Just back from my last trip, which over 14 days brought 284 species. We were lucky to have Yann Muzika as one of our guests and a selection of his amazing trip photos can be see above
This year has seen a late spring and the arrival of Rufous-headed Robin at Jiuzhaigou seemed to be delayed. We first arrived at JZ on May 16, but, because other groups in the park weren't hearing birds promptly moved on to Tangjiahe and came back for the morning of the 19th. This paid dividend - we heard a singing bird within minutes of getting to one of the Robin sites and promptly got a decent view. Wood Snipe was also difficult at Balang. A May 12th Search in the pastures above the 'Monal Tunnel' proved fruitless at a site where we've previously found the bird by this date. Our only contact came the day afterwards with a single roding bird heard at a lower elevation. However the Balang Firethroats were home and singing - and we got gripping views of displaying Monal and roadside Koklass.
Tragopan were only heard at Balang, and we had to wait until Longcanggou before we got our birds - 3 males, several females and chicks. Despite disturbance and habitat destruction from on-going the road construction and other development work we still found Longcanggou Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Grey-hooded Parrotbill, Sichuan Bush Warbler and Chinese Wren Babbler. Entrance to the park was very straight forward - we were lucky that the gate was open for us each morning without having to make any special arrangements.
Mammal-wise we had one outstanding observation - Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis beiti) was seen close to the roadside between Hongyuan and first bend of Yellow River. The picture by Yann Muzika must be one of the all-time best pics of this rarely seen animal.
We also got a couple Red Pandas - at Balang and Longcanggou
14 Day Sichuan Trip - Dani Velasco, Miguel Fernandez, Guillermo Lázaro, Yann Muzika
10/05/2015 to 23/05/2015
Sites –
Wolong/Balang – WB
Mengbi Shan – MS
Ruoergai Grasslands – RG
Baxi – BX
Jiuzhaigou - JZ
Tangjiahe - TJ
Longcanggou - LC
Itinerary
May 10 - arrive - drive to Wolong - evening birding Wolong
May 11– Balang
May 12 – Balang
May 13 - Morning Balang drive to Zhongrang
May 14 – drive to Ruoergai – grassland birding
May 15 - Baxi/Ruoergai
May 16 - Morning Baxi - drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 17 - drive to Tangjiahe - late afternoon evening birding Tangjiahe
May 18 – Tangjiahe - evening drive to Jiuzhaigou
May 19 - Jiuzhaigou
May 20 – morning/afternoon Jiuzhaigou - evening drive towards Longcanggou (hotel Maoxian)
May 21 - drive to Longcanggou – afternoon/evening birding Longcanggou
May 22 - Longcanggou
May 23 - Longcanggou Morning – afternoon Chengdu airport depart
Bird list
1. Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
2. Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
3. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica
4. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
5. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
6. Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
7. Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
8. Chinese Monal Pheasant Lophophorus lhuysii
9. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
10. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
11. Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi
12. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
13. Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
14. White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
15. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
16. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
17. Pintail Anas acuta
18. Common Teal Anas crecca
19. Falcated Duck Anas falcate
20. White-eyed Pochard Aythya nyroca
21. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
22. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
23. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
24. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
25. Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
26. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
27. Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
28. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
29. Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - heard only
30. Great Barbet Megalaima virens - heard only
31. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
32. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
33. Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
34. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioide - heard only
35. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
36. Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
37. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
38. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
39. Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
40. Salim Ali's Swift Apis salinalii
41. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
42. Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
43. Pere David's Owl Strix davidi
44. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia - heard only
45. Little Owl Athene noctua
46. Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei - heard only
47. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus - heard only
48. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
49. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
50. Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
51. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
52. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebaric
53. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
54. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
55. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
56. Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola - heard only
57. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
58. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
59. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
60. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
61. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
62. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii - heard only
63. Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
64. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
65. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
66. Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus
67. Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
68. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
69. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
70. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
71. Besra Accipiter virgatus
72. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
73. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
74. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
75. Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
76. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
77. Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
78. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
79. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
80. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
81. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
82. Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
83. Striated Heron Butorides striata
84. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
85. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
86. Tibetan Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
87. Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
88. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
89. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
90. Oriental Magpie Pica pica sericea
91. Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
92. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
93. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
94. Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauurica
95. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
96. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
97. Common Raven Corvus corax
98. Hume’s Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
99. Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
100. Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
101. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
102. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
103. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
104. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
105. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
106. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
107. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
108. Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima
109. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
110. Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
111. Chinese Blackbird Turdus merula mandarinus
112. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessler
113. Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
114. Chinese Song Thrush Turdus mupinensis
115. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana - heard only
116. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
117. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia - heard only
118. Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
119. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
120. Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
121. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
122. Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
123. Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
124. Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
125. Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
126. Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
127. Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus - heard only
128. White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus - heard only
129. Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps
130. Himalayan Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
131. Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
132. White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
133. Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
134. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
135. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
136. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
137. White-capped Water-Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephal
138. Plumbeous Water-Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
139. White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phoenicuroides
140. White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
141. Grandala Grandala coelicolor
142. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
143. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
144. White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus
145. Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
146. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
147. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
148. Przewalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
149. Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
150. Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
151. Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
152. Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
153. Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus
154. Per David's Tit Poecile davidi
155. White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
156. Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
157. Coal Tit Periparus ater
158. Yellow-bellied Tit Slyviparus venustulus
159. Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
160. Eastern Great Tit Lophophanes minor
161. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
162. Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
163. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
164. Black-browed Tit Aegithalos bonvalotis
165. Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
166. Pale Martin Riparia diluta
167. Eurasian Crag-Martin Hirundo rupestris
168. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
169. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
170. Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
171. Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
172. Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
173. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
174. Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
175. Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
176. Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
177. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes
178. Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivaceus
179. Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides
180. Spotted Bush-Warbler Locustella thoracicus
181. Brown Bush-Warbler Locustella luteoventris
182. Russet Bush-Warbler Locustella seebohmi - heard only
183. Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustella chengi
184. David's Bush-warbler Locustella davidi
185. Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
186. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
187. Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis
188. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
189. Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
190. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
191. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
192. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
193. Chinese Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
194. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
195. Claudia's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus claudia
196. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
197. Large-billed Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
198. Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
199. Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii
200. Bianchi’s Warbler Seicercus valentine
201. Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror
202. Marten’s warbler Seicercus omeiensis
203. Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
204. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
205. Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
206. White-browed Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
207. Sukatchev's Laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi
208. Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus
209. Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus
210. Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
211. White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
212. Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
213. Black-faced Laughingthrush Garrulax affinis
214. Red-winged Laughingthrush Garrulax formosus
215. Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
216. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
217. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis - heard only
218. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
219. Chinese Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga mutica
220. Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla - heard only
221. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
222. Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
223. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
224. Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
225. Golden-breasted Fulvetta Alcippe chrysotis
226. Spectacled Fulvetta Alcippe ruficapilla
227. Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
228. White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus
229. Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps
230. Black-capped Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca
231. Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
232. White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
233. Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
234. Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium
235. Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillat
236. Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus
237. Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus
238. Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinosuthora zappeyi
239. Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi
240. Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
241. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
242. Elwes horned lark Eremophila elwesi
243. Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
244. House Sparrow Passer montanus
245. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
246. Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
247. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
248. White-rumped Snowfinch Pyrgilauda taczanowskii
249. Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
250. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
251. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
252. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
253. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
254. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
255. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
256. Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
257. Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
258. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
259. Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
260. Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
261. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
262. Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
263. Tibetan Siskin Carduelis thibetana
264. Twite Carduelis flavirost
265. Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
266. Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
267. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
268. Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
269. Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
270. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
271. Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
272. Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
273. Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
274. Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
275. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
276. Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
277. Red-faced Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
278. Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala
279. Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
280. Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
281. White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
282. Slaty Bunting Latoucheornis siemsseni
283. Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
284. Elegant bunting Emberiza elegans
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