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

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