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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

10,000 Birds

Most of them had brought kids along as well (probably among my least favorite mammals), which were pulled on gaudily colored skiing sleds by their hapless parents, creating a constant raucous noise. A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan.

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Birding the Wolongshan area in June 2023

10,000 Birds

And of course, birders (at least me) do not care too much for Giant Pandas, which are the main attraction of this area, despite their pathetic habits. At some point, a Chinese researcher had a brilliant idea: Let’s prepare a paper on the complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-backed Shrike!