Where to see migratory birds in China 2023 China migratory birds migration route+location

Now it's almost time for migratory birds to migrate, so friends, are you ready to watch migratory birds migrate? The following small series will introduce you to some places in China where you can see migratory birds. Any small expectations?

Migration route western migration route

Migratory birds from western Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia migrated south in autumn and wintered in the western Sichuan Basin and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Wetland waterfowl in Xinjiang can flow southeast into the migration route in the west.

Central migration route

Migratory birds that breed in eastern and central Inner Mongolia, western North China and Shaanxi grassland enter Sichuan Basin in autumn, or continue to spend the winter in Central China or further south.

Eastward route

Wetland waterbirds that breed in Russian, Japanese, Korean Peninsula, northeast China and eastern North China migrate across the eastern coastal areas of China in spring and autumn.

There are two reasons why migratory birds migrate every year: one is to find food and breed, and generally migrate to temperate regions; The other is to avoid cold weather and generally migrate to the tropics.

Temperate regions

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so birds have more time to feed and nurse their young. In addition, the number of insects in temperate regions in summer is more abundant than that in tropical regions, with fewer natural enemies and relatively less pressure. However, the cold weather in winter often leads to food shortage.

The climate in tropical areas is mild in winter, and the food resources in winter are much richer than those in temperate areas. However, in the summer breeding season, the competition between nest sites and food resources is fierce, and the predation pressure of natural enemies is also great.

Bird Watching in Inland Lakes 1, Swan Dance in Qinghai Lake Plateau

The main ornamental bird is swan.

The best bird watching time and swan watching time start from 10.

Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saltwater lake in China and an important wetland in the world. Although May-July is the best bird-watching season every year, autumn and winter are also rare bird-watching resorts. It is the main wintering area of the national second-class protected animals-swans dancing on the shores of Qinghai Lake.

Bird watching highlights

From June 10 to the opening of the lake the following year, the beautiful image of the swan danced on the surface of Qinghai Lake. The west of Qinghai Lake includes Fairy Bay-Shenquan-Bird Island-Buha River Delta-Quanwan-Tiebujia. Every autumn and winter, 1, 500-2000 swans are rescued to live here. After the lake is basically closed, the number of swans coming to winter will reach the peak and remain stable. When Qinghai Lake is frozen in winter, the graceful posture of the swan adds vitality and charm to the sacred lake in the snowy area, and becomes a "swan lake" that makes people linger.

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Traffic Xining has buses to Bird Island every day, which leave in the morning and return at night. You can also rent a car.

2. Bird watching paradise in Dongting Lake, Hunan Province

The main ornamental birds are white stork, black stork, white crane, white-headed crane, bustard, merganser, white-tailed sea eagle, file feather pelican, swan goose, cormorant, mandarin duck and wild duck.

The best bird-watching time is the best bird-watching season in Dongting Lake every winter, and the gathering of migratory birds is the most spectacular.

Dongting is 800 miles, and the lake is surrounded by vast swamps and plains. It can be called a bird watcher's paradise. Whether it's the bird watcher's "first brother" or "big coffee", he can return home satisfied. Among them, East Dongting Lake is the largest lake in Dongting Lake water system, and waterfowl in Northeast Asia mainly overwinter, and some herons and gulls breed.

Bird watching highlights

The East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve covers 6.5438+0.9 million hectares, including open water, swamps, grass beaches, farmland, woodlands and villages. There are different birds in different habitats, and the situation of bird habitats may change every year. There are about 220 species of birds in East Dongting Lake. It is not difficult to see the national first-and second-class protected animals such as white cranes, gray cranes, cygnets, storks and spoonbills in East Dongting Lake, and there are often dozens or hundreds of populations.

For the first time bird watchers, it is most interesting to learn about the diversity of birds from waterfowl. If you are an experienced amateur bird watcher, East Dongting Lake is a paradise for birds in winter, with a wide shore and thousands of birds gathering, which is completely different from going to the zoo to see one or two. Capturing these rare birds through a telescope, Dongting Lake will make people happy that you have come. skill

The traffic leaves Yueyang City, Hunan Province, and it takes a few minutes to walk west to the observation station of Daxi Lake closed management area in the hinterland of the famous East Dongting Lake wetland.

3. Crane Kingdom in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province

The main ornamental birds are white crane, white-headed crane, bustard, swan, white-pillow crane, gray crane, mandarin duck and so on.

The best bird-watching time is 65438+ 10 month every year, and the white crane has arrived. It basically arrives in the middle and early days of 165438+ 10, which is the best time for bird watching and shooting in Poyang Lake in a year.

Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve is located in the northwest corner of Poyang Lake. The lake is rich in aquatic products, with 100 species of light fish. It is an internationally important wetland with rich biodiversity, the main wintering place for cranes and storks in the world, and the largest wintering place for migratory birds in Asia. Because the total number of single cranes has reached more than 7,000, it has the reputation of "the kingdom of cranes", of which the number of white cranes is about 2,000, accounting for more than 98% of the world total.

Bird watching highlights

There are 3 10 species of birds in nature reserve, with a large number, and the total number of single cranes has reached 7,000 to 8,000, which has the reputation of "the kingdom of cranes"; There are thousands of swans, cranes, geese and ducks. They cover the sky when flying and land like stars. Among them, in the migratory bird reserve centered on Wucheng, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, there are nearly 5,000 cygnets in the central lake and marsh; There are more than 4,000 cranes in the Great Lakes pond. Husha Lake is the Swan Lake in Poyang Lake. And Banghu Lake is like a gathering place for heroes, with more than 40,000 birds of all kinds.

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In the migratory bird reserve centered on Wucheng, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, you can take a bus to Yongxiu County in Jiujiang or Nanchang, and then transfer to Wucheng.

4. Yunnan Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Paradise

The main ornamental bird is the black-necked crane.

The best bird watching time is from the end of 10 to April of the following year. A large number of black-necked cranes migrated here from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the winter.

Known as the "bird panda", the black-necked crane is the latest bird discovered by human beings and the only precious bird living in the plateau in the world. Dashanbao, located in the west of Zhaotong City, is the largest wintering place for black-necked cranes in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Dashanbao National Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve has been established, which is a paradise for black-necked cranes. In winter, black-necked cranes dance here.

Bird watching highlights

As winter approaches, there are several wetlands in Dashanbao, and flocks of black-necked cranes can be seen. The most concentrated place of black-necked cranes is "Dahaizi Wetland", which is called "Wild Goose Lake" by local people. The crane observation deck was built about 100 meters away from the lake, and a bunker similar to a bunker was built in the bird activity area for photographers to use. In a world full of ice and snow, jade and flowers, the earth, villages and trees are all wrapped in silver, and ice crystals are stuck everywhere in Shan Ye. The black-necked cranes flying in the distance make you feel novel and interesting. Besides watching black-necked cranes, Dashanbao can also go to Jigongshan Grand Canyon to watch clouds and sunset.

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Transportation can be from Kunming by plane or by night bus to Zhaotong, from Zhaotong to Dashanbao, and then rent a car to the Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve. It's best to rent a car and drive to Dashanbao, which is good for sightseeing on the mountain.

Remind people with high altitude, mountain reaction and hypertension to use it with caution; There is a big temperature difference between day and night, so you need to bring warm clothes.

5. Weining Caohai Bird Kingdom

The main ornamental birds are black-necked cranes, white-headed cranes, black storks, white-tailed sea eagles and other rare birds under national first-class protection. There are more than ten species under secondary protection, such as white spoonbill, kite, white-tailed wren, peregrine falcon, kestrel, grey crane and short-eared number.

The best time to watch birds begins in autumn, with a large number of migratory birds coming and reaching its peak in winter.

Weining Caohai in Bijie City, Guizhou Province has the reputation of "the pearl of the plateau". The name Caohai, the name? In fact, the water is covered with all kinds of green grass, which is bottomless. Due to the unique natural conditions, Caohai has become a paradise for hundreds of species of birds and waterfowl, with as many as 150 species.

Bird watching highlights

Caohai is the wintering ground for black-necked cranes. Precious black-necked cranes are active in meadows and swamps in Caohai. Visitors can enjoy its graceful posture at will, and it is taller than people when it pulls its neck. The feathers on the neck are shiny black, like a velvet scarf around the long neck. In addition, there are countless wild ducks croaking on Caohai Lake, including purple-blue wild ducks, bronze-green needle-tailed ducks, brown-red red red-spotted ducks, red-necked ducks, red-breasted ducks, lipped ducks and ribbed ducks. Underwater is a world of fish and shrimp, and all kinds of fish and shrimp swim around, attracting many tourists to come fishing.

Bird watching on the seashore beach 1, bird paradise in Beidaihe wetland.

The main ornamental birds are red-crowned cranes, swans, storks, goshawks, sea eagles, magpies and so on.

The best bird-watching time is from early September to165438+1mid-October, where many migratory birds stop.

Beidaihe is not only one of the most famous summer resorts in China, but also a paradise for many resident birds and summer migratory birds, such as Lianfeng Mountain, pigeon nest and coastal forest farm, as well as Beidaihe Bird Nature Reserve. The good ecological environment makes Beidaihe gather nearly13 bird species from all over the country to thrive here and become a stopover for migratory birds from Siberia, North China and South China, the Philippines and Australia.

Bird watching highlights

According to the long-term observation records of Chinese and foreign ornithologists, 405 species of birds have been found in Beidaihe and its vicinity, accounting for more than13 of the national birds, of which 68 species belong to the national key protected birds. When migrating, thousands of seagulls gather on the coast, just like "birds facing the sea". Egrets use their long, pointed mouths to find food from muddy swamps in an orderly way. Walking to the beach swamp, you can find birds with flying feathers, covering feathers, wing feathers, fan feathers and tail feathers. Lake heron, yellow-spotted reed crane, rhododendron with ring neck, Dai Sheng, golden swallow, black-tailed waxbill and black-pillow oriole all stay here to breed.

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Transportation Take Bus No.5 from Beidaihe Railway Station or Bus No.3 and Bus No.4 from Qinhuangdao Railway Station, and get off at Beidaihe Haibin Station. 2

2. Swan Lake in Rongcheng, Shandong Province

Mainly swans, geese, ducks, cormorants and other ornamental birds.

The best bird-watching time starts from 165438+ 10 every winter, and swans from the north fly here for the winter, at most in the following year's 65438+ 10.

At the easternmost tip of Jiaodong Peninsula-Binhai, Chengshanwei Town, Rongcheng City, there is a natural lagoon with an average water depth of 2 meters and the deepest depth of 3 meters. 1 month, the average water temperature is 0.9℃, and the lake rarely freezes. There are a lot of small fish, shrimp and plankton living in the lake, which is an ideal place for swans to live in winter and is called "Swan Lake".

Bird watching highlights

Rongcheng city is thousands of miles along the coast, with vast beaches, and there are a lot of algae and other organisms in the harbor for birds to eat, which is an ideal place for swans and other birds to spend the winter. There are tens of thousands of swans in winter, and the whole lake is white. White swan lies or stands, swims or walks, flies or runs; In February and March, swans started small group activities in twos and threes. If the lake freezes and snowflakes fly in the sky, graceful swans and vast snow scenes will form a romantic picture, which is touching.

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Transportation to Rongcheng City, Shandong Province can first reach Weihai City or Yantai City by train or plane, and then take a bus from these two places to Rongcheng.

3. The "hometown" of the red-crowned crane is Yancheng, Jiangsu.

The main ornamental birds are red-crowned cranes, and there are also first-class and second-class national protected animals-Oriental stork, black stork, golden eagle, white-shouldered eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, red-crowned crane, white crane, white-headed crane, grey crane, black-faced spoonbill, great bustard and so on.

The best time for bird watching is September-June, 65438+1October, where migratory birds stop. In late autumn and early winter, red-crowned cranes began to migrate from the northern breeding grounds to the south and flew to the coastal beaches of Yancheng.

"Walking across that river, have you ever heard that a girl came and a group of red-crowned cranes flew lightly?" The story of the girl who died to save the red-crowned crane happened in Yancheng, the "hometown" of the red-crowned crane.

There are 450,000 hectares of nature reserves here, and about 400 species of birds, especially the wild red-crowned crane, which accounts for nearly half of the world, come here for winter every year.

Bird watching highlights

The reserve is located in the Jianghuai Plain, on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. The 582-kilometer coastline and the vast muddy mudflat form the largest mudflat wetland along the coast of China, with natural vegetation covered with reeds. The mudflat is rich and diverse, barren and quiet, which breeds a large number of creatures, ensures the migration of millions of waterfowl and meets the wintering safety of endangered species such as red-crowned cranes. Every year, about 800- 1000 red-crowned cranes overwinter here, and the maximum number exceeds 1000.

Bird watching guide

Precautions for bird watching: keep secret and quiet when watching birds, and don't scare wild birds; Avoid chasing wild birds and let them feed and rest freely; Do not drive or lure wild birds by any improper means; In case of hatching eggs or brooding, leave the nest as soon as possible to avoid parents abandoning the nest; Some birds are shy, secretive and difficult to observe. You shouldn't use improper methods to lure them to appear, such as playing tapes of bird songs and throwing stones.