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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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Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus osculans LT—three spring records of one to two birds. Wilder (1925)—pairs noted at YH, June 1925. H—nine records in three autumns, 11 July to 3 September; highest count three birds on 31 August 1945. COE—57 bird-days, 23 March to 26 May.
1986: three on 20th, one on 28 August, one on 6 September; all at SF.
1987: two on 21st and one on 22 August, one on 1st and three on 7 September.
1988 (Ho): one on 8 September.
1989: one at YH on 6 November.
1990: one was present from 22 August to 6 September.
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus LT—in autumn as early as 21 September and as late as 9 November. H—numbers seen varied from single ones or a few up to several hundreds, 23 September to 10 November; largest numbers during last part of October (and beginning November 1943). COE—4489 bird-days, 16 March to 3 May; over 4000 birds seen from LH during the second half of March.
1986: 1043 bird-days (962 flew south, including 822 recorded from LH), 28 August to 11 November. The only records to 12 September were eight on 28th and 15 on 30 August; more regular thereafter, though day totals did not exceed 39 until 15 October when 53 were recorded flying south. The peak passage was from 25 October to 1 November, which produced 570 bird-days and the highest day total—156 (all flying south) on 29 October; 107 were recorded flying south over 4-6 November, after which the only records were three on 7th and five on 11 November.
1987: 12,174 bird-days, 22 August to 8 November. Most of the total was recorded on 29 October, when ca. 10,500 flew south. The pattern of occurrence was otherwise similar to 1986: one on 19th and three which flew south on 22 August were not followed until 21 September, when five flew south; main passage during October, which produced 12,130 bird-days (all but 15 flew south) with other notable counts of birds flying south 525 on 7th, 225 on 20th and 280 on 21st; the only records in November were one on 1st, 30 on 4th, and one on 8th.
1988 (Ho): 4377 bird-days, 20 September to 5 November; highest day totals 1570 on 21st and 2010 on 26 October.
1989: 59 flew south on 20 September and 50 on 5 October; 1921 bird-days (1762 flew south), 8 October to 16 November; 410 flew south on 15th and 700 flew south on 23 October; the only record after 1 November was three birds—each with an injured leg—at YH on 16th.
1990: before 23 October, 114 bird-days. From 23 October, 1022 bird-days (993 were recorded flying south), 24 October to 9 November; highest totals of birds flying south 184 on 26 October and 777 on 1 November.
•(NT)Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus LT—extremely abundant, from the middle of August and throughout September; ‘Large flocks follow one another on suitable days, many of these settling for a time on the marshes or on the plain.’; seen as late as 10 October. H—recorded on seven dates in autumn from 25 August to 24 September; no more than 60 seen at a time (flying west over Grassy Sands); suggests that the large flocks seen by La Touche mainly pass to the north of Beidaihe, or he would have seen more of them. COE—118 bird-days, 22 March to 30 May.
1986: 5975 bird-days (at least 5419 were recorded flying south, including 4716 recorded from LH), 22 August to 25 October. Eight bird-days to 27 August, when 202 were recorded flying south; more regular thereafter, with peak passage during 10-27 September, which produced 5100 bird-days, and the highest day total—3504 (all flying south) on 23rd; after 29 September, when 56 were recorded flying south, day totals did not exceed seven.
1987: 2894 bird-days (2731 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 22 October; 577 (42 present, 535 flying south) on 15 September was the only day total above 50 to 21 September, from which date to 27 September 1653 flew south and the highest day total—773 (63 present, 710 flying south)—was logged on 27th; the highest subsequent day total was 65 (all flying south) on 7 October, after which only four bird-days were logged.
1988 (Ho): 2695 bird-days, 8 September to 14 October; 340 were recorded on 9 September and ca. 2600 during 13-24 September.
1989: 844 bird-days, 16-29 September, highest day total 354 flying south on 20th; subsequently, at Re, two on 13 October and one on 5 November.
1990: 7297 bird-days, highest day totals at least 1400 on 13th, at least 2360 on 22nd and 1345 on 24 September (mainly flying south); all before 23 October.
Grey Plover (Black-bellied Plover) Pluvialis squatarola LT—only autumn record was one on 19 October 1911. H—recorded on ca. 66 dates, 5 July to 23 November; often scattered over larger areas of SF ‘and the total number no doubt was often larger than 40.’; low numbers at beginning and end of the passage. COE—2370 bird-days, 29 March to 1 June.
1986: 515 bird-days, 20 August to 8 November. Peak numbers were early in the period—there were 291 bird-days to 2 September, and the highest day totals were 65 (20 at SF, 37 at YH, eight at TH) on 22nd and 57 (22 at SF, 25 at YH and ten at TH) on 25 August; 23 were at SF on 2 September, after which numbers at this locality were in single figures; the last SF record was two on 4 November, though there were 14 at the irregularly visited YH on 8th (other double figure counts here after the end of August were 11 on 16th and 13 on 31 October).
1987: 835 bird-days, 18 August to 15 November; recorded on most days to 9 November, with highest day totals 27 on 24th, 30 on 25 August, 25 on 10th and 26 on 30 September; still regularly in double figures in early November, though the only record after ten on 9th was two on 15th.
1988 (Ho): 1447 bird-days, 8 September to 19 November; highest day total was 105 on 24 September, ‘after which date the birds seemed very reluctant to move on’; and 27 were still present on 27 November.
1989: At SF, two on 20th and three on 21 September; two flew south on 29 October.
1990: before 23 October, 679 bird-days, highest day totals 32 on 10th, 40 on 29 September and 36 on 12 October. From 23 October, 29 bird-days, 23 October to 16 November; no more than five in a day, only records after 8 November were two at SF and three at YH on 16th.
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva LT—rare at Qinhuangdao: only record was one shot on 1 October 1911, though believed seen passing in flocks at the end of August. H—14 autumn dates, 13 August to 21 October; much less common than the Grey Plover, with most records of one or two birds and high counts of 30, 31 and 60; numbers on first dates were greater than later in the autumn. COE—1445 bird-days, 30 March to 24 May; over 900 recorded 5-9 May.
1986: 125 bird-days, 23 August to 4 November; recorded on three dates in August (highest count was four at SF on 25th), three dates in the first two weeks of September (no more than two in a day), then more regular in the second half of September—99 bird-days were logged from 15th to 30th (68 were recorded flying south) and the highest total was 59 (50 recorded from LH, flying south, nine at SF) on 24th; two flew south on 5th and two were at SF on 7 October, after which the only records were of singles at SF on nine dates from 8 October to 4 November and one flying south on 17 October.
1987: 301 bird-days (114 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 1 November; 47 bird-days (33 were recorded flying south; highest day total 18—16 flying south, two present—on 20th) from 18th to 30 August; up to four birds recorded on six dates in the first two weeks of September, after which recorded on most dates to 24 October, with high day totals of 18 (one present, 17 flying south) on 16 September, 18 (present) on 2nd and 16 (present) on 5 October. The only records after 24th were nine flying south and one present on 29th and 35 flying south on 30 October, and one present on 1 November.
1988 (Ho): 439 bird-days, 9 September to 15 October; highest day total 42 on 16 September; visible migration mainly noted in the second and third weeks of September.
1989: three were at YH on 9 October.
1990: before 23 October, 68 bird-days, highest day totals seven on 20th and eight on 25 September. From 23 October, four records at SF: one on 23rd, two on 29th and 30 October, and one on 8 November.
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula LT, H—no records. WH—records ‘from the coast’, 20 July and perhaps 31 August 1916, and 31 July 1919. COE—one on 15 April. Holt (1989)—one at Re on 30 April 1989. Not listed in Cheng (1987), but Meyer de Schauensee (1984) describes this species as a straggler to northeast China.
1986: one was at SF on 18 September.
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius LT—breeds commonly near Qinhuangdao, ‘on the stony reaches of the Shih Ho.’ H—no doubt breeds at Beidaihe; last autumn date 9 October; much less common at the usual localities in August. COE—24 March to the end of the survey period; 429 bird-days to 13 May, when passage had largely ceased; bred at TH and probably also at YH and Re.
1986: 81 bird-days, 20 August to 3 October; two to four recorded on three dates to 25 August; the highest day total was 15 (ten at SF, two at Re, and three flying south) on 27 August, there were ten seen the next day, but only three on 29th, after which the highest day total was five on 10th and 21 September.
1987: 166 bird-days, 19 August to 4 October; the highest day totals were 39 (37 flying south, two present) on 20th, 52 (17 flying south, 35 present) on 21st and 14 (13 flying south, one present) on 30 August, after which the only day total in double figures was 13 (six flying south, seven present) on 9 September, and counts were mostly from one to four.
1988 (Ho): 16 bird-days, 8 September to 27 October; highest day total four on 3 October, after which the only record was one at SF on 27 October.
1989: one to three frequently at SF from 16 September to early October; singles were at YH on 11th and at Re on 13 October.
1990: 81 bird-days, highest day totals 12 on 31 August and 36 on 1 September; all before 23 October.
Kentish Plover (Snowy Plover) Charadrius alexandrinus LT—common in spring, passes again in September. H—so common that from the time of its arrival to its departure it is practically impossible to visit SF without seeing it; ‘Often there are hundreds, more or less scattered over the SF. It breeds on the adjoining GS.’; latest date 6 November 1943. COE—23 March to the end of the survey period; 5717 bird-days to 13 May, by which date passage had ceased to be evident; breeding at TH and YH.
1986: at least 18,618 bird-days, 19 August to 11 November. On 19 August, only two were noted at SF and 15 at YH; 76 were at YH on 21st, and on 22 August there were ca. 1000 at SF, 152 at YH and ten at TH; numbers remained high from this date to around the end of September, with the highest counts (all at SF) at least 1000 on 27th and 750 on 31 August, 511 on 6th and 526 on 15 September; each seven day period to 27 September produced at least 2085 bird-days, with a peak of 3622 from 26 August to 1 September. By early October counts at SF were invariably below 200 and, though at least 300 were at SF on 8 October, numbers declined during the month, with SF counts dropping below 100 by 27th, and dwindling further in November—the only records after 4th were one on 9th and 11 on 11th (at SF).
1987: 12,846 bird-days, 18 August to 19 November. At least 145 were present on 18 August, though day totals thereafter did not exceed 54 until 27th, when 110 were present; there were 220 the next day, and numbers then dwindled to ca. 20 on 3rd and 30 on 5 September, after which numbers were higher as the peak passage began, lasting from 8 September to 19 October (or later), with each seven-day period producing at least 1100 bird-days; the highest day totals were 400 on 19 September and 490 on 14 October; the only count above 300 in the second half of October was 320 on 18th; in November, the highest count was 93 on 2nd, and numbers fell sharply after 72 on 3rd; there were 23 on 5th, 16 on 6th, six on 8th and singles on 14th and 19th.
1988 (Ho): at least 6385 bird-days, 8 September to 19 November; highest day total 515 on 30 September.
1989: common at SF in September, maximum 300 on 21st; 2669 bird-days, 8 October to 8 November; highest count 400 at SF on 10 October; numbers declined thereafter, e.g. there were 100 at this locality on 16th, 50 on 27 October, 15 on 3 November, and the last record was one at Re on 8 November.
1990: before 23 October, 6332 bird-days, highest day totals 425 on 1st, 400 on 4th and 400 on 14 October. From 23 October, at least 700 bird-days (sometimes just noted as ‘present’), 23 October to 8 November; highest counts at SF 150 on 25th and 165 on 31 October; numbers here were down to 39 on 8 November, and it may be that these left with the northerly airstream of 9th and 10th, which prompted heavy migration.
•(NT)Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus LT—summers in the district, breeding ‘on the stony beaches of the Shanhaikuan [= Shanhaiguan] River (Shih Ho)’. Wilder (1940)—one between 16th and 25 March 1940. WH—single ‘large sized Ring Plovers … which were probably this species’ on 6 April 1916 and 27 October 1897. H, COE—no records.
1986: an immature was at SF on 27th, 31 August and 1 September.
1987: eight were present on 30 August.
Lesser Sand-Plover (Mongolian Plover) Charadrius mongolus LT—one record, in spring: five birds on 16 May 1913. H—sand-plovers (both this and the following species, which were not always distinguished) rather commonly seen on SF, but usually only singly or a few at a time, sometimes in minor flocks of, say, 10-40; Lesser Sand-Plovers recorded on nine autumn dates, of which four were in July, 5 July to 11 October (unidentified sand-plovers seen as late as 6 November). COE—213 bird-days, 5 April to 26 May.
1986: 53 bird-days, 22 August to 23 September; the only records before 27 August were three on 22nd and one on 23rd; seen almost daily from this date, though the highest day total was only five on 6th and 15 September; all were at SF.
1987: 141 bird-days, 27 August to 21 October; highest day total 22 (present) on 30 August; otherwise, counts in single figures, and the highest day total in the first half of September was seven on 2nd; in the second half, six on 16th, and the highest day total in the first half of October was five on 5th and 6th; seen on most days to 13 October, after which the only records were singles on 16th and 21st.
1988 (Ho): five bird-days, 10-27 September.
1989: one was at SF on 8th and 10 October.
1990: 21 bird-days, highest day total four on 1st and 23 September; all before 23 October.
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii LT—one shot at Qinhuangdao, 22 May 1913. H—sand-plovers (both this and the preceding species, which were not always distinguished) rather commonly seen on SF, but usually only singly or a few at a time, sometimes in minor flocks of, say, 10-40; Greater Sand Plovers recorded on at least five autumn dates, 5 July to 2 October (unidentified sand plovers seen as late as 6 November). COE—73 bird-days, 13 April to 24 May.
1986: two were at SF on 21st and YH on 22nd and one was at SF from 29-31 August.
1987: one was present from 26-30 August.
1988 (Ho): one on 5 November.
1989: one at SF on 9 September.
1990: singles on 30 August, 1st, 13th and 27 September.
Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus LT—extremely abundant on passage during September. H--recorded on 16-18 dates, 13 August (or possibly as early as 24 July) to 12 October; all but three of these dates in 1944. Largest flock 51 on 21 August 1944. Favoured pools at the Grassy Sands. COE—337 bird-days, 18 April to 19 May; 276 flew north and 30 were at YH on 6 May.
1986: ten were at SF on 27 August, and singles were seen on 14th and 18 September.
1987: singles were recorded on 20th and 28 September.
1988, 1989: no records.
1990: three were recorded on 1st and one flew south on 21 September.
This species has been rare to scarce in recent autumns, not extremely abundant as La Touche reported, nor as regular as Hemmingsen found (though the Grassy Sands, where he mainly saw Little Whimbrel, is now not suitable for the species as it is covered by a plantation).
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus variegatus LT—seen passing on 27 August and other dates; ‘It is quite a common migrant both in spring and in early autumn.’ H—recorded on 24 or 25 dates, 12 July to 14 September (no records in 1943, when Hemmingsen arrived in Beidaihe on 10 September); also heard on 15 June and probably heard on 22 September 1944. Pooling spring and autumn sightings, total of 55 observations, ‘of which 12 were of single birds, while 33 numbered 2-9; and 10 numbered 10-30 birds. In a number of records the numbers were not counted (mostly 1 or a few).’ COE—2316 bird-days, 17 April to 30 May; birds showing characters of the eastern (variegatus) and western (phaeopus) sub-species were noted, though only variegatus has been previously recorded in east China; the only records of phaeopus in China are from Hong Kong and Xizang Aut. Reg. (Cheng 1987).
1986: 612 bird-days, 19 August to 4 October; peak numbers were from 19-29 August, which produced 370 bird-days and the highest day totals—49 (all at YH) on 21st, 105 (54 at SF, 47 at YH and four at TH) on 22nd and 68 (33 at each of SF and YH and two at TH) on 25th; the highest counts thereafter were 36 at SF on 31 August and 33 at SF on 6 September, after which numbers declined—there were five the next day, and the only counts in double figures were 12 at SF on 8th and 14 at SF on 11 September; after six on 12 September, day totals did not exceed three.
1987: 1031 bird-days, 18 August to 6 October; recorded most days, with totals often above 20, to 11 September; highest day totals were 62 on 18th, 54 on 21st, 58 on 29th and 56 on 31 August, 70 (including eight flying south) on 8th and 69 on 9 September; day totals all below 20 from 12 September and in single figures from 19 September.
1988 (Ho): 77 bird-days, 8 September to 2 October.
1989: no records.
1990: 635 bird-days, highest day totals 53 on 21st, 55 on 24th and 58 on 26 August; all before 23 October.
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata LT—this and the next species usually difficult to distinguish as hard to approach; a Eurasian Curlew shot out of three on 28 August 1917; curlews pass very early in July; ‘I have heard them calling at night as early as the end of June, but it may be that birds heard so early in the season were wanderers from neighbouring breeding grounds.’ (But Wilder—cited below—reports only the Far-Eastern Curlew in June; the calls of the two species are similar.) H—large curlews seen on 10-12 dates in June (nine dates from 20-30 June), 25 throughout July, seven in August, 18 in September, 11-13 in October and two or three dates in November. Eurasian Curlews recorded on 24 dates from 19 July to 2 November. COE—280 bird-days, 18 March to 15 May.
1986: 145 bird-days, 22 August to 8 November; there was one at SF on 22nd, then 16 at YH on 25 August, the latter date marking the start of the main period of occurrence, which produced 86 bird-days to 31 August and the highest day total—34 (26 at SF, eight recorded from LH, flying south) on 27th; day totals thereafter were in single figures, and only recorded on five dates from 8 October, with the three records (five bird-days) after 20th all from YH.
1987: 46 bird-days, 20 August to 15 October; the highest day total was nine on 30 August (all flew south) and 15 September; the only record after one on 22 September was one on 15 October.
1988 (Ho): 25 bird-days, 9 September to 17 October; four to six were seen on several days.
1989: three on 17th and 30 September; 100 bird-days, 9 October to 16 November; the highest day total was 35 (at YH) on 9 October, eight were at this locality on 16 November.
1990: before 23 October, 264 bird-days, highest day totals 51 on 2nd and 50 on 31 August. The only record after 23 October was two at YH on 30 October.
•(NT)Far-Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis LT—’It is very probable that the birds heard at night in summer are of this species. I have seen them in September.’ Wilder (1925)—during visit to Beidaihe 12-30 June 1925, all curlews seen were this species; mentions hearing curlews flying south on the ‘dark and rainy’ night of 20th. H—perhaps heard 29 June; recorded on 15-17 dates from 11 July to 8 September. COE—661 bird-days, 26 March to 16 May. See also Eurasian Curlew.
1986: 558 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 8 November; high day totals early in the period were 15 on 22nd, 15 (ten present, five flying south) on 28th and 17 on 31 August, after which day totals did not exceed single figures until 25 September, when 28 were recorded. High day totals after this date were 24 on 28 September, 30 on 3rd, 17 on 4th, 28 on 25th and 17 on 31 October. These mainly resulted from high counts at YH, the favoured locality—17 on 28 September, 24 on 3rd, 14 on 4th, 22 on 25th and 16 on 31 October; the highest count at SF was 17 on 31 August. The only records in November were singles at SF on 1st and 2nd, and three on 8th.
1987: 325 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 24 October. To the end of August, 42 were recorded flying south (maximum 21 on 30th). Only nine bird-days for birds present to 27 August, after which more regularly present and only eight were recorded flying south (five on 10th, three on 14 September); 178 bird-days were logged for birds present from 28 August to 25 September (highest day totals 14 on 1st and 8 September), after which there were no more than four in a day until 13 October with 17 birds; there were 22 on 14th, 16 on 15th and six on 16 October, after which there were four records of singles.
1988 (Ho): 110 bird-days, beginning of the survey until at least the middle of October; YH, the favoured locality, covered only erratically—high counts here were 28 on 8th and 25 on 17 October.
1989: five were at YH on 9 October.
1990: before 23 October, 115 bird-days, highest day totals 14 on 24th, 12 on 31 August and 11 on 2 October. The only record thereafter was one at SF on 23 October.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa melanuroides LT—passes in August. H—seen only in 1944, on eight dates from 18 July to 4 September, in numbers up to 11; five of the records were at GS, two at SF. COE—48 bird-days, 23 March to 18 May.
1986: 31 bird-days: one flew south over Re and one was at SF on 31 August, one was at SF on 9th and 10th, 19 flew south over SF on 20th and eight flew south over SF on 22 September.
1987: six were present on 18 August, two were present on 1st and 27 flew south on 9 September.
1988 (Ho): one was seen on 10th and three on 11 September.
1990: 23 bird-days, highest day totals four on 22 September and 13 on 2 October; all before 23 October.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica LT—no records. H—11, or possibly 15, autumn records from 13 (or 1) July to 11 (or 25) October; maximum 23 on 13 July 1944; all but one were at SF (cf. Black-tailed Godwit). COE—280 bird-days, 5 April to 27 May.
1986: 958 bird-days, 20 August to 31 October; one to nine were recorded on seven dates to 29 August when 22 were at SF; from this date to 24 September, recorded on most dates with counts at SF typically in double figures, and high day totals (all of birds at SF) of 56 on 5th, 64 on 8th, 58 on 14th and 64 on 15 September; thereafter, single figures only at SF though double figures at YH on nine dates (maximum 19 on 1st, 13th and 16 October); the last record at SF was on 10 October.
1987: 481 bird-days (149 flew south), 24 August to 24 September; one on 24th was not followed until 29 on 30 August, after which recorded almost daily to 19 September, with the highest day totals 61 (52 present, nine flying south) on 1st, 75 (29 present, 46 flying south) on 7th and 94 (50 present, 44 flying south) on 10 September; one to six recorded on four dates after 16 September.
1988 (Ho): 79 bird-days, 9 September to 10 October; highest day total 18 on 12 September.
1989: no records.
1990: 59 bird-days, highest day totals seven on 2nd and 13 on 4 September; all before 23 October.
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus LT—observed in September and early October. H—recorded on four (possibly ten) autumn dates, 19 July to 6 (or possibly 10) November; maximum 12-28 on 6 November 1943. COE—59 bird-days, 20 March to 26 May.
1986: 66 bird-days, 20 August to 31 October; records were scattered and mainly of single birds; the highest day totals were five (at SF) on 27 August, eight (flying south over SF) on 8th, six (at SF) on 24 September, eight (one at SF, seven flying south) on 30th and seven (at Re) on 31 October.
1987: 112 bird-days, 18 August to 22 November; the highest day total was 17 (flying south) on 6 October and ten (present) on 1 November; the only record after 9 November was one on 22nd; most were seen at YH.
1988 (Ho, Earthwatch): 48 bird-days, 21 September to 17 November; a flock of 24 was at YH on 7 November.
1989: seven bird-days, 9-14 October.
1990: before 23 October, 42 bird-days, highest day totals ten on 3rd, nine on 29 September and six on 3 October. The only record after 23 October was one at SF on 23 October.
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LT—believed seen in August. H—recorded on 23 (possibly 25) autumn dates, 23 June to 10 September; ‘Usually only 1-4 were seen.’ COE—292 bird-days, 18 March to 31 May.
1986: 18 bird-days, 22 August to 16 September; highest day total five (at SF) on 11 September.
1987: 64 bird-days (26 were recorded flying south), 18-31 August; highest day total 32 on 18th.
1988: no records.
1989: one on 16 September.
1990: ten bird-days, highest day total two on 21st, 30 August, 5th and 6 September; all before 23 October.
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis LT—no records. H—four on 26 June 1944, one on 13 July 1944 and probably one on 23 July 1944. COE—288 bird-days, 7 April to 24 May.
1986: 520 bird-days, 20 August to 30 October; highest day totals were 31 (nine at SF, 22 at YH) on 22nd, 193 (180 at SF, 13 at YH) on 27th and 76 (59 at SF, 17 at YH) on 31 August, 39 (at SF) on 6 September, and 30 (at YH) on 16 October, after which there were only two records—of two, and four, birds; main passage was early in the period—399 bird-days were logged from 20 August to 6 September.
1987: 423 bird-days, 18 August to 1 November; 368 bird-days (223 flew south) to 31 August; highest day totals 61 (present) on 26th and 79 (three present, 76 flying south) on 28 August; the only day total in double figures during September was 27 (flying south) on 9th; the only record after 20 September was one on 1 November.
1988 (Ho): two were seen on 9 September and one on 13 October.
1989: one at Re on 21 September.
1990: 219 bird-days, highest day totals 25 on 25th, 45 on 31 August and 110 on 1 September; all before 23 October.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia LT—passes in September and October. H—recorded on 79-82 autumn dates, 1 July to 6 November; ‘Usually only 1-4 very often single ones, sometimes (July-August) 6-12.’ COE—457 bird-days, 7 April to 31 May.
1986: 449 bird-days, 20 August to 8 November; highest day totals 28 (at YH) on 21st, 33 (21 at SF, eight at Re, four recorded from LH, flying south) on 27 August, 21 (at YH) on 25 September, 53 (one at SF, 49 at YH, three at TH) on 25th and 26 (25 at YH, one at Re) on 31 October, after which the only record was eight at YH on 8 November; regular at SF to 26 September but infrequent at this locality thereafter.
1987: 904 bird-days, 18 August to 6 November; highest day total to 13 October was 19 (present) on 26 August; there were 29 on 13 October, the start of the main period of occurrence, which lasted to 6 November and produced 651 bird-days and the highest day totals—55 (present) on 15th and 20th, and 52 on 26 October.
1988 (Ho): 163 bird-days, 8 September to 17 October; highest day total 25 on 17 October; very few shorebird counts from mid-October to early November.
1989: one on 16th and two on 21 September; 50 bird-days, 8-24 October; highest count ten at YH on 11 October.
1990: 173 bird-days, highest day totals 19 on 23rd and 21 on 25 September; all before 23 October.
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus LT—’It no doubt passes with the other Waders in August and September, but I have no recorded observations for these months. I have, however, observed it on the 11th of October.’ H—recorded on 15-19 autumn dates, 8 (possibly 5) July to 22 September; only single birds, or in two or three cases pairs, were seen on each occasion. COE—91 bird-days, 10 April to 24 May.
1986: 87 bird-days, 23 August to 9 November; other than 18 (four at, or overflying, SF, six at Re, eight recorded from LH, flying south) on 27 August, day totals of one or two except for three (at Re) on 15th, three (flying south) on 17th, four (two at Re, two at TH) on 30 September, four (two at Re, one at TH, one at, or overflying, LH) on 1st, three (two at Re, two flying south) on 8th and five (at Re) on 23 October.
1987: 176 bird-days (72 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 27 October; highest day totals 45 (two present, 43 flying south) on 18th, nine (flying south) on 28 August, and 15 (13 present, two flying south) on 9 September; otherwise typically in low single figures.
1988 (Ho): 35 bird-days, 10 September to 18 October; highest day total four on 10 September and 15 October.
1989: four bird-days, 16-26 September; 74 bird-days, 8 October to 16 November; highest day total 11 at Re on 16 October; the only record after 3 November was three at YH on 16th.
1990: before 23 October, 63 bird-days, highest day total five on 23 August, six on 8th and five on 10 October. From 23 October, the only record was one at Re on 25 October.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LT—’appears to be the commonest sandpiper at Chingwangtao [= Qinhuangdao].’; passes from the beginning of August to the first week in September. H—’much commoner and more omnipresent’ than the Green Sandpiper; autumn records from 10 July to 21 (possibly 22) September. COE—1459 bird-days, 3 April to 24 May.
1986: 255 bird-days, 20 August to 25 October; the period to 2 September produced 202 bird-days and the highest day total—91 (82 at SF, six at Re and three overflying LH) on 27 August; thereafter, recorded on most days to 27 September, though only one to four in a day except 14 on 6th and six on 10th; from 27 September, no records until one on 25 October. Though birds were seen at SF, they rarely lingered there for any length of time, sometimes arriving from the north, landing, and soon flying south. (Several other largely freshwater shorebirds such as Temminck’s Stint behaved similarly.)
1987: 634 bird-days (528 were recorded flying south), 19 August to 13 October; the period to 3 September produced 571 bird-days and the highest day totals—96 (flying south) on 20th, 160 (23 present, 137 flying south) on 24th and 101 (flying south) on 26 August; in September, frequent to 20th (mainly in single figures), after which the only records were singles on 27th, and 7th and 13 October.
1988 (Ho): singles on 8th and 11 September.
1989: Four at Re on 21 September; ten bird-days, 12-16 October; all at Re; maximum of four birds on 13 October.
1990: 118 bird-days, highest day totals 23 on 24th, 30 August and 16 on 1 September; all before 23 October.
The lack of good habitat for freshwater shorebirds may account for the relative scarcity of this and several other species in recent autumns when compared to spring 1985, when many records were from Tai-Ho [Daihe] Pool, which has since been rendered of little value to birds.
•(EN)Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer LT, H, COE—no records. Cheng (1987)—no records from Hebei; status: rare.
1986: a juvenile was at SF during 4-6 September.
1990: three birds were recorded at SF: two on 13th and 14th, one on 28 September.
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus LT—no autumn records. H—recorded on 29-35 autumn dates, 11 July to 22 September; ‘The number of birds in the parties seen, varied from single ones or a few up to abt. 25; numbers about or below 10 were most frequent.’ COE—130 bird-days, 21 April to 31 May.
1986: 290 bird-days, 20 August to 6 October; the period to 31 August produced 189 bird-days and the highest day totals—48 (41 at SF, six at YH, one at TH) on 22nd, 28 (23 at SF, five at YH) on 23rd and 29 (28 at SF, one at Re) on 27 August; daily in September, when the only counts in double figures were 11 at SF on 6th and ten at SF on 8th; no more than three in a day after 9th; in October, there were two at SF on 1st and three at SF on 6th.
1987: 223 bird-days, 18 August to 30 September; the period to 30 August produced 200 bird-days and the highest day totals—42 (35 present, seven flying south) on 18th, 45 (20 present, 25 flying south) on 27th, 33 (25 present, eight flying south) on 28th and 31 (one present, 30 flying south) on 30th; one to four recorded on nine dates from 31 August to 15 September, after which the records were of singles over 18th to 21st and on 30 September.
1988 (Ho): seven on 8 September and one on 8 October.
1989: no records.
1990: 28 bird-days, highest day totals four on 21st and six on 23 August; all before 23 October.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos LT—passes in August and September. H—recorded on 44-47 autumn dates, 7 July to 5 (possibly 17) September; ‘Usually in numbers below 10, rarely 10-20.’ COE—340 bird-days, 1 April to 30 May.
1986: 64 bird-days, 20 August to 28 September; the period to 9 September produced 58 bird-days and the highest day totals—six (three at SF, three at Re) on 27 August, seven (six at SF, one at Re) on 6th and nine (at SF) on 9 September, after which there were four records of singles and one record of two birds.
1987: 189 bird-days, 18 August to 10 October; the period to 13 September produced 171 bird-days and the highest day totals—nine (present) on 25 August, 77 (44 present, 33 flying south) on 5th and eight (present) on 8 September; no more than three in a day after 13 September; the only records after 24 September were singles on 2nd and 10 October.
1988 (Ho): 12 bird-days, 8-24 September.
1989: at Re, three on 16th and one on 21 September.
1990: 53 bird-days, highest day total six on 25 August; all before 23 October.
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes LT—two grey sandpipers which appeared to be this species seen on 13 September 1915. H—recorded on 25 autumn dates, 19 July to 30 September; ‘Only in small numbers, 10 or usually less, often 2 differing a little in size, prob. male and female’. COE—39 bird-days, 10-26 May.
1986: 1381 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 10 September; 1270 bird-days were logged to 10 September, after which there were no more than ten in a day. Mainly recorded at SF, where there were 100 or more on five dates to 31 August (including 189 on 22nd, the highest day total), and the highest count thereafter was 89 on 6 September. There were no more than five in a day from 17 September; the only records in October were four on 1st and singles at SF on 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th.
1987: 1066 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 8 October; 985 bird-days to 14 September, after which there were no more than ten in a day. The highest day totals were 51 on 19th, 50 on 25th, 58 on 27th and 54 on 30 August, 60 on 2nd, 57 on 3rd and 6th, and 59 on 9 September. There were 321 bird-days (no more than four in a day) in October.
1988 (H): 117 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 17 October; highest day total 12 on 19 September.
1989: one was at TH on 10 October.
1990: 410 bird-days, highest day totals 40 on 21st and 42 on 24 August.
The recent records show that this is a common migrant, if maybe somewhat erratic in its occurrence, and numbers in 1986 and 1987, especially, were well above those recorded by Hemmingsen.
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres LT—no records. H—recorded on 10 autumn dates, 20 July to 20 September; ‘Each time only 1-6 individuals were seen. 14 out of 24 observations [spring and autumn] were single individuals.’ COE—59 bird-days, 3-29 May.
1986: nine bird-days, 23 August to 19 September; all were at SF: two on 23rd, one on 26th, two on 27 August; one from 6th to 8th and one on 19 September.
1987: 30 bird-days (18 or less birds?), 18 August to 6 October; 16 bird-days (eight were recorded flying south, up to three present) to 27 August; records of one on ten dates from 20-30 September and on the four dates 3-6 October.
1988 (Ho): 94 bird-days, 9 September to 5 November; 22 on 9th, 25 on 10th, 22 on 11th and 11 on 12 September; none from 25 September to 5 November, when one was seen.
1989: no records.
1990: three bird-days, two on 1 September.
•(NT)Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus LT, H—no records. Wilder and Hubbard (1938)—specimen, 30 July 1923. COE—two on 18th and one on 28 April.
1987: single adults were seen over 22-24 August and on 10 September.
1990: one was at SF on 1 September.
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura LT—passes throughout August and during the first few days of September; ‘It is more or less abundant, according to the state of the ground.’ WH—several times, 15-23 August 1919. H—1942 (shot): 19 August (one); 1944 (shot): 7 August (one unsexed, two females), 11-25 August (eight unsexed, one female). COE—56 bird-days, 28 April to 1 June.
1986: one was at LH on 24th and two were at SF on 27 August.
1987: 20 bird-days: three were present on 20th and 21st, one on 22nd, nine were recorded flying south on 24 August; singles were recorded flying south on 2nd and 3rd and 19th, and one present on 16 September (reportedly, birds flying past distinguished from Swinhoe’s Snipe partly by ‘heads held at different angle’).
1988 (Ho): four bird-days, 9-19 September; one expired in hand, after being struck by an Accipiter at Daihe.
1989: one was at Re from 12-16 October.
1990: eight bird-days, highest day total two on 22 August; all before 23 October.
Swinhoe’s Snipe Gallinago megala LT—passes during the last ten days of August; much less common than the Pintail and Common Snipe. H—1944 (shot): 7 August (one female), 11 August (two), 14 August (one) and 25 August (one). COE—no records (possibly, some were misidentified as Pintail Snipe).
1986: singles were recorded at Se on 11 September and 6 October.
1987: one on 5 September.
1988: no records.
1989: one at TH on 26 September.
1990: singles on 13th and 25 September.
Pintail Snipe/Swinhoe’s Snipe Gallinago stenura/G. megala
1986: 44 bird-days (all but five were recorded flying south), 23 August to 21 September; highest day total 30 (recorded from LH, flying south) on 1 September.
1987: 49 bird-days (43 were recorded flying south), 24 August to 19 September; highest day total 41 (flying south) on 24 August.
1988, 1990: not recorded; none seen in 1989.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago LT—begins to pass in autumn during the last half of August, and ‘in suitable spots remains throughout September. Laggards may be found in October and even in November.… In September 1913, owing probably to the favourable condition of the marshes in this vicinity, Snipe of this species swarmed there during the first half of the month.’ COE—110 bird-days, 26 March to 28 May.
1986: 75 bird-days, 20 August to 17 November; highest day totals 12 (eight at or overflying SF, four at Re) on 27th and seven (two at SF, five recorded from LH, flying south) on 28 August; otherwise records of one to five; the only records after 25 September were one flying south on 29 September, one at YH on 4th, five at YH on 31 October and one at YH on 17 November.
1987: 89 bird-days (67 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 26 October; highest day total 16 (flying south) on 19 September; otherwise single figures; the only records after 13 October were singles (same bird?) on 21st, 22nd and 26 October.
1988 (Ho): 154 bird-days, 2 September to the end of October; highest day total 102 (flying south) on 18 September.
1989: 11 on 16th, eight on 21 September, one on 17 October.
1990: 111 bird-days, highest day totals 13 on 1st, 11 on 22nd and nine on 25 September; all before 23 October.
Unidentified snipe Gallinago spp.
1986: 308 bird-days (236 were recorded from LH, flying south), 20 August to 4 October; highest day totals 30 (at least 14 of which flew south) on 21 August, 53 (14 flying south over SF, 39 flying south over LH) on 6th and 69 (recorded from LH, flying south) on 7 September.
1987: 117 bird-days (104 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 31 October; highest day totals—all of birds flying south—17 on 25 August, 36 on 18th and 13 on 25 September.
1988, 1989, 1990: not recorded.
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minima LT—no records. H—specimen shot by Sir Francis Aglen end of August 1915 near Beidaihe. COE—no records.
1986: one was at Re on 5 October.
1987: one on 27 September.
1988 (Ho): one was at Re on 7 October.
1989: one was at Re on 15 October.
1990: no records.
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola LT—not at all uncommon during September. H—none seen by Hemmingsen in autumn, but three other observers reported them in September. COE—13 birds, 11 April to 18 May.
1986: 37 bird-days, 18 September to 30 October; the period 27 September to 12 October produced 27 bird-days; no more than three in a day. The favoured localities were Se and LH.
1987: 46 bird-days, 18 September to 14 October; the period 4-10 October produced 31 bird-days; the highest day total was six on 6th, 8th and 10 October.
1988: singles on seven dates from 11 September to 8 October.
1990: before 23 October, two bird-days; one at LP on 23 October, and none thereafter.
Red Knot Calidris canutus LT—no records. H—recorded on seven or eight autumn dates, 19 July to 17 September or 9 October; ‘I have seen mostly very small numbers, sometimes minor flocks.’ COE—32 bird-days, 17 April to 22 May.
1986: 22 bird-days, 20 August to 6 September: five on 20th, three during 22nd to 23rd, five on 26th, four on 27th, singles on 31 August and 6 September. Hence, there were perhaps 16 birds; all were at SF.
1987: 104 bird-days, 18-31 August (44 were recorded flying south); the highest day total of birds present was 13 on 18th, and of birds flying south, 19 on 28 August.
1988, 1989: no records.
1990: 59 bird-days, highest day total 22 on 23 August; all before 23 October.
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris LT—no records. H—recorded on 14 or 15 autumn dates, 13 July to 21 October; ‘usually in numbers below 10; sometimes, abt. 20.’ COE—27 bird-days, 1-30 April.
1986: 200 bird-days, 20 August to 25 October; peak passage was from 25 August to 10 September, which produced 160 bird-days, and the highest day total—29 on 6 September. After three on 20 September, the only records were of a late adult at SF over 20-25 October. About 20 percent of the birds recorded were flying south.
1987: 204 bird-days, 18 August to 29 September (122 were recorded flying south); peak passage was from 18 August to 10 September, which produced 180 bird days, and the highest day total—57 on 8 September (all but one of which flew south); other than 31 on 30 August, totals of birds present were in single figures.
1988 (Ho): 12 bird-days, 9-19 September; highest day total six on 9 September.
1989: no records.
1990: 98 bird-days, highest day totals 20 on 26 August, 14 on 2nd and 17 on 13 September; all before 23 October.
Sanderling Calidris alba LT—no autumn records. H—recorded on 46-48 dates in autumn, 5 July to 16 November; ‘At the beginnning and end of passages often in smaller numbers … end of Sept.-beg. Oct. I have found it more numerous in flocks of, say, 30-100. It is then one of the more common waders on SF.’ COE—28 bird-days, 5 April to 23 May.
1986: 28 bird-days, 22 August to 2 November; 17 bird-days were logged from 22-27 August (highest day total five on 27th), after which there were two on 31 August and 1 September, two on 7th, three on 24 September, one on 24 October and one on 2 November.
1987: 54 bird-days, beginning of the survey to 6 October. Records in August were one on 18th and three on 27th, 30th and 31st; 27 bird-days were logged over 2-15 September (highest day total six on 5th and 10th), after which there were singles on seven dates, eight on 29 September and two on 6 October.
1988 (Ho): six bird-days, 12-23 September.
1989: one at SF on 16 September.
1990: 17 bird-days, highest day total five on 24 September; all before 23 October.
This species has been scarce in recent years, not common as Hemmingsen found; a similar decline is evident in spring (Williams 1986, Williams and Dorner 1991).
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis LT—no records at Qinhuangdao, but ‘abundant on the marshy plain near Newchwang in September 1889.’ H—recorded on 34-37 dates in autumn, 19 July to 11 October; ‘Usually in flocks of smaller numbers of up to about 20-25, often with other small waders.’ COE—629 bird-days, 13 April to 28 May.
1986: 733 bird-days, 22 August to 16 October; other than 141 birds (the highest day total) on 27 August, day totals were below 20 until 69 (the second highest day total) on 6 September, which marked the start of the main period of occurrence, which lasted to 22 September, and produced 434 bird-days (birds aged during this period were all juveniles). All were at SF.
1987: 2916 bird-days, 18 August to 25 October; 2711 bird-days were logged to 25 September; the highest day totals were 700 (present) on 25th (there were 78 the next day), 275 (present) on 27th, 115 (flying south) on 28 August, 154 (present) on 9th, 182 (114 present, 68 flying south) on 10th, 125 on 15th and 121 on 21 September; after 15 on 3 October, day totals in single figures; the only records in the second half of October were two on 20th and 25th.
1988 (Ho): 355 bird-days, 8 September to 5 October; highest day total 150 on 12 September.
1989: two at SF on 16 September.
1990: before 23 October, 807 bird-days, highest day totals 87 on 30th, 202 on 31 August and 137 on 1 September. After 23 October, one was at SF on five dates from 25 October to 8 November (thought to be the same individual).
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii LT—one shot, 25 August 1912. H—20 September 1943, ‘some, judging from size and trilling call.’ COE—47 bird-days, 14 April to 11 May.
1986: 90 bird-days, 22 August to 27 September; the highest day totals were 13 on 31 August and 47 on 6 September; otherwise mostly singles, the exceptions being two on 8th, six on 10th, two on 12th, 14th and 23 September. All but one were at SF, where birds sometimes arrived from the north, landing for only a short time before heading south again.
1987: two on 9th, one on 19 September, and one on 6 October.
1988 (Ho): one on 9 September.
1989: three at SF on 16 September.
1990: 32 bird-days, highest day totals four on 24th, seven on 25th and six on 31 August; all before 23 October.
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta LT—shot in nearby marshes on 22 August and 3 September 1917. H—one or two birds possibly this species on 26 June 1944, recorded on probably seven dates from 24 July (or possibly 26 June) to 4 September; ‘In the beginning of the autumn minor parties of 10-20 were seen, from end Aug. fewer, down to single ones.’ COE—82 bird-days, 23 April to 21 May.
1986: two on 27th and five on 30 August.
1987: three on 9th and one or two on 19 September.
1988, 1989: no records.
1990: five bird-days (three individuals?): two on 22nd, singles on 23rd, 30th and 31 August.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata LT—no records, though ‘no doubt it passes’. H—recorded on 19 July 1944 (six), 24 July 1944 (two to four) and 20 September 1943 (one). COE—136 bird-days, 20 April to 24 May.
1986: 18 bird-days, 25 August to 8 September; 16 bird-days in August (other than six on 30th, one or two in a day); singles on 6th and 8 September. All were at SF.
1987: 30 bird-days, 18 August to 21 September; 29 bird-days to 31 August—highest day totals eight (flying south) on 26th and six (present) on 28 August; the only record in September was one on 21st.
1988, 1989: no records.
1990: seven bird-days, highest day total four on 31 August; all before 23 October.
Dunlin Calidris alpina LT—one of two birds shot on 12 October 1914. H—recorded on 43-49 dates in autumn, 13 July to 13 (possibly 20) November; ‘In 1942 and 1944 usually only in small numbers up to 6; but in Sept. and Oct. 1943 it was perhaps the most numerous of the small waders on SF in flocks of 30-100 or more.… The last seen in Nov. were single ones.’ COE—137 bird-days, 20 March to 18 May.
1986: 1762 bird-days, 21 August to 4 November; the main passage was from 12 September to 16 October, which produced 1262 bird-days and the highest day totals—95 (77 at SF, 18 at YH) on 28 September, 82 (at SF) on 8th and 96 (at SF) on 16 October; a further 306 bird-days were logged during the final two weeks of October. Mainly recorded at SF.
1987: 1746 bird-days, 18 August to 6 November (57 were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 243 (195 present, 48 flying south) on 3rd, 75 on 9 September, 68 on 23rd, 70 on 24th and 80 on 28 October; 968 bird-days were logged from 9 September to 16 October, and 632 bird-days from 17 October to 6 November.
1988 (Ho): 969 bird-days, 10 September to 18 November; highest day total 94 on 8 October.
1989: two on 16th, ten on 21st, one on 26 September; 190 bird-days, 8 October to 3 November; 128 bird-days over 23-29 October; highest day total 34 (nine at SF, 25 at YH) on 25 October.
1990: before 23 October, 1120 bird-days, highest day totals 85 on 28th, 125 on 30 September and 120 on 22 October. From 23 October, 180 bird-days, 25 October to 8 November; highest counts (all at SF) 30 on 25th, 60 on 29th and 65 on 31 October, after which day totals not above ten; last date seen coincides with last dates for Kentish Plover and the lingering Red-necked Stint (there was heavy migration prompted by a northerly airstream on 9th and 10th).
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea LT—no records at Qinhuangdao. H—recorded on six dates in autumn, 11 July to 17 September. COE—998 bird-days, 27 April to 28 May.
1986: 74 bird-days, 21 August to 26 September (27 were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 16 on 27th, 27 (flying south) on 29 August and ten on 2 September; the only record after 6 September was a juvenile on 26 September. All but one were recorded at SF.
1987: 69 bird-days, 18 August to 9 September (three were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 11 on 18th and 12 on 29 August; only nine bird-days were logged after 1 September.
1988 (Ho): two on 28 September.
1990: 13 bird-days, highest day totals six on 30th and five on 31 August; all before 23 October.
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus LT—no records. H—recorded on seven dates in autumn, 24 July to 23 September; maximum 10-15 on 21 August 1944. COE—21 bird-days, 5 April to 23 May.
1986: 71 bird-days, 22 August to 22 September; the highest day totals were 18 on 25 August and 15 on 6 September, otherwise no more than five in a day. All but one were recorded at SF.
1987: 207 bird-days, 18 August to 25 September (39 were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 54 (37 present, 17 flying south) on 24th, 23 (nine present, 14 flying south) on 25th, 33 on 26 August, 36 (29 present, seven flying south) on 9th and ten on 13 September.
1988 (Ho): three bird-days, 9-17 September.
1989: no records.
1990: 78 bird-days, highest day totals 11 on 23rd, 21 on 30 August and 16 on 1 September.
Ruff Philomachus pugnax LT, H, COE—no records. Ch—only northeast China records are a specimen Wilder found in Beijing market, and from Qingdao, Shandong province; migrant and winter visitor to Fujian and Guangdong provinces.
1990: one flew south over SF with 21 Marsh Sandpipers on 31 August.
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LT—no autumn records. H—small flock on 22 August 1942 and four on 4 August 1944. COE—239 bird-days, 5 April to 31 May.
1986: 780 bird-days, 20 August to 23 September (550 were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 45 (39 at SF, six at Re) on 27th, 414 (11 present at and 209 recorded flying south over SF, another 194 flying south over LH) on 30 August, 91 (82 at SF, nine recorded from LH, flying south) on 6th, 103 (recorded from LH, flying south) on 7th, 35 (recorded from LH, flying south) on 8th, and 32 (at SF) on 11 September, on which date there were also two flocks heard flying south before dawn.
1987: 673 bird-days, 18 August to 8 September (636 were recorded flying south); the highest day totals were 110 (flying south) on 22nd and 378 (flying south) on 30 August, after which the only record was five (present) on 8 September.
1988 (Ho): 162 bird-days, 9-13 September; highest day total 121 on 9 September.
1989: no records.
1990: 108 bird-days, highest day total 31 on 21 August; all before 23 October.
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LT—two in the market late one autumn. H—only in 1944: probably two flying towards northeast on 1 July, 23 on 19 July and on eight dates from 21 July to 30 September, in numbers of four to nine; additionally, a friend probably saw three from a boat on the sea on 16 July 1942. COE—39 bird-days, 27 March to 13 May.
1986: 139 bird-days, 20 August to 29 September: singles on 20th and 31 August, 80 (recorded from SF, flying south) on 6 September, 40 at SF on 11th, one on 16th, eight (at SF) on 17th, and eight (four at SF, four [same birds?] at YH) on 24 September.
1987: 122 bird-days, 18 August to 6 October; 107 were recorded flying south to 30 August (highest day totals 40 on 18th and 62 on 30th), during which period only one bird was recorded as present; after this, the records were 11 (present) on 5th, one (present) on 9 September and two (flying south) on 6 October.
1988 (Ho): one on 9th and five on 19 September.
1989: one was at SF on 8 October.
1990: 57 bird-days, highest day totals 23 on 1st and 21 on 13 September; all before 23 October.
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus LT, H, COE—no records. Ch—recorded on migration in much of east China (though not Hebei province).
1986: one was at SF on 27 August.
1990: one was at SF on 31 August.
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum LT—very abundant from the end of August to the end of September. H—recorded on 25-28 dates in autumn, 1 July to 18 September; ‘Usually only a few were seen each time, except … during the maximum of autumn migration 1944 abt. 11.VIII-15.IX. During this period birds were often heard several times during the same day; and flocks of 7, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 38, and on 5.IX even abt. 300, were noted. Most of these flocks flew toward SW … The two birds seen on GS 25.VI behaved as if they were breeding near by, but I did not find any in the same locality 8.VII.’ COE—1618 bird-days, 9 April to the end of the survey period.
1986: 4789 bird-days (most flew south, including 3838 recorded from LH), 21 August to 29 October; five bird-days (four birds) before 28 August; highest day totals 403 (363 recorded from LH, flying south, 33 at SF and seven at Re) on 29th, 879 (all but 64 flew south) on 30 August, 477 (210 at, or overflying SF, 267 flying south over other localites) on 11th and 915 (all flew south: 791 were recorded from LH, 104 from SF and 20 from Se) on 12 September; only 12 bird-days after 27 September (when 236 were recorded), with the only October records singles flying south on 8th and 28th.
1987: 2325 bird-days (2106 were recorded flying south), 18 August to 4 November; only August records were singles flying south on 18th and 27th, a further five to 6 September, when 62 recorded flying south marked the onset of main passage; highest day totals were 231 (six present, 225 flying south) on 8th, 162 (32 present, 130 flying south) on 12th, 280 (flying south) on 15 September and 160 (flying south) on 8 October. Passage was later than in 1986; recorded almost daily to mid-October (730 bird-days were logged from 1st-16th), and 20 were recorded from 17 October to 4 November (when five flew south).
1988 (Ho): at least 2700 bird-days, 9 September to 14 October; 1925 passed in the second half of September; 820 recorded flying south in the late afternoon of 14 September, in flocks of up to 285 birds, may have been only a fraction of the total which passed that day.
1989: 72 flew south, 18 September to 5 October, highest day total 60 on 5 October; one flew south on 8th, two flew south on 16th and one was at YH on 25 October.
1990: 1509 bird-days, highest day totals 518 on 3rd, 253 on 13 September and 185 on 2 October; all before 23 October.
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