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Birding Ruoergai, Sichuan, China

10,000 Birds

The HBW even mentions the importance of Ruoergai for this species: “Key sites for migrants include the Ruoergai Plateau (China), which is also an important breeding area” Common Mergansers also seem to use these wetlands as breeding area.

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Birding Balangshan (peak area) in June 2023

10,000 Birds

This species might indeed merit a bit more research – the only paper I found on its breeding looked at only 7 nests (of which 3 failed). BirdingAsia has a report on the first Rosy Pipit seen in Mongolia. Being wet seems to help, though.

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