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Autumn Migration Begins in Beijing

After a superb juvenile Little Curlew was seen and photographed at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing last week, and a report of a male Narcissus Flycatcher in the grounds of the Xiyuan Hotel, I was mot… more →

Birding Beijing

Autumn Migration Begins in Beijing — 4 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 9 months ago: After a superb juvenile Little Curlew was seen and photographed at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing … more →

Tags: Beijing, Large Hawk Cuckoo, paul holt, Wang Qingyu

Little Grebe ssp poggei - future split? — 4 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: Visiting birders generally don’t pay much attention to the humble Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ru … more →

Tags: Beijing, Little Grebe ssp poggei

Where is ETT?

MN wrote 1 year ago: Between me and you… I think she’s hiding from us! Or maybe the real reason is that she t … more →

Tags: Running, Random, Beijing, Senlin Gongyuan

Water Rail Tragedy — 9 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: On Saturday morning I decided to check on the Western Water Rail in the Olympic Forest Park.  When I … more →

Tags: Daurian Redstart, red-flanked bluetail, reedbeds, Western Water Rail

Eastern or Western Water Rail? — 10 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: How are y’all on Water Rail identification?  Great…. I took these images of a Water Rail … more →

Tags: Eastern Water Rail, olive-backed pipit, Western Water Rail

Water Pipits — 1 comment

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: On recent trips to the Olympic Forest Park and Shidu, I encountered wintering Water Pipits, describe … more →

Tags: blakistoni, Shidu, water pipit

Parklife — 2 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a strange winter so far.. not so cold and no snow to speak of.  It’s been the … more →

Tags: Black Faced Bunting, Common Kingfisher, Ferruginous duck, Pallas's Warbler, red crested pochard, red-flanked bluetail, smew, summer palace

The Appetiser

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: A walk around the Olympic Forest Park on Tuesday evening revealed that autumn passerine migration is … more →

Tags: Beijing, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Pin-tailed Snipe, Swinhoe's Snipe

Odonata — 1 comment

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: In the continuing sultry heat of Beijing in August it’s uncomfortable to spend much time in th … more →

Tags: odonata

Wet Wet Wet — 7 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: Apologies to those of you expecting a post about the 80s pop sensation led by Marti Pello (whatever … more →

Tags: Beijing, Common Kingfisher, Smog

Cinnamon Bittern

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: I spent Monday evening at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, primarily to look for dragonflies but … more →

Tags: Cinnamon Bittern, dragonflies, Ladybirds, Yellow Bittern

Olympic Forest Park, Beijing — 8 comments

Terry Townshend wrote 1 year ago: First thing this morning I made my first visit to the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing.  This relative … more →

Tags: Beijing, paul holt, Black-naped oriole, Yellow Bittern, Claus Holzapfel, indian cuckoo, Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Oriental Reed Warbler


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