Birding 2 asia. Expert guided birding tours & free info on birdwatching in Asia.

Home   /   B2A reports   /   guiding   /   tours   /   articles   /   sounds   /   trip reports   /   locations   /   gallery   /   links   /   contact

 

Trip reports

 

Stijn De Win

 

Bali Myna 2010

 

Sulawesi '09

 

Wuyishan China '09

 

NE-India '09

 

Subic bay Philippines '08

 

Jomsom Nepal '07

 

India '07

 

Southern Thailand '06

 

Langtang Nepal '06

 

Sri Lanka 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We power your vacation

 

 

 

Asia photo gallery

 

 

March 2010. Poyang Hu, Jiangxi Province, China.

Stijn De Win

Trip list

   

Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis

 

Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus

 

Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo

Around 15 birds seen at Merganser sites.

 

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

 

Great Egret  Ardea alba

 

Little Egret  Egretta garzetta

 

Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis

 

Great Bittern  Botaurus stellaris

1 bird photographed Poyang Hu

 

Oriental Stork  Ciconia boyciana  Endangered (EN)

Good numbers of this endangered species seen at 2 sites at Poyang Hu, possibly around 100-150 birds total.

 

Eurasian Spoonbill  Platalea leucorodia

A few big flocks, approx. a 1000 birds seen Poyang Hu.

 

Tundra Swan  Cygnus columbianus

Good numbers Poyang Hu, few 1000 perhaps.

 

Swan Goose  Anser cygnoides  Endangered (EN)

Plenty seen Poyang Hu.

 

Taiga Bean-Goose  Anser fabalis

100s Poyang Hu

 

Lesser White-fronted Goose  Anser erythropus  Vulnerable (VU)

1 bird seen Poyang Hu

 

Greylag Goose  Anser anser

10s Poyang Hu

 

Eurasian Wigeon  Anas penelope

 

Falcated Duck  Anas falcata

A few nice males picked up from distant duck flock (Wigeons)

 

Eurasian Teal  Anas crecca

Large flock seen on 1 pool Poyang Hu.

 

Spot-billed Duck  Anas poecilorhyncha

Small numbers seen.

 

Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata

A few in distant flock.

 

Common Merganser  Mergus merganser

5 birds seen Poyang Hu

 

Scaly-sided Merganser  Mergus squamatus  Endangered (EN)

16 birds observed, scattered in pairs along different sections of the river. An additional sighting of another 4 birds might have been same birds as counted previously with the 16.

 

Northern Harrier  Circus cyaneus

2 birds seen Poyang Hu

 

Eurasian Buzzard  Buteo buteo

few seen

 

Booted Eagle  Aquila pennata

A distant raptor, together with a Eurasian Buzzard hunting above the planes at the Siberian Cranes site at Poyang Hu, most likely this species.

 

Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus

few seen

 

Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus

1 at Poyang Hu

 

Japanese Quail  Coturnix japonica

3 - 4 sightings Poyang Hu

 

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge  Bambusicola thoracica  Near-endemic

heard near Merganser site

 

Ring-necked Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus

common

 

Siberian Crane  Grus leucogeranus  Critically endangered (CR)

Poyang Hu, 6 birds distant, followed by 2 in flight - distant, then 1 bird close with White-naped Cranes.

 

White-naped Crane  Grus vipio  Vulnerable (VU)

300 - 500 birds Poyang Hu, stunning!

 

Common Crane  Grus grus

1 distant group Poyang Hu, possibly around 300 birds.

 

Hooded Crane  Grus monacha  Vulnerable (VU)

Seen at 2 sites Poyang Hu, around 10 birds at first site, then another 2 at Siberian Crane site.

 

Brown Crake  Amaurornis akool

A few seen on all 3 days.

 

Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus

 

Eurasian Coot  Fulica atra

 

Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus

 

Northern Lapwing  Vanellus vanellus

10s

 

Grey-headed Lapwing  Vanellus cinereus

Around 10 birds observed Poyang Hu.

 

Long-billed Plover  Charadrius placidus

1 bird in river at Merganser sites

 

Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius

 

Snowy Plover  Charadrius alexandrinus

 

Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa

1 flock, approx. 300 birds Poyang Hu

 

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

 

Spotted Redshank  Tringa erythropus

 

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

 

Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis

 

Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola

 

Red-necked Stint  Calidris ruficollis

few Poyang Hu

 

Dunlin  Calidris alpina

500+ birds on 1 pond Poyang Hu

 

Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus

small numbers

 

Oriental Turtle-Dove  Streptopelia orientalis

common

 

Spotted Dove  Streptopelia chinensis

 

Common Kingfisher  Alcedo atthis

 

White-throated Kingfisher  Halcyon smyrnensis

few

 

Pied Kingfisher  Ceryle rudis

4 birds seen Poyang Hu

 

Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops

2 birds Poyang Hu

 

Oriental Skylark  Alauda gulgula

common Poyang Hu

 

Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica

Good numbers arrived.

 

Red-throated Pipit  Anthus cervinus

few

 

American Pipit  Anthus rubescens

Buff-bellied Pipit, few seen

 

White Wagtail  Motacilla alba

 

Collared Finchbill  Spizixos semitorques  Near-endemic

Several sightings near Merganser sites.

 

Light-vented Bulbul  Pycnonotus sinensis

Common

 

Eurasian Blackbird  Turdus merula

Small numbers at Merganser sites.

 

Dusky Thrush  Turdus naumanni

Regularly seen in smal numbers at Poyang Hu. Naumann's Thrush.

 

Zitting Cisticola  Cisticola juncidis

 

Rufescent Prinia  Prinia rufescens

 

Plain Prinia  Prinia inornata

 

Lemon-rumped Warbler  Phylloscopus proregulus

Few near Merganser site, singing.

 

Marsh Grassbird  Megalurus pryeri  Vulnerable (VU)  Near-endemic

HO - A weak response heard on tape playback a couple times at Poyang Hu probably this species. Never showed.

 

Daurian Redstart  Phoenicurus auroreus

2 males and a female seen

 

Siberian Stonechat  Saxicola maurus

2 birds seen

 

Masked Laughingthrush  Garrulax perspicillatus  Near-endemic

2 times a pair seen

 

White-browed Laughingthrush  Garrulax sannio

Heard Poyang Hu

 

Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler  Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis

heard near Merganser site

 

Rufous-capped Babbler  Stachyris ruficeps

Few near Merganser site.

 

Grey-cheeked Fulvetta  Alcippe morrisonia

Few near Merganser site.

 

Vinous-throated Parrotbill  Paradoxornis webbianus

2 groups seen near Merganser sites, 1 group had 50+ birds

 

Yellow-bellied Tit  Pardaliparus venustulus  Endemic

Around 10 birds together of this nice endemic, seen near Merganser site.

 

Great Tit  Parus major

Cinereous Tit, common

 

Bull-headed Shrike  Lanius bucephalus

1 bird seen and photographed near Merganser sites

 

Long-tailed Shrike  Lanius schach

Common, also 1 "Dusky Shrike" seen near Merganser sites, this is the odd looking dark morph of Long-tailed.

 

Eurasian Jay  Garrulus glandarius

4 birds seen

 

Blue Magpie  Urocissa erythrorhyncha

5 birds seen near Merganser sites

 

Eurasian Magpie  Pica pica

1 bird Poyang Hu

 

Large-billed Crow  Corvus macrorhynchos

Large flock Poyang Hu and individuals scattered.

 

Crested Myna  Acridotheres cristatellus

few around

 

Black-collared Starling  Gracupica nigricollis

Small numbers seen

 

Red-billed Starling  Sturnus sericeus

Common in both small and larger flocks.

 

White-cheeked Starling  Sturnus cineraceus

Several sightings of small flocks.

 

Eurasian Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus

 

White-rumped Munia  Lonchura striata

 

Nutmeg Mannikin  Lonchura punctulata

 

Oriental Greenfinch  Carduelis sinica

Heard at Merganser site, a couple seen Poyang Hu

 

Yellow-billed Grosbeak  Eophona migratoria

Fairly common in small flocks.

 

Chestnut-eared Bunting  Emberiza fucata

several sightings of a few birds

 

Little Bunting  Emberiza pusilla

only 1 sighting

 

Black-faced Bunting  Emberiza spodocephala

common

 

Pallas' Bunting  Emberiza pallasi

2 times seen

 

Total number of birds: 101

 

                                                                                                     Back to trip report / top / Birding2asia home

 

Stijn De Win / Birding2asia.com has published this information page on 21 March 2010.

 

Copyright  Birding2asia All rights reserved.