Where can I see migratory birds in China? Location of migratory birds in China

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

From 20 10 to 20 10, there are eight migration routes in the world, three of which pass through China, namely East Africa-West Asia, Central Asia-India and East Asia-Australia. The species and quantity of migratory birds passing through China every year account for about 20%-25% of migratory birds, and most of the country is located on important international migratory bird routes. Among them, East Asia and Australia have the largest number of migratory birds. White storks (indicator species of wetland environment), swans and black storks fly on this route. Raptors include eagles and owls, and passeriformes include acacia and thrush (the largest number of migratory birds on earth).

Migration route

1. Swan Dance on Qinghai Lake Plateau

Swan, the main ornamental bird

The best time to watch birds The best time to watch swans begins in October.

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. This is the main wintering area for swans, the second-class protected animals in China. They are dancing on the shores of Qinghai Lake.

Bird watching highlights

10 before the lake opens next year, the beautiful image of the swan dances on the surface of Qinghai Lake. The west of Qinghai Lake includes Fairy Bay-Shenquan-Bird Island-Buha River Delta-Quanwan-Tiebuga area, where 1500-2000 swans inhabit every autumn and winter. After Qinghai Lake is basically closed, the swan will reach its peak in the coming winter and keep its number stable. When Qinghai Lake is frozen in winter, the graceful posture of swan adds vitality and charm to the sacred lake in the snowy area and becomes a "swan lake" that people can't forget.

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There is a shuttle bus to Bird Island in Xining every day, which leaves in the morning and returns 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 time to watch birds Every winter is the best bird-watching season in Dongting Lake, and the gathering of migratory birds is the most spectacular.

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

Bird watching highlights

East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve covers an area of 6.5438+0.9 million hectares, including open waters, swamps, grass beaches, farmland, woodland 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, among which the national first-class or second-class protected animals are white cranes, gray cranes, cygnets, white storks and white spoonbills. It is not difficult to see them in East Dongting Lake, and there are often dozens or hundreds of them.

For the first time bird watchers, it is most interesting to know all kinds of birds from waterfowl. If you are an experienced amateur bird watcher, East Dongting Lake is a paradise for winter birds. The lake is flat and wide, and thousands of birds flock together, which is completely different from going to the zoo to see one or two birds. Capturing these rare birds through binoculars, 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 reach 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 time for bird watching is October every year. The crane has arrived, basically from the first half of June to 165438+ 10. This is the best time to watch and shoot birds in Poyang Lake in a year.

Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve, located in the northwest corner of Poyang Lake, is rich in aquatic products, with more than 100 species of fish alone. It is an internationally important wetland with rich biodiversity, the main wintering place for white 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 is known as "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 reserves, with a large number. The total number of single cranes has reached seven or eight thousand, so it is known as "the kingdom of cranes". There are thousands of swans, cranes, geese and ducks. They block the sun when flying and land like stars. Among them, there are nearly 5,000 cygnets living in lakes and swamps in the migratory bird reserve centered on Wucheng, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province. There are more than 4000 cranes in the Great Lakes. Husha Lake is the Swan Lake in Poyang Lake; Clam lake, like a hero's party, has more than 40 thousand birds of all kinds.

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The traffic is in the migratory bird reserve centered on Wucheng, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province. You can take a bus to Yongxiu County at Jiujiang or Nanchang Bus Terminal, 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.

Black-necked crane is called "bird panda", which is the latest discovery of human beings and the only precious bird living on 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 Haizi Wetland, which is called "Yan 'e Lake" by local people. The observation deck is built about 100 meters away from the lake, and a bunker similar to a bunker is built in the bird activity area for photographers to use. In the world of ice, snow and flowers, the earth, villages and trees are all wrapped in silver, and Shan Ye is full of ice crystals. The black-necked crane flying in the distance makes you feel novel and interesting. Besides watching black-necked cranes, Dabao can also go to Jigongshan Grand Canyon to see the sea of clouds and sunset.

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Transportation can be from Kunming to Zhaotong by plane or night bus, then 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 by yourself. It's good to visit the mountains.

Remind people with high altitude, mountain sickness and hypertension to be cautious; 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 rare birds under national first-class protection, such as black-necked crane, white-headed crane, black stork, white stork and white-tailed sea eagle. Second-class protection includes white spoonbill, kite, white-tailed pheasant, peregrine falcon, kestrel, gray crane, short-eared horn, etc. 10.

The best time to watch birds begins in autumn, when a large number of migratory birds fly in and peak in winter.

Caohai in Weining, Guizhou has the reputation of "Pearl of Plateau". Caohai's name? In fact, there are all kinds of green grass underwater, so I can't see the bottom. Due to the unique natural conditions, Caohai has become a paradise for hundreds of birds and waterfowl, with a total of 150 species.

Bird watching highlights

Caohai is the wintering ground for black-necked cranes. The precious black-necked crane is active in the meadows and swamps of Caohai, and visitors can enjoy its graceful figure at will. You are taller than people when you sing with your neck up. Feathers are black and bright, like a velvet scarf around a long neck. In addition, there are many "sipping" wild ducks on Caohai Lake, including purple-blue wild ducks, bronze-green needle-tailed ducks, brown-red ducks, red-necked ducks, red-legged ducks, parrots and rowdy ducks. Underwater is the world of fish and shrimp, and all kinds of fish and shrimp swim here.

Beidaihe is not only one of the most famous summer resorts in China, but also a seaside lianfeng mountain, pigeon nest and coastal forest farm where many resident birds and summer migratory birds gather. Beidaihe Bird Nature Reserve was established. The good ecological environment has enabled Beidaihe to gather nearly one-third of the country's bird species to thrive here and become a post for migratory birds from Siberia, North China and South China, the Philippines and Australia.

Bird watching highlights

According to the long-term observation and records of ornithologists at home and abroad, 405 species of birds have been found in Beidaihe and its vicinity, accounting for more than one-third of the national birds, of which 68 species belong to the national key protection. During the migration, thousands of seagulls flock to the coast, just like "thousands of birds by the sea". Egrets use their long beaks to systematically search for food in muddy swamps. Walking to the seaside swamp, you can find birds with flying feathers, including covering feathers, wing feathers, fan feathers and tail feathers. Red heron, yellow-spotted reed crane, Rhododendron annulata, Dai Sheng, golden swallow, black-tailed suzaku, black-pillow oriole, etc. Stay here and 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

The main ornamental birds are swans, as well as geese, wild ducks and cormorants.

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, Chengshanwei Town, Rongcheng City has a natural lagoon. The average water depth is 2m, but the deepest is 3m. In June 5438+10, the average water temperature was 0.9, and the lake rarely froze. A large number of small fish, shrimps and plankton inhabit the lake, which is an ideal place for swans to live in winter and is called "Swan Lake".

Bird watching highlights

Rongcheng is a city thousands of miles along the coast, with vast beaches and rich algae and other creatures in the port for birds to eat. This is an ideal place for swans and other birds to spend the winter. In winter, thousands of swans inhabit, 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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To go to Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, you can take a train or plane to Weihai City or Yantai City, and then take a bus from these two places to Rongcheng City.

3. Yancheng, Jiangsu Province is the "hometown" of red-crowned cranes.

The main ornamental birds are red-crowned cranes and national first-class or second-class protected animals, such as oriental stork, black stork, golden eagle, white-shouldered eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, red-crowned crane, white-crowned crane, black-faced spoonbill, great bustard and so on.

The best time for bird watching is from September to 10, where migratory birds stay. In late autumn and early winter, the red-crowned crane 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 once came here 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 come here for winter every year, especially the wild red-crowned crane, which accounts for nearly half of the world.

Bird watching highlights

The nature reserve is located in the Jianghuai Plain on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. The 82km coastline and vast mudflats form the largest mudflat wetland along the coast of China. The reedy natural vegetation and rich marine life here are barren and quiet, which breeds a large number of creatures, ensures the migration of millions of waterfowl and meets the safe wintering of endangered species such as red-crowned cranes. Every year, about 800- 1000 red-crowned cranes overwinter here, and the maximum number exceeds 1000.