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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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Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus LT—of very irregular occurrence at Qinhuangdao; believed it was seen in great numbers in the winter of 1905, but after that it was apparently not recorded until the autumn of 1912. In that year, on 10 November, ‘I met several flocks flying very swiftly towards the north-east… During that month a great number appeared to have passed, some from west to east, others in an opposite direction… Mr C.B. Rickett wrote to me in the spring of 1913 that great numbers of Sand-Grouse were imported that season into England from Russia, so that 1912-13 must have been a great Sand-Grouse year.’ WH—influx to Hebei in November 1922 due to heavy snowstorms in Mongolia ‘where they usually winter’; recorded 8 November 1922 to 6 April 1923 at Beijing ‘in enormous flocks’, and two flocks seen at Beidaihe on 8 May 1923 (Wilder 1923). H—commonly seen in the severe winter of 1944-45; 26 records from about 7 November to 12 March 1944, ‘The flocks were sometimes numbering from one hundred to several hundreds’; scarce in January, numbers lower in spring.
1989: one circled over SF and headed towards Re on 2 November. Also, a flock of 16 birds that were probably this species was seen from LH, flying southwest, on 8 November.
Though this species is of erratic occurrence at Beidaihe, its rarity in recent years perhaps suggests that numbers have fallen—much as they have in the western parts of its range.
[Stock Dove Columba oenas] LT, H, COE—no records.
1990: before 23 October, two on 7th, 9th and one on 15 October. From 23 October, two records at LH: two on 25th, and one present and a party of five flying south on 26 October. Well to the east of the known range of the species (Cheng 1987), and these may have been feral birds.
Rock Dove Columbia livia LT—one shot, out of a flock of Hill Pigeons C. rupestris on 21 May 1911 (shot in the mountains?, where La Touche found the Hill Pigeon to be a common resident). H—pairs seen at ER repeatedly in October and November 1943 and two pairs nesting there summer 1945. But wrote that he was ‘not quite sure that there were any purely wild ones among them.’ COE—no records. Ch—range of C. l. nigricans given as Nei Mongol Aut. Region and northeast Hebei.
1986: 41 birds were seen from LH, flying south, from 28 October to 17 November. Though there were small numbers of feral birds seen in the town throughout the period, and these were also seen from LH, the appearance of the birds recorded was consistent with them being wild birds (the feral pigeons were mostly variable in plumage), and they were apparently migrating past. However, like Hemmingsen, we cannot be certain that the records refer to wild birds.
1988 (Ho): some seeming to migrate in late autumn.
Rufous Turtle-Dove (Oriental Turtle Dove) Streptopelia orientalis LT—passage throughout September until 15 October and probably later. Appears to nest in the district. H—present all year with passage in spring and (presumably) autumn. COE—common migrant, some remaining to breed.
1986: 1646 bird-days, 21 August to 19 November.
d and 70 on 6 October.
1988 (Ho): 1059 bird-days, 9 September to 18 November; peak passage mid-September to early October.
1989: almost daily from 15 September; 653 bird-days (121 flew south), 8 October to 14 November; a count of 55 at Re on 3 November was notable (counts at this locality did not otherwise exceed 25); at LH, after 9 November, only five birds were recorded as present and 74 flew south from 10-12 November.
1990: before 23 October, 650 bird-days, highest day totals 69 on 9th, 84 on 10th and 70 on 22 September. From 23 October, 470 bird-days, throughout the period; highest counts made at LH, where 30 on 5th and 40 on 7 November (it appears that birds fly in to roost here in late afternoon).
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto LT—very common resident a few miles inland. H—common all year. COE—seven records, during the first half of the survey period.
1986: 32 bird-days, recorded on 10 dates from 29 August to 16 October. Five were seen at LH on three dates to 7 September, when six were recorded flying south. There were a further ten bird-days logged over 10-17 September, and four in October. The records perhaps involved around 20 individuals.
1987: 40 bird-days, 2 September to the end of the survey, though a gap in records between 21 October and 20 November. The highest day totals were three on 27 September and four on 22 November.
1988: no records.
1989: two were at Study Gully on 9th, three were at Re on 27 October and there were one at Re and two at LH on 1 November.
1990: before 23 October, eight bird-days, highest day total three on 20 September. From 23 October, seven bird-days, 26 October to 7 November; other than one at Re on 29 October, all at LH, and singles except two on 1 November.
Red Turtle-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica LT—no records. H—no records at Beidaihe but noted commonly near Beijing (suggesting a range extension). COE—two on 26 May. Ch—mentions Hebei as the most northerly part of its range in China although there is a record of a vagrant to Harbin, Heilongjiang.
1986: 31 bird-days, 20 August to 11 October: 13 during August, five and nine during the first and second halves of September, respectively, and the final four over 8-11 October. Most were seen at LH, although the maximum day total was 11 (three adults, eight juveniles) at YH on 25 August.
1987: 18 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 12 September; highest day total six on 8 September.
1988 (Ho): one, 4 October.
1990: before 23 October, three bird-days. After 23 October, one was at LH, with Rufous Turtle-Doves, on 5th and 7 November. Late for this species; the dates coincide with the year’s highest late autumn counts for Rufous Turtle-Dove.
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