16 Black-necked Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈鸊鷉 Hēi jǐng pì tī) on the Wenyu River during our monthly biodiversity survey with Beijing Forestry University. The first record of this species for the site! #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Beijing #China
Aerial combat! An immature male (3cy?) Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus 白腹鹞 Bái fù yào) harasses an immature female at ShaCheng Wetlands. #birds #beijing #raptors
Adult male Eastern Marsh Harrier at ShaCheng wetlands near Beijing. At least nine birds now on site, occasionally engaging in some brilliant 'skydancing'. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #Beijing #China
Mongolian Toads (Strauchbufo raddei 花背蟾蜍 Huā bèi chánchú) in amplexus, Guanting Reservoir. As soon as the ice melts and evenings are above freezing, out they come in force! #amphibians #beijing #china
Volume up! The shorebird migration at Donggang, on the border of China and North Korea, is spectacular and is now a major tourist attraction. It's easy to see why... Best times are either side of spring high tides. #eaafp #shorebirds #migration #china #northkorea
Early April sees the peak spring passage of Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus 灰脸鵟鹰 Huī liǎn kuáng yīng) through Beijing. A few pairs will stay to breed in the mountains. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #raptors #beijing
A murmuration of Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris 大滨鹬 Dà bīn yù) at Yalu Jiang, on the border of China and North Korea. #birds #eaafp #shorebirds #art #murmuration
WOW👀 What a great scene, so large flock😃
Now I see Chinese neme of Great Knot is "大滨鹬"
Their Japanese neme is "姥鷸"（Oba-shigi）👵, I don't know why are they call so...
And,we call Dunlin(Calidris alpina) "浜鷸"（Hama-shigi）in Japanese.
It's wonderful that various birds are in this world,loved and called🥰
The image features a dense flock of Great Knot in flight.
Numbers of Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris 大滨鹬 Dà bīn yù) are building at the Yalu Jiang Estuary on the border of China and North Korea. It's a wonder how they manage to avoid each other! #birds #shorebirds #eaafp
A handsome Godlewski's Bunting (Emberiza godlewskii 戈氏岩鹀 Gē shì yán wú), sometimes known as 'Eastern Rock Bunting'. A common resident in the hills and mountains of #Beijing #birds #BirdOfTheDay
China's Breeding Bird Survey takes flight... powered by citizen scientists. Great news! #birds #china www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/02/...
A male (Chinese) Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus lepidus 长尾雀 Cháng wěi què) at Lingshan last weekend. A burst of colour against the still winter monochrome woodland. #birds #beijing
Volume up! A newly-arrived Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus 灰头麦鸡 Huī tóu mài jī) staking out his territory at the weekend. #birds #birdoftheday
The new Spoon-billed Sandpiper Action Plan has been published. Tks to a monumental int'l effort involving range countries including Russia, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand, the rate of decline has slowed but this species is still in desperate trouble. eaaflyway.org/wp-content/u... #birds
Thank you for the direct link!
Volume up (with headphones!). A 'booming' Bittern (Botaurus stellaris 大麻鳽 Dà má-yán) with a flyover Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea 苍鹭 Cāng lù). #birds #beijing
Happy to say the recording of the recent webinar by Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. "Dispatches from the Dark" is now available at: www.wildlifeacoustics.com/.../train...... Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about "the invisible miracle happening over our heads at night" #nocmig #birds #beijing
An smart-looking adult or near-adult (dark mark on upper mandible) Taimyr Gull (Larus fuscus taimyrensis 小黑背银鸥). This poorly known taxon is a scarce visitor in Beijing, with most records in spring. #birds #gulls #beijing
Thank you so much! Agreed!! ❤️
Near miss! A Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides, 鸿雁 Hóngyàn) squawks as it narrowly misses a slow-moving Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn). #birds #beijing #china
A Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis, 豆雁 Dòu yàn) of the East Asian race 'middendorffii' in #Beijing. A regular passage migrant and winter visitor. #birds #geese
Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn) riding thermals at Guanting Reservoir near Beijing. #birds #beijing #BirdOfTheDay
For #photogenic #BirdOfTheDay, I nominate these Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata 鸳鸯 Yuānyāng) from the Wenyu River in Beijing. #birds #beijing
A critically endangered Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè) from China's Poyang Lake, the wintering ground for around 90% of the global population, for #BirdOfTheDay #StandingInWater #birds #china
Looking forward to being one of the speakers at this @wildlifeacoustics.com webinar on Thursday, during which I will present the results of a nocturnal #bird migration project in central Beijing. Register here: www.wildlifeacoustics.com/resources/tr...
For #BirdOfTheDay #FourOrMore here is a contribution featuring (a few more than four) Common Cranes (Grus grus 灰鹤 Huī hè) wintering in Beijing. #birds #beijing
My #birdoftheday (finches) - a winter Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla 燕雀 Yàn què) in central Beijing. #birds #beijing #china
I have been told by Singaporean naturalists that this is most likely a larvae of one of the Psychidae (Bagworm) moths.
Can anyone help me identify this incredible tiny creature? On a wooden table in Singapore. #singapore #insects
Some cool snakes from Singapore today - Wagler’s Pit Viper (first and last images), Oriental Whipsnake and Kopstein's Bronzeback. #snakes #herps #singapore
