China, November 1-11

[Dave]

Greetings,

Becke has inspired me to share a bit of the latest travels. I spent some time in China early this month for work and did manage to do a bit of birding here and there. At one of my hotels there was a large park (Fenghuang Lake Park) right across the road. Super convenient for a birding walk Saturday morning!

A few pics:


Black-throated Tit at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

A Black-throated Tit - life bird for me.


Silver-throated Tit at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Silver-throated Tit - also a lifer (I picked up 9 lifers during the visit)


Pallas's Leaf Warbler at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Pallas's Leaf-Warbler


Yellow-browed Warbler at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Yellow-browed Warbler


Common Kingfisher at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Common Kingfisher


Black-faced Bunting at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Black-faced Bunting


Olive-backed Pipit at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Olive-backed Pipit


Japanese Tit at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Japanese Tit


Eurasian Siskin at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

Eurasian Siskin


White Wagtail at 凤凰湖公园 (Fenghuang Lake Park) by Dave Beeke

White Wagtail

[Dave]

In Shanghai I was close to a park as well.


Gray Wagtail at Auto selected 31.14596, 121.38805 by Dave Beeke

Gray Wagtail


Daurian Redstart at Auto selected 31.14596, 121.38805 by Dave Beeke

Daurian Redstart


Swinhoe's White-eye at 上海植物园 (Shanghai Botanical Garden) by Dave Beeke

Swinhoe's Whiteeye


Light-vented Bulbul at 上海植物园 (Shanghai Botanical Garden) by Dave Beeke

Light-vented Bulbul


Long-tailed Shrike at 上海植物园 (Shanghai Botanical Garden) by Dave Beeke

Long-tailed Shrike


Spotted Dove at 上海植物园 (Shanghai Botanical Garden) by Dave Beeke

Spotted Dove

[Dave]

Near Beijing I had a Saturday available for some birding near the Great Wall and some lakes.

Many Ruddy Shelducks

Ruddy Shelduck at 沙河水库--巩华城半岛 (Shahe Reservoir--Gonghuacheng Peninsula) by Dave Beeke


Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank at 沙河水库--巩华城半岛 (Shahe Reservoir--Gonghuacheng Peninsula) by Dave Beeke


Yellow-billed Grosbeaks

Yellow-billed Grosbeak at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


Many Hawfinch

Hawfinch at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


And Bramblings

Brambling at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


Grey-headed Woodpecker

Gray-headed Woodpecker (Gray-headed) at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke


Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck at 野鸭湖 (Wild Duck Lake) by Dave Beeke

[Dave]

Here is a link to the ebird trip report

ebird.org/tripreport/171292

[Chris]

Thanks for posting Dave. Enjoyed looking at the eBird trip report at the species and photos. Great photos!

The Long-tailed Shrike is a sharp-looking bird!