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Autumn migration at Beidaihe 1986-1990 - species |
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Written by Martin Williams
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Saturday, 20 May 2006 |
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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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Red-tailed Robin Erithacus sibilans LT—one record, in spring. H—one spring and two autumn records. Ch—breeds Nei Mongol and Heilongjiang; migrates through Hebei. COE—23 bird-days, 5-22 May.
1986: 22 bird-days, 28 September to 9 October. Two were seen on the first day of occurrence, followed by 19 bird-days from 30 September to 6 October, when there was at least one record each day. The next and final record was of one bird. The highest day total was six on 30 September.
1987: 65 bird-days, 3-13 October; highest day totals 28 on 8th, 13 on 9th and 16 on 10 October.
1988 (Ho): one bird seen, 27 September.
1989: one on 5 October; six bird-days, 7-10 October.
1990: six bird-days, highest day total two on 4 October; all before 23 October.
Siberian Rubythroat Erithacus calliope LT—very abundant in autumn, passing from about 10th to the end of September. H—seen from 31 August to 5 October over three years; 17 bird-days (cf. 15 bird-days in spring). COE—56 bird-days, 18 April to 24 May.
1986: 48 bird-days, 21 September to 13 October; 17 bird-days were logged during the first week of passage, 19 in the second, and 12 in the last nine days; highest day count seven on 24 September. Seen at a wide variety of localities.
1987: 117 bird-days, 18 September to 2 November; 103 bird-days between 27 September and 11 October; highest day totals 25 on 7th and 24 on 8 October; only four records of single birds after 15 October.
1988 (Ho): ten bird-days, 12 September to 3 October.
1989: daily during 19-28 September, highest day total 21 on 25th, one on 5 October; five bird-days, 8-24 October.
1990: 26 bird-days, highest day totals four on 18 September, five on 3rd and four on 5 October; all before 23 October.
Our records suggest that this species is now rather uncommon at Beidaihe, not very abundant as reported by La Touche.
Bluethroat Erithacus svecicus LT—passes 10 September to mid-October. H--noticeably less common in autumn than in spring; just three birds in three years, 25 September to 10 October. COE—67 bird-days, 24 April to 27 May.
1986: 28 bird-days, 21 September to 13 October; the passage period coincided exactly with that of the Siberian Rubythroat. Eight bird-days were logged during the first week, 15 in the next and five during the last nine days of passage. The highest day total was seven on 28 September.
1987: 42 bird-days, 27 September to 26 October; 36 bird-days between 27 September and 11 October; highest day totals five on 28th and 29 September, eight on 8th and five on 9 October.
1988 (Ho): three bird-days, 12 September to 17 October.
1989: one to six recorded almost daily from 16 September to early October; 16 bird-days, 8-30 October; highest day total four on 13th and 14 October.
1990: before 23 October, 44 bird-days, highest day totals 11 on 3rd and seven on 5 October. From 23 October, an immature male was at ER on 3rd and FP on 4 November.
Siberian Blue Robin Erithacus cyane LT—very abundant on migration, earliest and last autumn dates 23 August and 28 September. Wilder (1924)—on 10 September 1924 ‘the Siberian blue chat … was in the fields and on the grassy hillside among small pines in thousands, and the brown flycatcher (Muscicapa latirostris) in almost equal numbers. The next morning the former but not the latter had all disappeared, and other forms had come in the wings of a rainy northeaster.’ H—abundant in May; but rather few seen in autumn, when records mainly of birds trapped, 31 August to 5 October. Galsworthy (in litt.)—’v. numerous in the gullies’ at LH on 5 September 1983. COE—207 bird-days, 9-28 May.
1986: 133 bird-days, 27 August to 12 October. Mainly recorded during the first two weeks of passage; 95 bird-days were logged to 9 September; from 29th to the end of the passage period there were only two records of single birds. The highest day totals were 27 (at Re) on 28 August and 32 (including 20 at Re) on 6 September. Re and Se were the favoured localities.
1987: 65 bird-days, 2 September to 8 October; highest day total 20 on 2 September; 54 bird-days from 2-16 September.
1988 (Ho): 36 bird-days, 8-21 September; highest day totals 14 on 10th and 10 on 12 September.
1989: one to two recorded on five dates from 17-28 September, one on 12 October.
1990: 24 bird-days, highest day total four on 3rd, 10th and 12 September; all before 23 October.
Recent records suggest the species has declined since early this century, in agreement with records in spring.
Red-flanked Bluetail (Orange-flanked Bush-Robin) Tarsiger cyanurus LT—very common migrant, latter half of September to 9 November. H—common migrant, 11 September to 5 November. COE—298 bird-days, 17 March to 1 May.
1986: 407 bird-days, 14 September to 19 November. Only one was seen to 22 September, but significant passage commenced around 24th. The main passage period was from 6-20 October when 278 bird-days were logged. Significant passage lasted until the end of the month; only 13 bird-days were logged during November. The highest day totals were 30 on 14th and 36 on 15 October.
1987: 465 bird-days, 23 September to 13 November; 431 bird-days 2-28 October; highest day totals 45 on 7th and 46 on 26 October.
1988 (Ho): 23 bird-days, 2 October to 3 November.
1989: one on 21st and two on 28 September, more regular from 5 October; 944 bird-days, 7 October to 9 November; highest day total until 23 October was 68 birds on 13 October; 350 bird-days over 23-25 October (210 on 24th); only six birds on 26 October; further influx resulted in 347 bird-days over 27-30 October (116 on 29th); only 22 bird-days after 30 October. The influxes coincided with low air pressure, birds tended to move out with the arrival of northerly airstreams (which typically prompt migration in autumn).
1990: before 23 October, 54 bird-days, highest day total 11 on 17th and 22 October. From 23 October, 47 bird-days, 23 October to 8 November; highest day totals 23 on 23rd and 11 on 24 October; in November, only two records of single birds.
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus LT—breeds in the mountains. ‘It pairs again during the first ten days of October.’ (this seems a curious statement; should perhaps read ‘It appears again [at Qinhuangdao] during the last ten days of October.’). H—seen between 27 September and 22 December. COE—95 bird-days, 15 March to 11 May.
1986: 64 bird-days, 29 September to the end of the survey. Twelve bird-days were logged to 6 October and the main passage began on 8th, with 31 bird-days from this date to 16 October and the peak day count—six birds—on 9th. A further ten bird-days were logged during the rest of October and 12 in November. Most of the records were from the coast.
1987: 289 bird-days, other than one on 7 September, recorded from 2 October to 28 November; 256 bird-days during 2-29 October; highest day totals 30 on 7th and 39 on 13 October.
1988 (Ho): ten bird-days, 1-20 October.
1989: 102 bird-days, 7 October to 10 November; 57 bird-days over 7-14 October (highest day total ten birds on 9 October); seven bird-days in November.
1990: before 23 October, 20 bird-days, highest day totals six on 10th and four on 14 October. From 23 October, seven bird-days: six records of single birds from 3rd to 8th, and one on 16 November.
Güldenstädt’s Redstart (White-winged Redstart) Phoenicurus erythrogaster LT—no records. WH—two to three in bird market and one seen in Beijing. H—a male on 11 November. COE—no records. Ch—migrant and winter visitor to Hebei.
1986: a male was at the LH watchpoint on 29 October.
1987: a male, after a heavy snowfall on 28 November.
1988 (Ho): a male was at LH on 28 October.
1989: a male was at Legation Point on 16 November.
1990: a male was at ER on 30 October.
Stonechat Saxicola torquata stejnegeri LT—extremely common migrant, passing mid-August to the end of September or beginning of October. H—common, 28 August to 28 October. COE—843 bird-days, 8 April to 22 May.
1986: 195 bird-days, 23 August to 12 October. Significant passage occurred from 10 September to 7 October, with the main passage period being 24-30 September when 63 bird-days were logged and there was the maximum day count—41 birds on 24th. Mostly seen at the open areas of Re/GS/SF.
1987: 523 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 26 October; highest day totals 40 on 15 September and 35 on 8 October.
1988 (Ho): 243 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 8 October; the highest day totals were 51 on 17th and 46 on 18 September.
1989: almost daily from 16 September to early October, highest day totals 12 on 20th and 14 on 21 September; 23 bird-days, 8-20 October, when highest day total seven on 14 October.
1990: 582 bird-days, highest day totals 109 on 10th, 57 on 11th and 85 on 22 September; all before 23 October.
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