10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Early August is a bit of a dead time for birding in Shanghai unless you like your birds as little white spots at the far end of a telescope. So, I asked around and was told that Qinghai is the place to go to for birds in China in August. Going to Qinghai usually starts with a flight to Xining, the capital. But it is not.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2015

From a global low of less than 300 birds in the late 80’s, the species has recovered to 2726, according to a survey in early 2014. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism. It breeds on a few rocky islands in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of North Korea. Birds Black-faced Spoonbill'

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Varied Tit is a rare species in Shanghai – this was the first time I ever saw one, even though it is relatively common further North in China. Shanghaibirding reports that the species was seen in Shanghai in 2012, so it is not the first time but still a rare event for Shanghai birders. Or built a wall around it.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Up until a few years ago, Baihualing in Yunnan was both a great place to see birds and open to foreigners. Here are some of the nice birds foreigners could see at Baihualing, before it was blocked for foreigners. In a better world, non-Chinese would still be allowed to see these birds. Nationalism still sucks.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2017

If you want to know how important this is to our birds, you can read my post on the Keystone XL and birds. According to the article , “As one of the top birding destinations in the United States, the refuge attracts more than 165,000 visitors each year and generates an estimated $462 million to the local economy.

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