White Wagtail of subspecies leucopsis (1st winter male) - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Arctic Herring Gull of race mongolicus (from left to right, adult winter 2nd winter and first winter) - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Arctic Herring Gull of race mongolicus (first winter) - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Mixed ducks, mainly Gadwall and Falcated Duck - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Mixed duck, mainly Mallard and Pintail with Eurasian Teal and Baikal Teal
- Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Baikal Teal - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Daurian Redstart - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Common Crane (two adult and two juvenile) - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Eurasian Spoonbill - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Eurasian Spoonbill - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
White-cheeked Starling - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Oriental Story - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Oriental Story - Qingyanggang Fish Ponds, Yancheng
Fish Market - Qingyanggang, Yancheng
After lunch we birded the gardens of the Agricultural Institute and some forest on the edge of Qingyanggang until around 17:00. The gardens were thickly vegetated and while a little slow going provided some nice birding and shelter from the biting winds. Here, Light-vented Bulbul were abundant and we found a nice fruiting tree with numerous Light-vented Bulbul, stunning Chinese Grosbeak and a single female Hawfinch. A short way along the path a pair of Red-flanked Bluetail and a pair of Mugimaki Flycatcher entertained us in close proximity for some time. Other birds here included Yellow-browed Warbler (four), Pallas’s Warbler (two) and Goldcrest (two). A small flock of thrush contained three Dusky Thrush, six Naumann’s Thrush and a single Chinese Thrush but these quickly departed before allowing prolonged views.
Chinese Grosbeak, female - Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Chinese Grosbeak, male - Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Red-flanked Bluetail, male - Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Mugimaki Flycatcher - Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Mugimaki Flycatcher - Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Light-vented Bulbul- Grounds of Agricultural Institute, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
We then headed a few hundred metres back towards town to another small forest patch on the north side of the Nanyao River. This patch was fairly birdy and here the highlights were Red-flanked Bluetail (two), Yellow-throated Bunting (ten), Rustic Bunting (two), Black-faced Bunting (three), Olive-backed Pipit (four), Pale Thrush (two), Chinese Thrush (one), Vinous-throated Parrotbill (15), Grey-capped Woodpecker (two) and Grey-headed Woodpecker (one). After birding in this patch of woodland for around 1.5 hours it was time to head for dinner and after another feast of Chinese fare we crashed at around 21:00.
Red-flanked Bluetail - Woodland to north of Nanyao River, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Yellow-throated Bunting - Woodland to north of Nanyao River, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Pale Thrush - Woodland to north of Nanyao River, Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Grey-capped Woodpecker - Woodland to north of Nanyao River,
Qingyanggang, Yancheng
Life Birds;
- Baikal Teal
- Black-tailed Gull
- Chinese Grosbeak
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