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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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•(VU)Japanese Marsh-Warbler (Marshland Warbler) Locustella pryeri LT—one shot on 19 October 1911; on 18 October 1914, at marshes, ‘swarming on the grassy banks and among the sedgy grass of the locality’. H, COE—no records.
1989: four individuals were seen—singles at Re from 12th to 14th, at LP on 23rd and at Re on 24 October.
1990: one was at Fishhook Point on 31 October.
Pallas’s Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella certhiola LT—very abundant, last week of August to mid-September. H—recorded in one autumn, from 25 August to 22 September. COE—42 bird-days, 5 May to 1 June.
1986: 28 bird-days, 28 August to 14 October. Only seven birds were recorded to 17 September, when the main passage period began; during the ensuing two weeks, 18 bird-days were logged. Singles on 1st, 3rd and 14 October were the last records. The highest day total was five on 30 September.
1987: 52 bird-days, 5 September to 2 November; highest day total 12 on 27 September; only one--on 2 November—after 8 October.
1988 (Ho): 19 bird-days, 17 September to 5 October.
1989: one on 26 September; 14 bird-days, 8-14 October; highest day total five birds on 13 October.
1990: 58 bird-days, highest day totals six on 19th, eight on 22nd and nine on 27 September; all before 23 October.
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata LT—very abundant, last ten days of August until October (last records 8th and 10 October). H—one doubtful autumn record. COE—292 bird-days, 9 May to 1 June.
1986: 238 bird-days, 29 August to 19 October. Thirteen bird-days were logged to 17 September, when significant passage began. The main passage was during the two weeks beginning 24 September, when 179 bird-days were logged. After 9 October, four were seen on 13th and one on 19th. The highest day totals were 13 on 24th, 23 on 28th, 33 on 29th, 16 on 30 September, 11 on 4th and 12 on 5 October.
1987: 251 bird-days, 22 August to 28 October; highest day totals 15 on 20th, 35 on 27th, 26 on 28th and 30 on 29 September.
1988 (Ho): 38 bird-days, 11 September to 17 October.
1989: one to two recorded on six dates from 18th to 25th and nine on 26 September; eight bird-days, 8-24 October, when highest day total two on 14 October; only one bird after 16 October.
1990: 113 bird-days, highest day totals 25 on 10 September and 13 on 3 October; all before 23 October.
Pallas’s Grasshopper-Warbler/Lanceolated Warbler Locustella certhiola/L. lanceolata
1987: 62 bird-days, 15 September to 14 October.
1988 (Ho): two bird-days.
1990: 13 bird-days, before 23 October.
Middendorf’s Warbler Locustella ochotensis LT, H, COE—no records. Ch—migrant in east and southeast China; status: rare.
1989: one at Re on 5 October (Ben King in litt. to MDW).
Gray’s Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella fasciolata LT, COE—no records. H—specimens 10th and 20 June 1944, preceded in north China only by one record by Hubbard, at Beidaihe 12 June (year?).
1987: one at Re, 27 September.
1988 (Ho): one ‘glimpsed’ at Re, 16 September.
Oriental Reed-Warbler (Eastern Great Reed-Warbler) Acrocephalus (arundinaceus) orientalis LT—not a common migrant, August and September. H—no autumn records. COE—83 bird-days, 14 May to 1 June. Ch—breeds in Hebei.
1986: 49 bird-days, 20 August to 6 October. There were 26 bird-days logged in August, eight in the first and ten in the last ten days of September; the last record was of one bird on 6 October. The highest day totals were ten on 27th and five on 29 August. Most were seen at Re.
1987: 141 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 25 October; highest day totals 14 on 19th, 21 on 21st, 23 on 22 August and 14 on 5 September; only singles on six dates after 13 September.
1988 (Ho): three bird-days, 16-18 September.
1989: three on 20th and 21st, singles on 22nd and 26 September, singles at EG on 9th and 12 October, and at Re on 14th, 15th and 20 October.
1990: 55 bird-days; all before 23 October.
Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps LT—the commonest Acrocephalus warbler by far, passing 7 August to 2 October. H—common migrant, seen in autumn from 11 August to 16 October. COE—very common, recorded from 29 April to the end of the survey period.
1986: 257 bird-days, 20 August to 30 October. Twelve bird-days were logged to 10 September, when significant passage began. The main passage period was from 21 September to 1 October, when 135 bird-days were logged and the highest count—41 birds—was made on 21 September. Only four birds were noted in the second half of October. Seen at a variety of locations but Re was the favoured locality.
1987: 153 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 3 November; highest day totals 35 on 13 September and 11 on 7 October.
1988 (Ho): 84 bird-days, 8 September to 17 October; highest day total 12 on 21 September.
1989: from 16 September to early October, highest day total 45 on 26 September; 97 bird-days, 8-29 October, when highest day total 35 on 13 October.
1990: before 23 October, 386 bird-days, highest day totals 40 on 25th, 62 on 27th and 76 on 29 September. From 23 October, singles were at ER on 23rd and FP on 30th, and two were at FP on 31 October.
Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler/Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus (agricola) tangorum/A. concinens LT—birds La Touche described as the North China Reed Warbler A. tangorum were very common in the millet fields around Qinhuangdao from about 18 August to the latter half of September; only met with on a few occasions in spring. ‘It is probable that this Reed-Warbler breeds in the marshes of the district.’ Blunt-winged Warbler evidently a rare migrant, as in seven years’ collecting only one specimen, 10 June 1914. WH—Hebei records for Blunt-winged Warbler in one year, 15-24 May; Hemmingsen cites Wilder and Hubbard as having collected specimens of the Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler at Beidaihe on 30 August and 2 September, and that (like La Touche) they found it in millet fields. H—no records. COE—two Manchurian Paddyfield Warblers or Blunt-winged Warblers.
1986: a bird showing characters of the Blunt-winged Warbler was seen on 2 October and singles showing characters of the Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler were seen on 4th and 15 October.
1987: a Blunt-winged or Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler was seen on 27 September, and a bird thought to be a Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler on 29 September.
1989: three Manchurian Paddyfield Warblers—one at TH on 12th and 13 October, and two at Re on 14 October.
1990: no records.
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon LT—next to the Black-browed Reed-Warbler, the most conspicuous of the Reed-Warblers seen at Qinhuangdao during migration; mainly passes 17 August to the end of September, seen as late as 16 October. H—31 August to 25 September, not common. COE—138 bird-days, 16-31 May. Ch—migrates through Hebei.
1986: 57 bird-days, 20 August to 12 October. The main passage was from 30 August to 12 September, when 37 bird-days were logged. Six and 13 bird-days were logged before, and after, this period, respectively. Birds were seen on half the days during the passage period, and the highest day count was five on 5th and 6 September.
1987: 53 bird-days, 21 August to 15 October; highest day total five on 22 August and 15 September.
1988 (Ho): ten bird-days, 12 September to 2 October.
1989: singles on 20th, 22nd and 28 September.
1990: 27 bird-days, highest day total six on 29 August; all before 23 October.
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