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Autumn migration at Beidaihe 1986-1990 - species
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Bitterns, egrets and herons
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Spoonbills, Ibises, Storks
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Swans, Geese, Shelducks and Ducks
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Raptors
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Partridges, pheasants and quail
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Cranes
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Rails, Crakes, Coot and Bustards
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Shorebirds
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Skuas, Gulls and Terns
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Sandgrouse and Doves
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Cuckoos, Owls and Swifts
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Kingfishers, Dollarbird, Hoopoe, Wryneck and Woodpeckers
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Larks, Martins and Swallows
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Wagtails and Pipits
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Minivet, Bulbuls, Shrikes
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Waxwings, Orioles, Drongos and Starlings
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Crows
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Wrens and Accentors
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Robins and Chats
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Rockthrushes and Thrushes
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Laughinthrushes, Parrotbill and Bush-Warblers
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Marsh-, Grasshopper, and Reed Warblers
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Phylloscopus warblers, Cisticolas, Kinglets, hill warbler
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Flycatchers
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Tits
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Nuthatches, Wallcreeper and White-eyes
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Finches
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Buntings
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Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia LT—not recorded in autumn. H—not uncommon in spring, but no autumn records at Beidaihe; one in autumn at Beijing. COE—40 bird-days, 11-31 May. Ch—breeds in Hebei.
1986: 14 bird-days, 20 August to 12 September; 11 bird-days during August and three in September; highest day total three on 24th and 27 August. It appears that at least ten individuals were involved. Most records were from LH, and birds were seen on nine dates.
1987: three on 26th and one on 29 August.
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki LT, H—no autumn records; scarce in spring. COE—19 bird-days, 7-22 May. Ch—migrates through Hebei.
1987: one on 3rd, two or three on 8th and one on 13 October.
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula (parva) albicilla LT—commonest of the flycatchers, 29 August to mid-October, late bird 29 October. H—very common, 25 August to 14 October. COE—190 bird-days, 20 April to 1 June; the commonest flycatcher.
1986: 224 bird-days, 26 August to 17 November. The main passage was from 15 September to 7 October, when 142 bird-days were logged and the highest count—21 birds—was made on 28 September. The passage effectively finished with a record of two birds on 16 October, though there was a very late juvenile at Eagle (Rock) Gully on 17 November. Recorded at a number of localities.
1987: 223 bird-days, 5 September to 7 November; highest day totals 22 on 15th, 15 on 29 September and 26 on 8 October; only six bird-days over 17-31 October, after which the only record was one on 7 November.
1988 (Ho): 40 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 16 November; none were seen between 17 October and the last record, one on 16 November.
1989: recorded from 16 September, no more than four in a day to early October; 21 bird-days, 7-30 October; highest day total five on 14 October; five bird-days after this date.
1990: before 23 October, 92 bird-days, highest day totals nine on 10th and 19 on 12 September. From 23 October, singles on 29 October and 8 November.
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Ficedula cyanomelana LT—not collected in northeast Hebei, but ‘it is, however, well-known and it is much valued as a cage-bird by the natives on account of its song.’ H—no records. COE—three birds, 5-21 May.
1986: a flycatcher at Se on 6 September was said to appear like an oversized Asian Brown Flycatcher; it seems likely to have been a female or juvenile of this species.
1987: one present during 1-5 October.
1989: an immature male was seen at LH on 5 November, a surprisingly late date.
Sooty Flycatcher (Siberian Flycatcher, Dark-sided Flycatcher) Muscicapa sibirica LT—common, August and early September. H—less common than in spring, 2 August to 13 September, though some records may refer to Grey-streaked Flycatchers. COE—34 bird-days, 14-28 May. Ch—migrates through Hebei; status: fairly common.
1986: 19 bird-days, 20 August to 22 September. Fifteen were logged to 7 September, after which date the only records were of one on 20th and three on 22 September. About half the records were from LH; the rest were from coastal localities. See also Grey-streaked Flycatcher.
1987: 35 bird-days (five were recorded flying south), 26 August to 7 October; highest day totals four on 26th, seven (including four flying south) on 28th and six on 29 August; only seven bird-days (no more than two in a day) after 10 September.
1988 (Ho): three bird-days, 10-12 September.
1989: no records.
1990: 20 bird-days, highest day totals three on 24th and seven on 29 August; all before 23 October.
Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta LT—no records. H—one specimen is the only certain record. COE—11 bird-days, 7-22 May. Ch—migrant in Hebei; status: uncommon.
1986: 16 bird-days, 20 August to 6 September; 15 or 16 individuals were involved. Seen on eight dates, with the highest count three birds on 27 August, 2nd and 4 September. It is possible that some were misidentified juvenile Sooty Flycatchers, which can appear heavily blotched, or streaked, below.
1987: two on 5th and one on 18 September.
1988 (Ho): one, 11 September.
1989: one on 16 September.
1990: five bird-days, highest day total two on 29 August; all before 23 October.
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris LT—common, early August to about 8 September. Wilder (1924)—’On September 10 the Siberian blue chat [Siberian Blue Robin] was in the fields and on the grassy hillside among the small pines in thousands, and the brown flycatcher in almost equal numbers. The next morning the former but not the latter had all disappeared, and other forms had come in on the wings of a rainy northeaster.’ H—seen in many places, usually only a few in each place, 20 August to 12 September but suspected to the beginning of October. COE—180 bird-days, 1-31 May.
1986: 99 bird-days, 21 August to 26 September. The main passage was from 27 August to 15 September, when 81 bird-days were logged, and the highest day count—nine birds—was made on 11 September. Records were from all suitable wooded localities.
1987: 88 bird-days (two flew south), 20 August to 10 October; 70 bird-days from 20 August to 15 September; highest day totals five on 22nd, seven on 24 August and six on 5 September.
1988 (Ho): nine bird-days, beginning of the survey to 3 October.
1989: singles on 16th and 21 September.
1990: 61 bird-days, highest day totals nine on 24th and 13 on 29 August; all before 23 October.
Unidentified ‘brown’ flycatchers Muscicapa spp.
1987: 88 bird-days were logged for unidentified ‘brown’ flycatchers (Sooty, Grey-streaked or Asian Brown), beginning of the survey to 8 October; 60 were recorded flying south, some at considerable height (Hornskov 1989); highest day totals of birds flying south were ten on 28th and 31 August and 12 on 1 September.
1988 (Ho): one, 17 September.
1990: 53 bird-days, highest day total 13 on 24th and 31 August; most were flying south, and all before 23 October.
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi LT—last week of August until 23rd or 24 September. H—less common in autumn than in spring, 19 August to 16 September. COE—three birds, 8-24 May. Ch—breeds in Hebei.
1986: 11 bird-days (eight birds?), 24 August to 19 September. One on 24 August, one or two each day (five or more birds?) from 29 August to 2 September, singles at Se on 15th and 16th, and one at LH on 19 September.
1987: singles on 24 August and 2 September.
1988 (Ho): one bird seen on three dates from 13-18 September.
1989: no records.
1990: two were seen on 29 August.
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