Photo Gallery
Paul Holt (PH), Vincent Wang (VW), Zhang Weimin (ZW)
Often difficult, we’ll spend time trying to see, the island endemic Hainan Partridge… (VW)
…while Hainan Leaf Warbler’s considerably easier. (VW)
Our first site on Hainan Island will be Jianfengling, where we’ll spend three nights and parts of four days surrounded by gorgeous forest…(PH)
..that are easily accessed via a boardwalk trail. (PH)
Also found in Vietnam and Laos, Yellow-billed Nuthatch is one of Hainan’s most attractive songbirds. (VW)
The monachus subspecies of Black-throated Laughingthrush lacks the white cheeks of the other forms and is restricted to Hainan. (VW)
Our guest house is right in the heart of quality habitat. (PH)
Moving north our next target will be Spoon-billed Sandpiper. (VW)
Leaving Hainan we’ll cross to Guangxi Province…(PH)
…shifting to the home of the recently discovered Nonggang Babbler… (VW)
…as well as Large Scimitar Babbler…(VW)
…White-winged Magpie…(VW)
…and the chinensis form of Black-throated Laughingthrush. (VW)
From there we’ll head to central China’s Jiangxi Province where we’ll search rivers for Long-billed Plover… (PH)
and our primary target, Scaly-sided Merganser. (ZW)
Ruddy Shelduck is common there and at Poyang Hu… (PH)
Thousands of Tundra Swans also winter at Poyang Hu…(PH)
…an area we’ll explore partly by boat. (PH)
White-naped is one of five species of crane we could see at Poyang…(PH)
…the majestic Siberian another. (PH)
Thousands of Oriental Storks make Poyang Hu their winter home… (PH)
…while nearby, modest numbers of the exquisite Mandarin Duck remain year round. (PH)
The unfortunately named Plain Laughingthrush is a Chinese endemic we’d hope to see near Beijing…(PH)
…and the recently split Chinese Long-tailed Rosefinch is another. (PH)
Despite the cold temperatures, hardy Daurian Redstarts winter in small numbers…(PH)
…while Pere David’s Rock Squirrels are surprisingly hardy. (PH)