This page is updated regularly with any significant wildlife news from Beijing Municipality. It is produced from multiple sources, including sightings reported on eBird, birdreport.cn, via WeChat groups, emails etc. A particular thanks to Lou Fangzhou, Liu Aitao, Guan Xiangyu, Huang Minjun, Huang Hanchen, Li Zhaonan, Liu Aitao, Wang Ruiqing, Wu Zhehao, Niu Hundun and Colm Moore for providing information about sightings and a huge thanks to all the other birders who submit records. Please note that records of birds sensitive to disturbance, for example wintering or breeding owls, great bustards etc. will not be reported or will be reported with only vague location information.
If you would like to report any sightings, please use the contact form below and include species, location, date/time and observer details. Photographs for publication are also welcome and can be submitted to Terry via WeChat, email or other means. Many thanks.
The latest Beijing sightings on eBird can be found here. The latest sightings on birdreport.cn can be found here (search for Beijing 北京). Historical wildlife news can be found here. A basic summary of the Status of the Birds of Beijing can be found here.
If you are interested in organised bird walks, a local group in Beijing called the Friends of Nature arranges walks in nine of Beijing’s parks. Information can be found via their WeChat account – search for “fonbird”.
If you find a sick or injured bird or animal that requires specialist care, please call the Wildlife Rescue Centre on +86 (10) 89496118 or, for birds of prey, the Raptor Rescue Centre on +86 (10) 62205666.
If you find illegal mist-nets or witness any illegal activity involving wild birds or animals in Beijing, please take photographs and note the location, then call the State Forestry Police. For the numbers, see below, arranged by district.
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29 September 2023
1 (1cy male) GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, Shahe Reservoir (Paul Holt et al.)
20 September 2023
1 WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus 欧柳莺 Ōu liǔ yīng, DaYunHe Forest Park, Tongzhou (Paul Holt). The first record for Beijing.
17 September 2023
1 LONG-TAILED ROSEFINCH Uragus sibiricus 长尾雀 Cháng wěi què, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
14 September 2023
1 MANCHURIAN REED WARBLER Acrocephalus tangorum 远东苇莺 Yuǎndōng wěi yīng and 5 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, DaYunHe Forest Park, Tongzhou (Paul Holt)
13 September 2023
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Frank Gao)
10 September 2023
1 Siberian Winterdamsel Sympecma paedisca 三叶黄丝蟌 Sān yè huáng sī cōng, Yanqing District (Terry Townshend).
3 September 2023
2 RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres 翻石鹬 Fān shí yù, Olympic Forest Park (Paul Holt)
31 August 2023
1 FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù, still at Ma Chang (Hang Ye)
29 August 2023
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Beijing Normal University (张谦益 Zhang Qianyi)
28 August 2023
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, DaYunHe Forest Park, Tongzhou (Paul Holt)
27 August 2023
2 (juvenile) FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù, Ma Chang (Dong Yan et al.)
26 August 2023
1 (juvenile) FAR EASTERN CURLEW Numenius madagascariensis 大杓鹬 Dà biāo yù, Ma Chang (amal amer et al.)
18 August 2023
2 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Calidris acuminata 尖尾滨鹬 Jiān wěi bīn yù, Kangxi Grassland (Oriental Stork). Plus 15 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu and an ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus 烟腹毛脚燕 Yān fù máo jiǎo yàn.
13 August 2023
1 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Calidris falcinellus 阔嘴鹬 Kuò zuǐ yù, Ma Chang (Azusa Huang et al.). Plus 2 TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù, a GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng and 2 ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon dasypus 烟腹毛脚燕 Yān fù máo jiǎo yàn.
5 August 2023
27 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, Ma Chang (Jiaming Zhang) with an estimated 166 at the same site later that day (骏宁 王).
4 August 2023
4 GREY-TAILED TATTLER Tringa brevipes 灰尾漂鹬 Huī wěi (piào) yù, Ma Chang (Lou Fangzhou et al.). Plus a TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù.
27 July 2023
3 DOLLARBIRD Eurystomus orientalis 三宝鸟 Sānbǎo niǎo, Zhongguancun Forest Park (Jiaming Zhang). Seen the previous day by others.
23 July 2023
After the heavy rain on 22nd, a cacophony of Boreal Digging Frogs Kaloula borealis 北⽅狭⼝蛙 Běi fāng xiá kǒu wā in temporary pools close to the Wenyu River. This species is an explosive breeder, emerging quickly from underground burrows after monsoon rains to breed. It is fairly common around Beijing, anywhere where there are temporary pools with some vegetation.
22 July 2023
At least six (four male, two female) Oriental Blue Dasher Brachydiplax chalybea 蓝额疏脉蜻 Lán é shū mài qīng near ID City in Shunyi District. This traditionally more southerly species was formerly rare in Beijing but, with several records this year, it appears to be expanding its range northwards.
Oriental Blue Dasher Brachydiplax chalybea 蓝额疏脉蜻 Lán é shū mài qīng, male, near ID City, Shunyi District, 22 July 2023 (Terry Townshend)
Oriental Blue Dasher Brachydiplax chalybea 蓝额疏脉蜻 Lán é shū mài qīng, female, near ID City, Shunyi District, 22 July 2023 (Terry Townshend)
21 July 2023
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù flew south over Guanzhuang Xinghui Park early morning (Paul Holt)
19 July 2023
1 AMUR STONECHAT Saxicola stejnegeri 东亚石䳭 Dōngyà shí jí, DaNing Reservoir (张家铭、黄梓琪、尚欣悦、张芮源). A rare July record.
16 July 2023
2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈鸊鷉 Hēi jǐng pì tī, DaNing Reservoir (Anonymous). A rare summer record.
15 July 2023
1 TWO-BARRED WARBLER Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 双斑绿柳莺 Shuāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng, Olympic Forest Park (David). A rare lowland summer record.
10 July 2023
2 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, DaNing Reservoir (via Oriental Stork)
7 July 2023
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo and 1 INTERMEDIATE EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia 中白鹭 Zhōng bái lù, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 July 2023
1 CHESTNUT BULBUL Hemixos castanonotus 栗背短脚鹎 Lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi, Miyun Reservoir (Miyun Biodiversity Survey). Possibly only the third record for Beijing.
27 June 2023
1 unseasonal WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus cygnus 大天鹅 Dà tiān’é, DaNing Reservoir. Plus an impressive count of 210 COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo 普通燕鸥 Pǔtōng yàn ōu (Oriental Stork)
23 June 2023
1 COLLARED CROW Corvus torquatus 白颈鸦 Bái jǐng yā, Yanhecheng (nian liu). Plus an AMUR STONECHAT Saxicola stejnegeri 黑喉石䳭 Hēi hóu shí jí.
22 June 2023
1 PALLAS’S LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus proregulus 黄腰柳莺 Huáng yāo liǔ yīng, Lingshan (TaQini Liu)
18 June 2023
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Lingshan (Xingyu Li, Jiahua Xing and Lanhui Peng)
17 June 2023
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, Shahe Reservoir (Hui Wang, amal amer, Cinclus cinclus et al.)
At least 1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Lingshan (Azusa Huang)
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Miaofengshan (Cory Gao, wang ye et al.)
1 BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Horornis fortipes 强脚树莺 Qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng, Yangtaishan Rosefields, Miaofengshan (wang ye et al.)
16 June 2023
1 VON SCHRENCK’S BITTERN Ixobrychus eurhythmus 紫背苇鳽 Zǐ bèi wěi jiān, Shahe Reservoir (wang ye, Jun Shuai et al.)
13 June 2023
An unusual June record of a (juvenile) DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa sibirica 乌鹟 Wū wēng, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wen-Dong Xie)
11 June 2023
1 MANCHURIAN REED WARBLER Acrocephalus tangorum 远东苇莺 Yuǎndōng wěi yīng, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork). Plus a 1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu.
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Lingshan (Hang Ye). Plus a DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa sibirica 乌鹟 Wū wēng.
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Xiaolongmen (Hang Ye).
1 LESSER COUCAL Centropus bengalensis 小鸦鹃 Xiǎo yā juān, DaNing Reservoir (Azusa Huang and Oriental Stork). Plus a MANCHURIAN REED WARBLER Acrocephalus tangorum 远东苇莺 Yuǎndōng wěi yīng and a BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā.
1 ASIAN LESSER CUCKOO Cuculus poliocephalus 小杜鹃 Xiǎo dùjuān, Lingshan (Elizabeth Zhang)
10 June 2023
1 BLUE AND WHITE FLYCATCHER Cyanoptila cyanomelana 白腹姬鹟 Bái fù jī wēng, Xiaolongmen (Dong Yan)
1 FALCATED DUCK Anas falcata 罗纹鸭 Luówén yā, JinHe, Summer Palace West Gate Road, (Wang Xiaobo). A rare June record.
8 June 2023
An exceptional record of 12 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Jiahua Xing and Lanhui Peng).
3 June 2023
1 BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHERMuscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng, Baihuashan (Cai Zhenbo, Li Yuying, Li Bao)
2 June 2023
1 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Calidris acuminata 尖尾滨鹬 Jiān wěi bīn yù, Shaher Reservoir (TaQini Liu)
1 June 2023
1 BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Horornis fortipes 强脚树莺 Qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng, DaAnShan (Jiahua Xing)
31 May 2023
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Xiaolongmen (邢家华、王奥、彭兰慧、薛劭翀).
1 SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER Ardenna tenuirostris 短尾鹱 Duǎn wěi hù, Baiwangshan (amal amer, Tian Ke wei et al.).
30 May 2023
1 BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melaschistos 暗灰鹃鵙 Àn huī juān jú, Olympic Forest Park (宋超)
28 May 2023
1 TIGER SHRIKE Lanius tigrinus 虎纹伯劳 Hǔ wén bó láo, Chao River, Miyun District (李爱宏)
27 May 2023
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Shahe Binhe Forest Park (严向荣)
26 May 2023
1 BLACK BAZA Aviceda leuphotes 黑冠鹃隼 Hēi guān juān sǔn photographed over the Olympic Forest Park (张辉). The first record of this species in Beijing.
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
2 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, DaShiHe (黄瀚晨、吴哲浩)
1 JAPANESE THRUSH Turdus cardis 乌灰鸫 Wū huī dōng, Olympic Forest Park (学客)
23 May 2023
2 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, intersection of ChaoBai and Yunchaojian River (PT Xiao et al.)
1 RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN Luscinia sibilans 红尾歌鸲 Hóng wěi gē qú, Botanical Gardens (Maxx Zhao)
1 PECHORA PIPIT Anthus gustavi 北鹨 Běi liù, Xiaotaihou River, Tongzhou (马德成)
1 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo recorded over the roof of AIIB at 0450 (Beijing Nocturnal Migration Project).
22 May 2023
1 (singing) ORIENTAL CUCKOO Cuculus optatus 北方中杜鹃 Běifāng zhōng dùjuān, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
21 May 2023
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Hui Wang)
10 NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, Huilongguan Dragon City Garden (蔡震波)
1 SLATY-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hodgsonii 锈胸蓝姬鹟 Xiù xiōng lán jī wēng, Peking University campus (黄铭俊、刘双褀)
20 May2023
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng， Olympic Forest Park（曹硕, 骏宁 王）
1 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān, Yuanmingyuan (yuyang zhang)
1 GREY-SIDED THRUSH Turdus feae 褐头鸫 Hè tóu dōng, Temple of Heaven (Nan Wang)
1 RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN Luscinia sibilans 红尾歌鸲 Hóng wěi gē qú, Xuanwu Park (Dong Yan)
19 May 2023
1 MALAYAN NIGHT HERON Gorsachius melanolophus 黑冠鳽 Hēi guān jiān photographed at the Forbidden City, Dongcheng District (朱楷). The first record for Beijing.
1 RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN Luscinia sibilans 红尾歌鸲 Hóng wěi gē qú, Olympic Forest Park (amal amer)
1 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì, Nanhaizi (农民工)
18 May 2023
1 SLATY-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hodgsonii 锈胸蓝姬鹟 Xiù xiōng lán jī wēng, Da’anshan Forest Station (大牙齿 458, PT xiao, ZHANG Shen)
3 RED COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia tranquebarica 火斑鸠 Huǒ bānjiū, ChaoBai River, Tongzhou (Terry Townshend, amal amer, DaHao)
17 May 2023
1 BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE Coracina melaschistos 暗灰鹃鵙 Àn huī juān jú, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
1 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, DaNing Reservoir (TaQini Liu)
16 May 2023
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, Tsinghua University (T Tseng)
14 May 2023
1 (singing) GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, 9 JAPANESE WAXWING Bombycilla japonica 小太平鸟 Xiǎo tàipíngniǎo and 1 HIMALAYAN CUCKOO Cuculus saturatus 中杜鹃 Zhōng dùjuān, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Báiméi di dōng, Yuanmingyuan (张佳依)
13 May 2023
1 ASHY MINIVET Pericrocotus divaricatus 灰山椒鸟 Huī shānjiāo niǎo, Dongxiaokou Forest Park (Grady Singleton)
1 SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Báiméi di dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (余凤中)
2 GREY-SIDED THRUSH Turdus feae 褐头鸫 Hè tóu dōng, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
1 (imm) SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, Yeyahu (雷家伟, Tian Li)
1 DEMOISELLE CRANE Anthropoides virgo 蓑羽鹤 Suō yǔ hè, Qingshui River, Miyun District (李爱宏)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 2 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Yeyahu (lu shenyi)
1 NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, Baiwangshan (布昕辰)
11 May 2023
1 PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus tenellipes 淡脚柳莺 Dàn jiǎo liǔ yīng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Plus 3+ BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù and a SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo.
1 CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea 弯嘴滨鹬 Wān zuǐ bīn yù, Shahe Reservoir (Jia Yu)
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Tsinghua University campus (清华动协鸟调组（红外相机记录）)
4 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, Shahe Reservoir (曹硕)
10 May 2023
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng recorded singing, Yuanmingyuan (Pluto – WeChat name)
9 May 2023
1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Shahe Reservoir (Qi Lin)
1 SWINHOE’S MINIVET Pericrocotus cantonensis 小灰山椒鸟 Xiǎo huī shānjiāo niǎo, Peking University campus (葛孟帅, 陈炜 杨延军 黄铭俊)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī and 1 WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus 中杓鹬 Zhōng biāo yù, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
8 May 2023
1 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Báihóu zhēn wěi yǔyàn, HuoYing (Wang Xiaobo)
7 May 2023
1 SLATY-BLUE FLYCATCHER Ficedula tricolor 灰蓝姬鹟 Huī lán jī wēng, Olympic Forest Park (贾惟如)
5 May 2023
3 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Cinclus cinclus et al.).
3 May 2023
1 BESRA Accipiter virgatus 松雀鹰 Sōng què yīng, Olympic Forest Park (David)
1 BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng, Temple of Heaven Park (海老)
2 May 2023
1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus lobatus 红颈瓣蹼鹬 Hóng jǐng bàn pǔ yù, Liulihe Wetland (阿矛)
1 SLATY-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hodgsonii 锈胸蓝姬鹟 Xiù xiōng lán jī wēng, Agricultural Exhibition Center (白毛老李)
30 April 2023
1 SWINHOE’S RAIL Coturnicops exquisitus 花田鸡 Huā tián jī, 2 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, 11 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu, 17 GULL-BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica 鸥嘴噪鸥 Ōu zuǐ zào ōu, 3 MONGOLIAN LARK Melanocorypha mongolica 蒙古百灵 Ménggǔ bǎilíng, 15+ SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng, 5 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, 1 AMUR FALCON Falco amurensis 红脚隼 Hóng jiǎo sǔn, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Luoying Town, Pinggu District (董飞)
1 (ad) BROWN-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 棕头鸥 Zōng tóu ōu, Shahe Reservoir (李峰)
2 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, ChaoBai River, Tongzhou (何乐然)
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Shahe Reservoir (张家铭)
29 April 2023
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, 霍营 (Wang Xiaobo)
1 VERDITER FLYCATCHER Eumyias thalassinus 铜蓝鹟 Tóng lán wēng, Shijingshan (杨艾东)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Jun Shuai et al.)
1 (immature) EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE Aquila heliaca 白肩雕 Bái jiān diāo, Baiwangshan (孟令旸、黄非红、孙琰等)
28 April 2023
1 CHINESE THRUSH Turdus mupinensis 宝兴歌鸫 Bǎo xìng gē dōng, Peking University campus (Zhen Wang et al.)
1 GREEN-BACKED FLYCATCHER Ficedula elisae 绿背姬鹟 Lǜ bèi jī wēng, Botanical Gardens north park (万新)
1 SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Zhujiawan, Qingshui River, Miyun (宋会强)
27 April 2023
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, 霍营 (Wang Xiaobo)
4 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Baiwangshan (骏宁 王)
4 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Xuegezhuangcun, Miyun District (戴嘉鹏)
1 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī, Wenyu River (旸康 陈)
1 GREATER PAINTED SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis 彩鹬 Cǎi yù, Xuegezhuangcun, Miyun District (王树军)
20+ RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus 红喉鹨 Hóng hóu liù, 1 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù, 1 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, 7 EURASIAN SISKIN Carduelis spinus 黄雀 Huáng què, 1 EURASIAN WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola 丘鹬 Qiū yù, 1 HUME’S LEAF WARBLER Phylloscopus humei mandellii 淡眉柳莺 Dàn méi liǔ yīng and 1 ‘Eastern alba’ WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
26 April 2023
1 SLAVONIAN (HORNED) GREBE Podiceps auritus 角䴙䴘 Jiǎo pì tī, Shahe Reservoir (黄非红)
12 GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii 铁嘴沙鸻 Tiě zuǐ shā héng and 3 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng, Ma Chang (大牙齿 458 et al.)
25 April 2023
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
24 April 2023
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Xuegezhuangcun, Miyun District (李国申)
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Wenyu River (Hermione Deng and Terry Townshend)
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Shahe Reservoir (崔兵)
22 April 2023
49 BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈鸊鷉 Hēi jǐng pì tī, Ming Tombs Reservoir (黄非红、戴少华)
21 April 2023
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Yeyahu (Wang Ruiqing)
2 PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka 白顶䳭 Bái dǐng jí, Ming Tombs Reservoir, Ming Tombs Reservoir (杨虹)
20 April 2023
1 PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka 白顶䳭 Bái dǐng jí, Ming Tombs Reservoir (He Yongzhou et al.)
19 April 2023
1 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Baiwangshan (amal amer et al.)
18 April 2023
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, ChaoBaiHe (Jiahua Xing)
3 EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata 白腰杓鹬 Bái yāo biāo yù, Xueguchangcun, Miyun District (李国申)
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (叶文)
17 April 2023
1 PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka 白顶䳭 Bái dǐng jí, Shuinancun, Tongzhou District (张辉)
16 April 2023
3 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng and a BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Zhen Niu)
3 LONG-TAILED MINIVET Pericrocotus ethologus 长尾山椒鸟 Cháng wěi shānjiāo niǎo, Olympic Forest Park (Jiaying Fan)
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Fu Cong)
15 April 2023
A male JANKOWSKI’S BUNTING Emberiza jankowskii 栗斑腹鹀 Lì bān fù wú, ChaoBaiHe (Terry Townshend)
2 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Yeyahu（飞 夏）
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo, Baiwangshan (蔡震波、宋超、夜鹤洲等)
1 BROWNISH-FLANKED BUSH WARBLER Horornis fortipes 强脚树莺 Qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng, Beijing Normal University (宋艺佳)
14 April 2023
60 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu and 1 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu (all flyovers heading north), ChaoBai River (Terry Townshend)
13 April 2023
1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, 235+ SYKE’S (MONGOLIAN) SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella dukhunensis 大短趾百灵 Dà duǎn zhǐ bǎilíng, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
12 April 2023
1 ‘Masked’ WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba personata 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng, Kangxi Grassland (大牙齿 458 et al.).
2 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Qiuhan Zhang et al.).
2 ROSY PIPIT Anthus roseatus 粉红胸鹨 Fěnhóng xiōng liù, Ma Chang (吴哲浩、涂粤峥)
9 April 2023
1 JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què, Olympic Forest Park (yunfan jiang)
1 (exceptionally early) INDIAN CUCKOO Cuculus micropterus 四声杜鹃 Sì shēng dùjuān at Majiawan Wetland Park (Fu Cong et al.)
1 (exceptionally early) CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY BUZZARD Pernis ptilorhynchus 凤头蜂鹰 Fèng tóu fēng yīng, Olympic Forest Park (Rachel Fraser)
4 (exceptionally early) BLYTH’S PIPIT Anthus godlewskii 布氏鹨 Bù shì liù reported from Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Ma Chang (amal amer, 大牙齿 458)
8 April 2023
At least 4 (3m, 1f) BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Red Scarf Park, Fangshan (Mint Ren, Zhang Shen and 大牙齿 458)
1 ‘eastern alba’ WHITE WAGTAIL, Shahe Reservoir (Fu Cong)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Wei Lu et al.)
7 April 2023
1 WALLCREEPER Tichodroma muraria 红翅旋壁雀 Hóng chì xuán bì què, Duijiuyu Scenic Area, Changping District (杨江)
6 April 2023
2 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Xuelei Jiang et al.)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Summer Palace (王瑞卿)
5 April 2023
1 GREY TREEPIE Dendrocitta formosae 灰树鹊 Huī shù què, Baiwangshan Forest Park (夏楚飞、张芮源)
540 EASTERN BUZZARD Buteo japonicus 普通鵟 Pǔ tōng kuáng, Baiwangshan (ziming yan et al.). Possibly a Beijing record count. Plus 2 COLLARED CROW Corvus torquatus 白颈鸦 Bái jǐng yā.
2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, Miyun Reservoir (王鋆、邱小溪、王晔等)
3 April 2023
3 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù, Shahe Reservoir (Qiuhan Zhang et al.)
1 (2cy) LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù heading north over Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore). Could this be the wintering Mentougou bird migrating? Also 7 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, 1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, 9 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu and 1 (2cy) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu.
2 April 2023
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Baiwangshan (张鹏、孟令旸、黄非红等)
1 April 2023
1 SAUNDERS’S GULL Chroicocephalus saundersi 黑嘴鸥 Hēi zuǐ ōu, Kangxi Grassland (顾嘉迅、李炳序)
3 SAUNDERS’S GULL Chroicocephalus saundersi 黑嘴鸥 Hēi zuǐ ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Lou Fangzhou et al.)
7 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè and 1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Baiwangshan (张润超、刘振宁、Miles等)
30 March 2023
1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Ming Tombs Reservoir (悟空天下)
29 March 2023
1 ‘eastern alba’ WHITE WAGTAIL, Shahe Reservoir (逍遥)
28 March 2023
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù, Shahe Reservoir (吴春梅)
26 March 2023
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā and 2 (2cy) COMMON (MEW) GULL Larus canus 海鸥 Hǎi’ōu, Ma Chang (ziming yan and Mengshuai Ge)
25 March 2023
1 ‘eastern alba’ WHITE WAGTAIL, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
30 PIED AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta 反嘴鹬 Fǎn zuǐ yù, Shahe Reservoir (Mingpan Huang)
2 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at Yuanmingyuan (Ning Sun)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng reported from the Temple of Heaven Park (Weiyang Tseng)
24 March 2023
1 (adult) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, LuomaHu, Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, 1 (2cy) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu and 4 (3 ad, 1 2cy) COMMON (MEW) GULL Larus canus 海鸥, Ming Tombs Reservoir (Colm Moore)
19 March 2023
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, Shahe Reservoir (many observers)
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo, DaNing Reservoir (Fei Sha)
20 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons 白额雁 Bái é yàn, Bulaotun (Zhen Niu)
1 (female) NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe 穗䳭 Suì jí reported from Shahe Reservoir (Stefan Andrew)
18 March 2023
GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā and a LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn at Ma Chang (严向荣 et al.)
1 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, Shahe Reservoir (Hui Wang et al.)
The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Zhujiawan, Qingshui River, Miyun (Ceoffrey Lions et al.)
17 March 2023
2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Shahe Reservoir (Jiahua Xing)
16 March 2023
1 (2cy) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, LuomaHu, Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
14 March 2023
The LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn still at the ChaoBaiHe, Shunyi District.
12 March 2023
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn, ChaoBaiHe, Shunyi District (Zoey Squirrelmunk et al.)
A SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī at Zhujiawan, Qingshui River, Miyun (Jiahua Xing)
3 RED-CROWNED CRANE Grus japonensis 丹顶鹤 Dān dǐng hè, Yeyahu (via Beijing News)
11 March 2023
1 BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā and one BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā x FERRUGINOUS POCHARD Aythya nyroca 白眼潜鸭 Bái yǎn qián yā, Yuanmingyuan (飞 夏)
One (exceptionally early) CITRINE WAGTAIL Motacilla citreola 黄头鹡鸰 Huáng tóu jí líng, Shahe Reservoir (Ning Sun)
9 March 2023
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Jun Shuai)
2 BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Yuanmingyuan (Hui Wang)
1 WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba 白鹡鸰 Bái jí líng of the subspecies personata, Shahe Reservoir (via TQM)
8 March 2023
1 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, DaShi River (TaQini Liu)
7 March 2023
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (Xiaorui Mao)
5 March 2023
1 NORTHERN LONG-TAILED TIT Aegithalos caudatus 北长尾山雀 Běi cháng wěi shān què, Lingshan (Terry Townshend)
1 EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 白琵鹭 Bái pí lù, Huairou Reservoir (wang ye et al.)
1 EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 白琵鹭 Bái pí lù, Shahe Reservoir (Hui Wang)
1 HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 Jiǎo bǎilíng, Miaofengshan (Xiaorui Mao)
4 March 2023
1 BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork)
1 WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos leucotos 白背啄木鸟 Bái bèi zhuómùniǎo, Yaoqiaoyu Reservoir, Miyun District (Terry Townshend)
1 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Lingshan (zhenning liu)
3 March 2023
2 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu (one adult type, the other 2nd cal type) and 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Colm Moore)
3 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè, ChaoBai River Bridge (Jockie Wong)
2 March 2023
2 BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā still at Yuanmingyuan (Jun Shuai)
28 February 2023
2 BAER’S POCHARDAythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Yuanmingyuan (Jiahua Xing et al.)
1 (2cy) LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 乌灰银鸥 Wū huī yín ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Liu Shuangqi et al.)
26 February 2023
The EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis (of suspect origin) still at Green Bank Park (Su Li et al.)
25 February 2023
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (刘双祺 Liú Shuāngqí et al.)
One EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis (of suspect origin) at Green Bank Park (via WeChat).
1 PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus 毛腿沙鸡 Máo tuǐ shā jī, Green Bank Park (Daniel Gustafsson)
The 2cy LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù still at Yanhecun, Mentougou District (Zhen Niu et al.)
Four 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Lanhui Peng, Jiahua Xing)
22 February 2023
1 NORTHERN LONG-TAILED TIT Aegithalos caudatus 北长尾山雀 Běi cháng wěi shān què reported from the Western Hills, Haidian District (蓝色火焰)
19 February 2023
1 HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 Jiǎo bǎilíng and 2 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Heishanzhai village (wang ye)
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still at the Wenyu River (Jun Yang)
18 February 2023
Four 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend et al.). Plus 145 MANDARIN DUCK Aix galericulata 鸳鸯 Yuānyāng.
Four Mute Swan Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é at the Wenyu River on 18 February 2023. Possibly only the second time this species has wintered in capital (Terry Townshend).
13 February 2023
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still at Tsinghua University (Lanhui Peng)
9 February 2023
2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator 红胸秋沙鸭 Hóng xiōng qiū shā yā, Yuyuantan Park (佳妤 蒋)
8 February 2023
One (juvenile) LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù, Yongdinghe (Fender先生)
The BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi still at Tsinghua University (Jun Shuai)
7 February 2023
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (Ao Wang et al.)
A BROWN-EARED BULBUL Microscelis amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Tsinghua University (Ao Wang)
6 February 2023
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Bear Jia)
5 February 2023
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (Qiuhan Zhang)
4 February 2023
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (Fu Cong et al.)
Another FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng photographed at Lingshan (Ge Mengshuai et al)
A LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca 白喉林莺 Báihóu lín yīng in the Agricultural Exhibition Center (David Consineo).
An unseasonal COMMON ROSEFINCH Carpodacus erythrinus 普通朱雀 Pǔtōng zhūquè in the Botanical Gardens (Qihan Wang)
3 February 2023
1 PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, ChaoBai River (Dai Shaohua)
1 February 2023
The wintering SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Julicun (Donna Xu)
31 January 2023
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (tianyi zhang)
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (Wang Xiaobo et al.)
30 January 2023
A EURASIAN WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola 丘鹬 Qiū yù in the Olympic Forest Park (via 安妮 on WeChat)
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still at the Peking University Changping campus (宋健)
29 January 2023
The wintering FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and at least one REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng again at the Peking University Changping campus (amal amer, JiaHY, Jun Shuai, lsmmm, pksunking, Zhang Xiaoling, Terry Townshend et al.)
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng close to the Peking University Changping campus (Terry Townshend)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng close to the Peking University Changping campus (Terry Townshend)
27 January 2023
The wintering SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Julicun (Cinclus cinclus)
26 January 2023
The wintering FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng again at the Peking University Changping campus (bingling wang)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Cinclus cinclus)
The five x 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Wen-dong Xie). Plus the PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu again at the same site.
10 EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè at Heishanzhai (Hui Wang)
25 January 2023
A MERLIN Falco columbarius 灰背隼 Huī bèi sǔn at Shidu, Fangshan (ziming yan). Plus the regular WALLCREEPER Tichodroma muraria 红翅旋壁雀 Hóng chì xuán bì què at bridge six.
24 January 2023
At least 200 ASIAN ROSY FINCH Leucosticte arctoa 粉红腹岭雀 Fěnhóng fù lǐng què still at Lingshan (amal amer et al.)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng reported from Shidu bridge 7 (Stefan Andrew)
23 January 2023
A BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā at the Wenyu River (Cory Gao)
22 January 2023
The wintering FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng again at the Peking University Changping campus (peng su). Superb photos here.
21 January 2023
A BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā at the Dashi River (Stefan Andrew)
A PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng reported from 红领巾公园 Red Scarf Park (Weiyang Tseng)
15 January 2023
An estimated 200 ASIAN ROSY FINCH Leucosticte arctoa 粉红腹岭雀 Fěnhóng fù lǐng què, Lingshan (Cinclus cinclus)
The (male) EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, and the 5 x 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Terry Townshend). Plus 2 SAKER FALCON Falco cherrug 猎隼 Liè sǔn.
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at the Olympic Forest Park (Grady Singleton)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Fu Cong)
14 January 2023
The wintering SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī at Julicun (Qiuhan Zhang et al.)
10 January 2023
A WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at the Olympic Forest Park (Qiuhan Zhang), with two Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus 普通秧鸡 Pǔ tōng yāng jī.
8 January 2023
The wintering FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng again at the Peking University Changping campus, Changping (Zike Yan)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Jiahua Xing and Lanhui Peng)
The NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo still at Miaofengshan (Cory Gao)
1 (male) EURASIAN CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs 苍头燕雀 Cāng tóu yànquè, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend). Plus the 5 x 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still on site.
1 small bat sp. at the Wenyu River – my first ever January sighting of a bat in Beijing (Terry Townshend). Frequency of echolocations at 43-44kHz.
7 January 2023
The PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu still at the Wenyu River (Jia Yu)
The JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què still at DongShengBaJia Country Park, Haidian (Cinclus cinclus)
6 January 2023
At least one JAPANESE GROSBEAK Eophona personata 黑头蜡嘴雀 Hēitóu là zuǐ què at DongShengBaJia Country Park, Haidian (JiaHY via WeChat). Present since at least 4 January 2023.
5 January 2023
The 4 x 2cy MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Zike Yan)
4 January 2023
Two WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī reported from the Olympic Forest Park (yangkang chen)
3 January 2023
Three WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī reported from the Olympic Forest Park (yangkang chen)
2 January 2023
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Yuanmingyuan (Jun Shuai)
1 LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù, Fangshan District (戴先生)
The juvenile (2cy) LAMMERGEIER (BEARDED VULTURE) Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 Hú wù jiù in Fangshan District on 1 January 2023 (戴先生)
1 CHINESE POND HERON Ardeola bacchus 池鹭 Chí lù, Wenyu River (Wang Bingling)
1 January 2023
4 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at the Wenyu River (Cincluc cinclus)
The long-staying 1 NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bóláo still at Miaofengshan (Fu Cong).
1 EUROPEAN ROBIN Erithacus rubecula 欧亚鸲 Ōu yà qú, Wenyu River (Xin Yu). First seen on 23 December 2022.
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