ceoffrey Lions)
2 CHINESE LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus yunnanensis 云南柳莺 Yúnnán liǔ yīng, Olympic Forest Park (安妮202202)
3 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, 1 WHITE’S THRUSH Zoothera aurea 虎斑地鸫 Hǔbān de dōng, 1 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù, 1 NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, 55+ SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng and an early BLACK DRONGO Dicrurus macrocercus 黑卷尾 Hēi juàn wěi, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
25 April 2022
1 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù, Ma Chang (Vincent Wang). Plus 1 ‘EASTERN’ BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa melanuroides 黑尾塍鹬 Hēi wěi chéng yù, 1 ‘EASTERN’ LITTLE TERN Sternula albifrons sinensis 白额燕鸥 Bái é yàn ōu, 1 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù and 55 SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng.
24 April 2022
1 singing CHINESE LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus yunnanensis 云南柳莺 Yúnnán liǔ yīng, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.)
1 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù still at BeiYunHe (peng su)
23 April 2022
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (Ge Mengshuai)
22 April 2022
2 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù still at BeiYunHe (Zoey Squirrelmunk)
21 April 2022
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Yuandadu Park (Zhou Dianfan)
2 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù still at BeiYunHe (Wang Xiaobo)
20 April 2022
5 EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus 牛背鹭 Niú bèi lù, Xī jízhèn (patria)
19 April 2022
1 MANCHURIAN BUSH WARBLER Cettia canturians 远东树莺 Yuǎndōng shù yīng, Peking University (星草子)
2 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī reported from Shahe Reservoir (果茶2020)
18 April 2022
The LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù still at BeiYunHe (摇光Alkaid, lapuita et al.). Plus GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng.
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng reported from Shahe Reservoir (CJ)
17 April 2022
5 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù, Shahe Reservoir (Chaoyue Zhao)
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù and 2 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù, BeiYunHe (amal amer, cinclus cinclus et al.)
16 April 2022
13 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Yuanmingyuan (Vincent Wang)
1 MANCHURIAN BUSH WARBLER Cettia canturians 远东树莺 Yuǎndōng shù yīng, Shahe Reservoir (Chaoyue Zhao)
1 JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què, Guishui River, Yanqing (lu na)
At least 2, probably 3, MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù at Ma Chang (Liu Aitao). Plus 40 SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng.
15 April 2022
The COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula 剑鸻 Jiàn héng still at Ma Chang (amal amer et al.). Also at least two MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù (Li Siqi and Zoey) and 1 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù (Terry Townshend et al.)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Shahe Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus 1 MERLIN Falco columbarius 灰背隼 Huī bèi sǔn, 1 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng, 1 TEMMINCK’S STINT Calidris temminckii 青脚滨鹬 Qīng jiǎo bīn yù and 64+ RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu.
14 April 2022
The COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula 剑鸻 Jiàn héng still at Ma Chang plus 1 LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni 黄爪隼 Huáng zhǎo sǔn (amal amer and Ren Lipeng)
13 April 2022
2 NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, Botanical Gardens (Dean Li)
The COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula 剑鸻 Jiàn héng still at Ma Chang (peng su et al.)
1 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù, Xiaomatou, Tongzhou (Guan Xueyan et al.)
12 April 2022
1 COMMON RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula 剑鸻 Jiàn héng, Ma Chang (Guan Xueyan, Jun Yang, 大牙齿 458 et al.) Possibly only the 5th record for Beijing? Plus one LESSER SAND PLOVER Charadrius mongolus 蒙古沙鸻 Méng gǔ shā héng.
1 LARGE HAWK-CUCKOO Hierococcyx sparverioides 鹰鹃 Yīng juān heard at Baiwangshan (Jun Shuai)
11 April 2022
1 PIED HARRIER Circus melanoleucos 鹊鹞 Què yào, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
4 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī, DaNing Reservoir (Qiuhan Z)
10 April 2022
20 ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus 烟腹毛脚燕 Yān fù máo jiǎo yàn, near Longmenjian, Mentougou District (hermitress geng)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Ye Xingcha et al.)
9 April 2022
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn flew west at 0615, Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
3 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī and 9 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈䴙䴘 Hēi jǐng pì tī at DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork). Both species also reported by Fu Cong from the same site.
The LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn still at Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun (Ge Mengshuai). Plus 5 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù and 1 COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 紫翅椋鸟 Zǐ chì liáng niǎo.
More than 700 BLACK KITE Milvus migrans lineatus 黑鸢 Hēi yuān (total count exceeded 1,000 according to the observer) reported from Yeyahu Wetland Reserve (Ye Xingcha). As far as I am aware, the previous record count of this species in Beijing was 110 on 2 April 2018 at Shisanling (Colm Moore and Zhao Qi).
8 April 2022
2 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Kevin iBirding.cn)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Heishanzhai, Changping District (悟空天下 Gengxin)
23 COMMON ‘BEIJING’ SWIFT Apus apus pekinensis 普通楼燕 Pǔtōng lóu yàn, Peking University campus (Zhen Wang et al.). Plus one JAPANESE SPARROWHAWK Accipiter gularis 日本松雀鹰 Rì běn sōng què yīng.
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Nanhaizi (漂亮 王)
7 April 2022
1 ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL Otus sunia 红角鸮 Hóng jiǎo xiāo, Tsinghua University campus (Tz Hsuan Tseng)
1 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huairou (Xing Jiahua)
6 April 2022
2 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu and 1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
1 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, Baiwangshan (amal amer et al.)
5 April 2022
The 2cy BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla 三趾鸥 Sān zhǐ ōu still at Kangxi Grassland (Hang Ye). Plus 1 COMMON REDSHANK Tringa totanus 红脚鹬 Hóng jiǎo yù. The 2cy BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla 三趾鸥 Sān zhǐ ōu also seen from Yeyahu (Allen Sun)
1 ALPINE ACCENTOR Prunella collaris 领岩鹨 Lǐng yán liù, Qianlingshan (Oriental Stork)
1 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, Baiwangshan (飞 夏)
An estimated 50 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu calling over Huairou at 21:22hrs (Andrew Morrissey)
300 EASTERN BUZZARD Buteo japonicus 普通鵟 Pǔ tōng kuáng, Baiwangshan (正暘 周). Possibly a Beijing record count.
4 April 2022
1 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo and 4 GREY-FACED BUZZARD Butastur indicus 灰脸鵟鹰 Huī liǎn kuáng yīng, Baiwangshan (Hang Ye)
1 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (Fu Cong)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Temple of Heaven Park (Jun Shuai)
3 April 2022
1 REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng, Temple of Heaven (Lou Fangzhou, Wei Zichen and Liu Aitao)
SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè, ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn and LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn, Gaolingzhen (Li Aidan)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 1 taimyrensis gull, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at Yeyahu (Grady Singleton and Ruby Linlin)
2 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn， Yeyahu (Ge Mengshuai)
1 COMMON (AMUR) STONECHAT Saxicola maurus (stejnegeri) 黑喉石䳭 Hēi hóu shí jí, Baiwangshan (Zhen Wang)
2 April 2022
1 2cy BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla 三趾鸥 Sān zhǐ ōu and 1 2cy BROWN-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 棕头鸥 Zōng tóu ōu, Kangxi Grassland (Terry Townshend)
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun (amal amer et al.)
1 LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni 黄爪隼 Huáng zhǎo sǔn, Olympic Forest Park (Wang Qihan)
8 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE Anser fabalis, 豆雁 Dòu yàn, 2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 1 EURASIAN WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola 丘鹬 Qiū yù, Yeyahu (Bonnie Jiang)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, Baiwangshan (Lu Zhuofei)
2 WHITE WAGTAIL ssp personata (Motacilla alba personata 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng), Ma Chang (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 April 2022
1 CANADA GOOSE of unknown origin, Longtan Park (Jun Shuai)
1 GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser 灰雁 Huī yàn and 5 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE Anser fabalis, 豆雁 Dòu yàn, Qinglong Lake (peng su)
1 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE Anser fabalis, 豆雁 Dòu yàn, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
1 COMMON ‘BEIJING’ SWIFT Apus apus pekinensis 普通 (北京) 楼燕 Pǔtōng lóu yàn, Peking University (Zhen Wang)
31 March 2022
An early WHITE’S THRUSH Zoothera aurea 虎斑地鸫 Hǔbān de dōng, Yuanmingyuan and an early COMMON ROSEFINCH Carpodacus erythrinus 普通朱雀 Pǔtōng zhūquè (大牙齿 458)
2 early COMMON ROSEFINCH Carpodacus erythrinus 普通朱雀 Pǔtōng zhūquè, Purple Bamboo Park (jordanyx126com)
2 early TAIGA FLYCATCHER Ficedula albicilla 红喉姬鹟 Hóng hóu jī wēng, The Economic Development School of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (tommy)
3 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo and 200 EASTERN BUZZARD Buteo japonicus 普通鵟 Pǔ tōng kuáng, Cuihu Wetland (ccmm1)
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun (袖拂杨花雪)
30 March 2022
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Shahe Reservoir (peng su)
29 March 2022
33 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè over Shahe Reservoir at 5pm (Ping Zhang)
At least one adult and two 3cy taimyrensis gulls at LuomaHu, Shunyi. Plus 9 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù (Terry Townshend).
28 March 2022
1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Olympic Forest Park (老张,麻杰夫 and 动动帅 via David)
1 ‘personata’ WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng and 1 COMMON REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus 芦鹀 Lú wú, Shahe Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 ‘lugens’ WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
10 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Shahe Reservoir (Sicong Xiang)
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn, Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè and 2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, Miyun Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
27 March 2022
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn, 20 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, 2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, 14 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Xinzhuang Bridge, Miyun
7 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (Lu Zhuofei et al.)
1 COMMON ‘BEIJING’ SWIFT Apus apus pekinensis 普通 (北京) 楼燕 Pǔtōng lóu yàn, Botanical Gardens (Dianfan Zhou)
1 PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea 草鹭 Cǎo lù and 1 EASTERN MARSH HARRIER Circus spilonotus 白腹鹞 Bái fù yào, Yeyahu (Hu Wenxin)
1 immature MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, ChaoBaiHe (Terry Townshend)
26 March 2022
4 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, 2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, 11 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (Ceoffrey Lions et al.)
1 early RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus 红喉鹨 Hóng hóu liù, Yeyahu (Oriental Stork). Possibly the earliest Beijing spring record?
1 PACIFI`C SWIFT Apus pacificus 白腰雨燕 Bái yāo yǔyàn over the marsh opposite LuomaHu, Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
1 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Zhen niu)
2 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Changping City Riverside Forest Park (Hermitress Geng)
25 March 2022
4 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Changping (peng su)
24 March 2022
33 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, 2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, 44 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè and 1 MERLIN Falco columbarius 灰背隼 Huī bèi sǔn, Miyun Reservoir (Guan Xueyang et al.)
1 DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè, Miyun Reservoir (amal amer et al.). Rescued and released.
23 March 2022
5 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (安sir)
1 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (Feiyu0091)
1 MONGOLIAN LARK Melanocorypha mongolica 蒙古百灵 Ménggǔ bǎilíng, Miyun Reservoir (点点绿茶)
22 March 2022
2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè and 36 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Miyun Reservoir (杨虹)
1 OSPREY Pandion haliaetus 鹗 È, Shahe Reservoir (pksunking)
1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (peng su)
21 March 2022
1 2cy presumed VEGA GULL Larus vegae 西伯利亚银鸥 Xībólìyǎ yín ōu, LuomaHu, Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
4 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Changping (Guan Xueyan et al.)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, 2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè and 100 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Miyun Reservoir (动动帅 et al.)
20 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn and 3 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Miyun Reservoir (peng su et al.)
1 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, 1 PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea 草鹭 Cǎo lù and at least 1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (yanxr)
20 March 2022
1 2cy EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE Aquila heliaca 白肩雕 Bái jiān diāo, Yanhecheng (Chen Yanxin). Also the 2cy LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù still present.
2 GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola 灰斑鸻 Huī bān héng, Ma Chang (Hang Ye)
2 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (Lou Fangzhou et al.). Possibly the earliest spring record in Beijing?
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (Hang Ye)
2 BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris 黑尾鸥 Hēi wěi ōu, DaShiHe (Guan Xueyan et al.). Plus 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn and an early male CITRINE WAGTAIL Motacilla citreola 黄头鹡鸰 Huáng tóu jí líng.
3,170 corvids (counted in estimates of 50 birds until 3,100 with the last 70 stragglers counted precisely) heading SW at Wenyu River between 1800-1820. Around 85% (c2,695) were ‘EASTERN’ ROOK Corvus frugilegus (pastinator) 秃鼻乌鸦 Tū bí wūyā.
1 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, marsh opposite Luoma Hu, Shunyi District (Terry Townshend). Plus 2 GARGANEY Anas querquedula 白眉鸭 Báiméi yā.
At least two (one x 2cy and one x 3cy) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, LuomaHu (Terry Townshend)
3 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at DaNing Reservoir (nian liu)
6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, 1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng and 3 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Yeyahu (Ye Xingcha)
1 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, DaYunHe Forest Park (madc952 et al.)
8 COMMON (MEW) GULL Larus canus 海鸥 Hǎi’ōu, Summer `Palace (阿兹猫) with 5 BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris 黑尾鸥 Hēi wěi ōu also reported from the same site (蜂鸟行)
2 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Haiqingtai, Daxing (张珺凯)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Summer Palace (SANGSANG)
19 March 2022
3 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 BLACK KITE Milvus migrans lineatus 黑鸢 Hēi yuān, Yuanmingyuan (Terry Townshend et al.)
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Taishitun (amal amer et al.)
18 March 2022
8 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Changping (Jun Shuai)
17 March 2022
1 ‘EASTERN’ BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa melanuroides 黑尾塍鹬 Hēi wěi chéng yù, Shahe Reservoir (Ao Wang)
118 MONGOLIAN GULL Larus mongolicus 蒙古银鸥 Ménggǔ yín ōu, Luoma Hu, Shunyi District. Plus a 2cy LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu (Terry Townshend)
2cy taimyrensis gull, LuomaHu, Shunyi District, 17 March 2022 (Terry Townshend)
2cy taimyrensis gull, LuomaHu, Shunyi District, 17 March 2022 (Terry Townshend)
2cy taimyrensis gull, LuomaHu, Shunyi District, 17 March 2022 (Terry Townshend)
16 March 2022
2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Huairou Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
2 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Changping (Jun Shuai)
15 March 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, XiYu Reservoir (大牙齿 458)
2 GREY-HEADED LAPWING Vanellus cinereus 灰头麦鸡 Huī tóu mài jī, Liulihe (Guan Xueyan et al.)
The wintering 2cy LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù again at Yanhecheng (amal amer et al.)
14 March 2022
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Longdao River (Ning Sun)
The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still along the Huaijiu River, Huairou (Cinclus cinclus)
1 (male) RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Huairou Reservoir (Cinclus cinclus`)
1 LONG-TAILED DUCK and 1 WHITE WAGTAIL ssp lugens, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
13 March 2022
2 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Changping (无名浪客), with six seen by vian.wj
2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā and 2 SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā, XiYu Reservoir (土拨鼠凡先生 and BillyWang)
2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Huairou Reservoir (Ao Wang et al.)
The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still along the Huaijiu River, Huairou (Terry Townshend et al.)
At least 7 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, Miyun (Wang Shujun, Lou Fangzhou, Wei Zichen, Wang Xiaoyan and Liu Aitao). Up to 20 reported by locals the previous day. No public access.
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork). Plus a BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 2 EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 白琵鹭 Bái pí lù.
1 BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus himantopus 黑翅长脚鹬 Hēi chì cháng jiǎo yù, Shahe `Reservoir (Wenxin Hu). Possibly the earliest spring record in Beijing?
12 March 2022
3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Summer Palace (天书)
The pair of SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā still at XiYu Reservoir (Grady Singleton and Ruby Linlin)
1 SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī, Qiaozi, Huairou District (soar)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Yuanmingyuan (崇德乐和) with another at the Huaijiu River (WJC)
2 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Xilijin Bridge, Xinghe River, Pinggu District (BillyWang)
3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā and 7 BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris 黑尾鸥 Hēi wěi ōu reported from the Yongding River (Jim)
The GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at DaYunHe Forest Park (janeliubj)
5 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai Village, Huairou District (JiaHY)
11 March 2022
The pair of SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā still at XiYu Reservoir (Zhou Zichen et al.)
A WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī reported from Huaijiu River, Huairou (景秀) and a SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī reported from the same site (xingleikkk)
An early GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga 乌雕 Wū diāo reported from Laoshan Leisure Park (17qja)
10 March 2022
2 (a pair) SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā, XiYu Reservoir (amal amer et al.)
2 JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què reported from Nanhaizi (漂亮 王)
9 March 2022
1 male SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā, XiYu Reservoir
1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius 金眶鸻 Jīn kuàng héng, Nanhaizi (华少)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (taizhoudragon)
6 COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 紫翅椋鸟 Zǐ chì liáng niǎo, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
1 exceptionally early TAIGA FLYCATCHER Ficedula albicilla 红喉姬鹟 Hóng hóu jī wēng reported from Yuanmingyuan (sunfulai)
8 March 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Vincent Wang)
7 COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 紫翅椋鸟 Zǐ chì liáng niǎo, XiaoYue Lake Park (桃乐丝的鸟)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Jinhai Lake (喜羊羊)
2 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Summer Palace (景秀 et al.) with 4 at TongMing Lake Park (通州大好). Possibly the earliest spring records in Beijing?
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (wwipyy)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (lool)
2 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Ma Chang (异草志)
7 March 2022
The GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at DaYunHe Forest Park (Zhou Zichen et al.)
3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius 金眶鸻 Jīn kuàng héng and 4 KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus 环颈鸻 Huán jǐng héng, Liulihe Wetland Park (点点绿茶). Both very early records.
6 March 2022
1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Yeyahu (gujiaxun80)
The GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at DaYunHe Forest Park (rock)
12 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Nanhaizi (Liu Nian et al.)
1 NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo, Miaofengshan (Ye Xingcha)
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (正暘 周 et al.)
5 March 2022
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Beijing Park Expo (Oriental Stork)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Ge Mengshui)
1 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, DaYunHe Forest Park (Ge Mengshuai et al.)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (星草子)
1 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (ttimmy, Ceoffrey Lions et al.). Possibly the earliest spring record in Beijing.
The GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (解楚良)
4 March 2022
At least one MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é reported from Shahe Reservoir (太平鸟1) with four present in the afternoon (Jun Shuai and Lu Zhuofei)
1 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, DaYunHe Forest Park (D逍遥法外)
3 March 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Terry Townshend)
1 NORTHERN LAPWING Vanellus vanellus 凤头麦鸡 Fèng tóu mài jī, Wenyu River (patria) with three at Songzhuang Floodwater Station, Tongzhou (patria)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (王宏杰)
4 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, XiaZhiZhai Bridgem, Pinggu District (喜羊羊)
2 March 2022
1 DUSKY WARBLER Phylloscopus fuscatus 褐柳莺 Hè liǔ yīng, Olympic Forest Park ( 劳二尔)
1 March 2022
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
28 February 2022
1 BROWN ACCENTOR Prunella fulvescens 褐岩鹨 Hè yán liù, Yanhecheng (Chen Ziyi)
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Cuihu Wetland (夜色阑珊) and 1 also seen at the Summer Palace (北京邱)
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī and 1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Wang Xiaobo)
27 February 2022
At least 1, probably 2, MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Yeyahu (Lou Fangzhou and Liu Aitao). Plus 1 HOODED CRANE Grus monacha 白头鹤 Bái tóu hè.
2 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī at Shahe Reservoir (xiaolu jiao)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (蜂鸟行)
26 February 2022
1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork). Plus 210 COMMON POCHARD Aythya ferina 红头潜鸭 Hóng tóu qián yā and 47 BAIKAL TEAL Anas formosa 花脸鸭 Huāliǎn yā.
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī at Shahe Reservoir (Wang Xiaobo)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaYunHe Forest Park, Tongzhou (hermitress geng)
100+ COMMON STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 紫翅椋鸟 Zǐ chì liáng niǎo, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Ruby Linlin and Grady Singleton)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (atz088)
A MANCHURIAN BUSH WARBLER Cettia canturians 远东树莺 Yuǎndōng shù yīng reported from Yuanmingyuan (sunfulai)
1 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, DaYunHe Forest Park (yanxr)
1 exceptionally early EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla tschutschensis 黄鹡鸰 Huáng jí líng reported from Liulihe Wetland Park (Qinghan)
25 February 2022
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī at Shahe Reservoir (Lu Zhuofei) with three reported at the same site (sunfulai and taizhoudragon).
The GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (簌簌的雪)
2 JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què reported from Zhongshan Park (赤心黄连)
24 February 2022
3 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī at Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, DaYunHe Forest Park (ejprince)
21 February 2022
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (Terry Townshend)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Xing Jiahua)
20 February 2022
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (阿兹猫)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, YuLinHe Gate, Tongzhou (D逍遥法外)
19 February 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Liu Chunhong)
4 RUSSET SPARROW Passer rutilans 山麻雀 Shān máquè, Qikou Village, Huairou District (SANGSANG)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, YuLinHe Gate, Tongzhou (北京傅聪)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (搏蚊)
18 February 2022
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (Raven X)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (果冻熊)
The BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at the Wenyu River (小蓝莓)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (patria)
16 February 2022
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (一缕清风)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (黄非红)
3 COMMON (MEW) GULL Larus canus 海鸥 Hǎi’ōu reported from the Wenyu River (17qja)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (David)
1 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng, Shahe Reservoir (yanxr)
15 February 2022
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (David)
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (bcbcbc)
5 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, YuLinHe, Tongzhou (通州大好)
14 February 2022
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng again in the Olympic Forest Park (Oriental Stork)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (atz088)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (林雨飞)
The BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at the Wenyu River (rock)
12 February 2022
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at the Wenyu River (华少)
15 BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica 家燕 Jiāyàn reported from Jingshan Park (elaine)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (WJC)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng still at Beihai Park (鸮夜)
11 February 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, ChaoBai River (patria)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (动动帅)
10 February 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (HAUSYS). Plus a ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng reported at the same site (张蔚然)
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (黄非红)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at the Wenyu River (动动帅)
9 February 2022
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still in Yuyuantan Park (正暘 周)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (五敛子)
The PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu still at DaYunHe Forest Park, Tongzhou (CeoffreyLions)
1 probable (immature) VEGA GULL, DaYunHe Forest Park (Lu Zhuofei). Based on Lu Zhuofei’s images (see eBird checklist here), Michiaki Ujihara commented that, if this bird was in Japan, it would be identified by most people, including him, as a vegae. However, there was still some uncertainty as to the full variation in mongolicus, so out of range birds should be treated with caution.
8 February 2022
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Taoranting Park (BillyWang)
1 BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Yuyuantan Park (齊 凱)
7 February 2022
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Wenyu River (lsmmm)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (Azusaaaa)
6 February 2022
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (hxc)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (景秀)
The RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā and PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu still at the DaYunHe in Tongzhou (京通燕雀)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (bcbcbc)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Wenyu River (通州大好)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng, RenJi Villa, Huairou (Caroline)
1 COMMON (AMUR) STONECHAT Saxicola maurus (stejnegeri) 黑喉石䳭 Hēi hóu shí jí, Wenyu River (Xin Yu). An exceptional winter record.
1 WALLCREEPER Tichodroma muraria 红翅旋壁雀 Hóng chì xuán bì què, Longshenmiao (齊 凱)
5 February 2022
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (SANGSANG)
4 February 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā still at Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (DaHao)
4 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still on the Wenyu River (Zhang Weimin)
1 PLUMBEOUS WATER REDSTART Rhyacornis fuliginosa 红尾水鸲 Hóng wěi shuǐ qú, Wenyu River (豚迹天涯).
3 February 2022
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Zoey Squirrelmunk)
2 JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què, Shahe Reservoir (Zhao Chaoyue)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (北京傅聪)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Wenyu River (Tongzhou section) (艾丹的自然笔记)
2 February 2022
1 EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què, Xiaolongmen (Oriental Stork). Plus WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos leucotos 白背啄木鸟 Bái bèi zhuómùniǎo.
1 BLACK KITE Milvus migrans lineatus 黑鸢 Hēi yuān, Wenyu River (Zoey Squirrelmunk). A rare winter record.
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā again on the Wenyu River (Jun Shuai)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 February 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Dayunhe Forest Park (CHRISD)
31 January 2022
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā again on the Wenyu River (Cinclus cinclus`)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (beijingpenglin)
30 January 2022
1 JAPANESE SCOPS OWL Otus semitorques 北领角鸮 Běi lǐng jiǎo xiāo, Lingshan (大牙齿 458 and Lou Fangzhou)
1 `WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos leucotos 白背啄木鸟 Bái bèi zhuómùniǎo, Xiaolongmen (大牙齿 458 and Lou Fangzhou)
1 GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola 灰斑鸻 Huī bān héng reported from Shahe Reservoir (JayeE)
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Dayunhe Forest Park (pksunking)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (JayeE)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (仙颏)
29 January 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Zhao Chaoyue)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (雨燕)
1 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, Ma Chang (Cinclus cinclus)
28 January 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Dayunhe Forest Park (cugb)
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Houyulindian Village, Tongzhou (一缕清风)
27 January 2022
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (阿兹猫)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (janeliubj)
26 January 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (lool)
24 January 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (妄飞)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (janeliubj)
23 January 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (vian.wj)
The PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng still in the Olympic Forest Park (果茶2020)
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu still at 潞城药艺公园 (Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán), Tongzhou (bcbcbc)
22 January 2022
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (Hu Wenxin)
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu still at 潞城药艺公园 (Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán), Tongzhou (一缕清风)
20 January 2022
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, 潞城药艺公园 (Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán), Tongzhou (麦克曹)
17 January 2022
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng and the (male) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng still at Beihai Park (Terry Townshend)
16 January 2022
The female WHITE-THROATED REDSTART Phoenicurus schisticeps 白喉红尾鸲 Bái hóu hóng wěi qú, still at Lingshan (Oriental Stork) with two reported there by “HAUSYS”.
The (SIBERIAN) CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita tristis 叽喳柳莺 Jī chā liǔ yīng reported again from the Botanical Garden (bcbcbc)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (Allen Sun)
The CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng still at Beihai Park (Tian Li) and the GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng also reported from the same site (艾丹的自然笔记)
14 January 2022
1 (SIBERIAN) CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita tristis 叽喳柳莺 Jī chā liǔ yīng reported from the Botanical Garden (pinky)
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng and 1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng still at Beihai Park (华少 et al.)
13 January 2022
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng and 1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Beihai Park (华少 et al.)
12 January 2022
3 BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica 家燕 Jiāyàn and a 2cy CHINESE POND HERON Ardeola bacchus 池鹭 Chí lù, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend, Lu Zhi et al.).
1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn still at Shahe Reservoir (大牙齿 458)
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā still at Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (华少)
1 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Miyun Reservoir (安妮202202)
10 January 2022
3 WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus albicilla 白尾海雕 Bái wěi hǎi diāo, Ming Tombs Reservoir (悟空天下)
2 COMMON ROSEFINCH Carpodacus erythrinus 普通朱雀 Pǔtōng zhūquè, Botanical Gardens (patria)
9 January 2022
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Summer Palace (taizhoudragon)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Yanning et al.)
8 January 2022
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Shahe Reservoir (AO Wang et al.)
7 January 2022
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng, Olympic Forest Park (Ge Mengshui)
1 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Botanical Gardens (pinky)
1 RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos hyperythrus 棕腹啄木鸟 Zōng fù zhuómùniǎo, Taiyanggong Park (北岸望云)
6 January 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā still at Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (madc952)
5 January 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā still at Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (毛毛淘淘)
The female WHITE-THROATED REDSTART Phoenicurus schisticeps 白喉红尾鸲 Bái hóu hóng wěi qú, still at Lingshan (Glen et al.)
4 January 2022
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (qjxgbird)
3 January 2022
The female WHITE-THROATED REDSTART Phoenicurus schisticeps 白喉红尾鸲 Bái hóu hóng wěi qú, still at Lingshan (amal amer, Cinclus cinclus et al.). Also WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos leucotos 白背啄木鸟 Bái bèi zhuómùniǎo there.
3 BROWN-CHEEKED RAIL Rallus indicus 普通秧鸡 Pǔ tōng yāng jī, Huaisha River (Xing Jiahua and Raven X)
1 first-winter male BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā or Baer’s Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend).
1 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Yuanmingyuan (小 太平)
4 RED CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra 红交嘴雀 Hóng jiāo zuǐ què, Botanical Gardens (我是阿波罗)
2 January 2022
The female WHITE-THROATED REDSTART Phoenicurus schisticeps 白喉红尾鸲 Bái hóu hóng wěi qú, still at Lingshan (Zhen Niu)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng, Olympic Forest Park (MartinDYC)
1 BLACK-WINGED KITE Elanus caeruleus 黑翅鸢 Hēi chì yuān, Chaoyang Park (Stefan Andrew)
1 BLACK-WINGED KITE Elanus caeruleus 黑翅鸢 Hēi chì yuān, Yongding River, Daxing (Oriental Stork)
1 WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN Amaurornis phoenicurus 白胸苦恶鸟 Bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo, Siduhe, Huairou (北京大蜜蜂)
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Lù chéng yào yì gōngyuán, Tongzhou (动动帅)
***1 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè and 2 RED-CROWNED CRANE Grus japonensis 丹顶鹤 Dān dǐng hè reported from Yeyahu (孙灵烋). Note there is some doubt about this record.***
1 January 2022
1 (female) WHITE-THROATED REDSTART Phoenicurus schisticeps 白喉红尾鸲 Bái hóu hóng wěi qú, Lingshan (Lou Fangzhou). Only the fourth record for Beijing.
1 SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yāYuanmingyuan (岳小鸮)
71 WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus cygnus 大天鹅 Dà tiān’é, 2 WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus albicilla 白尾海雕 Bái wěi hǎi diāo, 1 GREAT BITTERN Botaurus stellaris 大麻鳽 Dà má jiān and 3 MONGOLIAN GULL Larus mongolicus 蒙古银鸥 Ménggǔ yín ōu, Huairou Reservoir (天书)
1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn and 1 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng, Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
1 WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus albicilla 白尾海雕 Bái wěi hǎi diāo, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Hang Ye)
2 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Location
中国科学院大学 /University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shuai Zhang et al.)