10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Clinal and individual variation make delineation of races somewhat difficult; proposed race turcomana (E Turkestan) is treated as a synonym of nominate, and castaneothorax (NE China) as a synonym of suschkini. The post Birding around Chaka, Qinghai, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

To say that an update of John MacKinnon’s “A Field Guide to the Birds of China” (2000) has been highly anticipated by birders interested in Chinese birds is almost an understatement. While there are some decent Chinese-language guides, they are of limited use for (local) illiterates like me.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2020

That means it also has many tropical birds that a foreigner living in China can see without risking to leave the country (which would mean 2 weeks of quarantine on reentry at best and complete exclusion at worst, depending on the ever-changing regulations). The post Birding Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Asian Brown Flycatcher: The most boring flycatcher here in Eastern China is also by far the most common one. The post Birding Tiaozini, Jiangsu, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Proof that there is no god? If you really want to see more photos of Tiaozini birds, you can find them here.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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. The post Birding Ruoergai, Sichuan, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

China’s massive investment in infrastructure has indirectly benefited birders. The post Birding Balangshan, Sichuan, China (part 1) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Balangshan is a mountainous area in Sichuan complete with a pass at an altitude of 4500 meters. And it is a great place for birding.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2022

The location not being Algiers but rather Nonggang in Guangxi province, China, close to the border to Vietnam. A very rural place, few people, and a landscape more reminiscent of coastal Northern Vietnam than most parts of China. This is just such a post.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

The post Birding Ruoergai, Sichuan, China – The Raptor Edition appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Note: This trip was made with Alpinebirding , a Chinese tour company with very knowledgeable, English-speaking, and friendly guides – highly recommended to overseas birders. See my report on Tripadvisor if interested.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In China, wherever there is one real tourist attraction (like the Great Wall), the local strategy seems to be to add some fake attractions – replicas of palaces or tombs, amusement parks, shopping centers – in order to maximize the income from tourists.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The post Birding Gonggangling and Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds. ” Note: This trip was made with Alpinebirding , a Chinese tour company with very knowledgeable, English-speaking, and friendly guides – highly recommended to overseas birders despite the occasional question regarding music appreciation.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Tiaozini, Jiangsu, China. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is probably the most iconic bird species in China – to the point that some bird guides I know are quite tired of looking for it. And yet, I have now birded China for almost 5 years without ever really trying to see one.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Spring Festival – or Chinese New Year – is a big period for traveling in China. While not on the scale of bird migration, it is routinely and somewhat lazily described as the biggest annual migration of humans in the world. Being somewhat allergic to crowds, I usually avoid traveling during the peak of this period.

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Critter News

JULY 22, 2010

China is currently experiencing its biggest oil spill ever too. China's largest oil spill has spread to 430 square kilometers (166 square miles) hundreds of clean up workers struggle to cope. China Central Television earlier reported an estimate of 1,500 tons of oil has spilled. From Today Online.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2019

And then there were of course the usual birds of this part of China – not uncommon but still quite attractive birds rarely seen in Shanghai, such as Red-billed Blue Magpie , Collared Finchbill , Ashy Drongo , Red-billed Starling , Black-throated Bushtit and Mountain Bulbul. A village about 1.5 Red-billed Blue Magpie. Collared Finchbill.

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MAY 9, 2022

Up until a few years ago, Baihualing in Yunnan was both a great place to see birds and open to foreigners. I am not sure about the first nowadays, as the second is no longer true. The place has been blocked for non-Chinese nationals for more than 2 years now.

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Critter News

JANUARY 16, 2011

In order to offset the loss of the seal product market in Europe, Canada has made a deal with China. China as a whole still doesn't have a national conscience about these issues. I'm not surprised. Although 40 Chinese animal rights groups have protested, they don't really have any political or financial clout to change anything.

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Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2010

India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china. From the Economic Times (part of the India Times, I think). What kind of protection do they really mean? I'm too, too cynical.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The post Air Show at Nanhui, Shanghai, China appeared first on 10,000 Birds. But the chicks (or their parents) managed to find a road that – in a combination of rocks and trash – matches their appearance perfectly.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2021

My last trip to Balangshan was in July 2021 – now I was back, three months later. Yes, I know you are not interested in boring semi-autobiographical descriptions of individual birding trips. But you may be interested in some of the most recent photos. I left out those showing merely fog (of which there was plenty at times).

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

From TRAFFIC, Customs officers from Russia and China met last week to strengthen international co-operation in tackling cross-border smuggling of Tigers and other wildlife products. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking tigers china russia.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here is the letter: I’ve just received an urgent report that another city in China is planning a mass cull to slaughter any unregistered dogs, strays, and even registered family dogs that are over 14 inches (35cm) tall. Make a donation to help IFAW end dog culls in China and to protect animals around the world from similar cruelty.

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JUNE 5, 2009

From China Smack (link has dead dogs picture): 2009 May 31, an indiscriminate massacre was carried out throughout the entire 3206 square kilometer county of Yangxian in Shaanxi province — the target of the massacre were dogs! Tags: dogs china.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Julius Caesar apparently once said “I love treason but hate a traitor” My feelings with regard to a birding-related topic are similar – I love owls but hate owling. For some reason, it seems that getting older means liking the daytime more and nighttime less (at least in my case). Obviously, for watching owls, this is a problem.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

It's not only China, but all Asian countries that are playing a major role in reducing this beautiful animal's number. Tags: wildlife crime extinction Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers china. As this article points out , tigers are worth more dead than alive if you use humanity's flawed accounting system.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here is an interesting article about research out of Sweden that suggests that all domesticated dogs may have originated from China. Tags: china. That is the proposal of a team of geneticists led by Peter Savolainen of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

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Critter News

JULY 13, 2009

From the China Daily. Eating wild animals is also a traditional practice in southern China. Tags: wildlife smuggling Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers exotic meat china endangered species. The Chinese want them for exotic foods and for medicine. Up to 20 percent of these are now considered threatened.

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Critter News

AUGUST 16, 2008

The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Geneva voted in favour of China becoming a licensed importer. It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths.

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Critter News

JANUARY 14, 2010

Shea said by telephone from China today. That's what we're doing in China. Now there is a marriage made in heaven, two countries with atrocious records on animal issues have come together. The EU was a small market for Canada. Of course, we're disappointed in their actions," Ms. That being said, there are many other markets out there.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Fortunately, some have found creative ways to deal with this issue: Trash indicating food ( Yellow-billed Chough , Balangshan, China). Trash as nesting material ( Upland Buzzard , Ruoergai, China). Trash as a vantage point ( Striated Heron , Nanhui, China). Trash as a bathtub ( Siberian Thrush , Nanhui, China).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2022

Reed Parrotbill (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Siberian Rubythroat (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Spotted Redshank (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Swinhoe’s White-eye (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Whimbrel (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). White’s Thrush (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Pied Avocet (Nanhui, Shanghai, China).

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Reddit Animals

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It sucks that most sanctuaries in China don't allow you to have a personal encounter with pandas. All I want is to pet a panda just once submitted by /u/PandasHaveSex [link] [comments]

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DECEMBER 24, 2008

Disgusting to read about , but there are people in China who are just as outraged at cat eating. Kudos to the many people in China that do care.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

T he Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tengchong, China) is a tiny bit bigger and looks much soberer. A point in case: the Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Tengchong, China). So, more than my usual maximum of five photos per species for the Eurasian Wryneck (Nanhui, Shanghai, China).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2021

A wet Grey-eyed Bulbul (Xishuangbanna, China). A wet Daurian Redstart (Shennongjia, China). Wet Orange-bellied Leafbird s (Tengchong, China). A wet Moustached Laughingthrush (Tengchong, China). A wet Blue-winged Minla (Tengchong, China). A wet Collared Finchbill (Shennongjia, China). Waterproof?

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Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2010

Tags: tigers china.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In 2022, the 10,000 Birds eBird Collaborative submitted 1,837 checklists from 9 countries ( Australia , China , Costa Rica , Mexico , Saint Lucia , Serbia , Trinidad and Tobago , United Kingdom , and the United States ) and observed 1,273 species. The Collaborative life list increased to 4,140.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 27, 2010

Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats. He often has insight into why something might be different in action than what I think in theory when it comes to China. Many people support this, particularly affluent types, who have become dog and cat people and now own them as "pets."

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