Yellow-browed Bunting - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Yellow-browed Bunting - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Red-billed Blue-magpie - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Red-billed Blue-magpie - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Long-tailed Shrike - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Oriental Magpie-robin - Kengkou, Wuyuan
We then wandered through the small town of white-washed buildings, narrow streets and locals gathering to grind sweet potatoes. A trail extended out of the village and followed the river passing through crop field of cabbage, pat-choy and corn before passing into an area of short woodland and scrub with an abundance of bamboo. Collared Finchbill, Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler and Rufous-capped Babbler showed well while Olive-backed Pipit were abundant. We quickly bumped into our first mixed species flock which was led by Grey-sided Fulvetta (a possible split as Huet’s Fulvertta) and also contained Red-billed Leiothrix, Grey-sided Babbler and Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler. A short way along the trail a male Silver Pheasant was on the trail but quickly flushed on our approach. And then a Moustached Laughing Thrush which showed well along the tril, this species was a bit of a surprise species as it should be higher than the current site. We spent around two hours in this woodland, birding was quite tough going as the vegetation was thick right up to the trail but was very enjoyable, we also recorded Greater/Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Crested Goshawk, Rufous-capped Babbler, Chestnut Bulbul, Tristram’s Bunting and Japanese White-eye (fly-over birds).
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Perny's Squirrel - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Moustached Laughingthrush - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Grey-sided Fulvetta (possible split as Huet's Fulvetta) - Kengkou, Wuyuan
The forests at Kengkou, Wuyuan
Darter species - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Collared Finchbill - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Maritime Striped Squirrel - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Long-tailed Shrike - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Kengkou, Wuyuan
Kengkou, Wuyuan
Yam Market - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Yam Market - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Kengkou, Wuyuan
Yam Market - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Lady at Yam Market - Kengkou, Wuyuan
River Xiu - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Scaly-sided Merganser - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Scaly-sided Merganser - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Scaly-sided Merganser - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Scaly-sided Merganser - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Scaly-sided Merganser - Kengkou, Wuyuan
Satisfied we returned to the car and drove 45 minutes to Xiao Qi arriving at 13:55 here we quickly found our target, the diminutive Pied Falconet, a family party of six. These were visible from the roof of a restaurant and after enjoying good views we had lunch with a celebratory beer and began our journey south-west to Nanchang at 15:15. The journey took around four hours and we passed through wooded hills and open rice paddies before arriving in the town at 19:00. We stayed in the fabulously named Galactic Peace International Hotel in Nancheng.
Pied Falconet - Xiao Qi
Pied Falconet - Xiao Qi
Pied Falconet - Xiao Qi
Pied Falconet view point - Xiao Qi
Chrysanthmum for making tea - Xiao Qi
Xiao Qi
Xiao Qi
Life Birds;
- Scaly-sided Merganser
- Silver Pheasant
- Pied Falconet
- Collared Finchbill
- Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler
- Masked Laughingthrush
- Grey-sided Laughingthrush
- Moustached Laughingthrush
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Red-billed Starling
- Tristram’s Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
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