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![Babblers, such as this Red-billed Scimitar, feature prominently on our Yunnan tour.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237812452_487732acee_o.jpg?)
Babblers, such as this Red-billed Scimitar, feature prominently on our Yunnan tour.
![Red-headed Trogon also occurs at several sites we will visit.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239048394_a08c02b99b_o.jpg?)
Red-headed Trogon also occurs at several sites we will visit.
![We expect the localised Black-breasted to be the commonest thrush on the tour.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238681686_f2c10b5cd3_b.jpg?)
We expect the localised Black-breasted to be the commonest thrush on the tour.
![Flavescent Bulbul is one of the province’s more demure species...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238980883_a2f1488e23_b.jpg?)
Flavescent Bulbul is one of the province’s more demure species…
![The same certainly can’t be said of Grey Peacock-pheasant. This one photographed from one of several bird blinds we’ll visit...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049864_66f18c38f2_o.jpg?)
The same certainly can’t be said of Grey Peacock-pheasant. This one photographed from one of several bird blinds we’ll visit…
![Some years Blue-naped Pitta is easy to see, but again only from a bird blind…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168310_489b96dd0b_o.jpg?)
Some years Blue-naped Pitta is easy to see, but again only from a bird blind…
![We’ll explore some gorgeous forest at Baihualing.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049829_02336878d8_o.jpg?)
We’ll explore some gorgeous forest at Baihualing.
![Rufous-bellied (aka Beautiful) Niltava, here a male.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238980868_6980e54523_b.jpg?)
Rufous-bellied (aka Beautiful) Niltava, here a male.
![With the advent of the bird blinds many local farmers have diversified, finding alternative sources of income.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239050569_0f0afa4436_b.jpg?)
With the advent of the bird blinds many local farmers have diversified, finding alternative sources of income.
![The widespread White-throated Fantail can also be found at several sites we’ll visit.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814912_c4cc86d6c1_b.jpg?)
The widespread White-throated Fantail can also be found at several sites we’ll visit.
![Red-tailed is one of a remarkable 17 species of laughingthrush that we’ve seen on this tour...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239050574_3bbba1c8c1_b.jpg?)
Red-tailed is one of a remarkable 17 species of laughingthrush that we’ve seen on this tour…
![Black-faced,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239050489_c293777d78_b.jpg?)
Black-faced,
![Grey-sided,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239050499_89a4dc64c6_b.jpg?)
Grey-sided,
![Blue-winged,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049804_36a3c4bfc1_o.jpg?)
Blue-winged,
![and Scaly being four more laughingthrushes that we’d hope to see.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049774_daff565b99_o.jpg?)
and Scaly being four more laughingthrushes that we’d hope to see.
![Almost a laughingthrush, the frequently showy Scarlet-faced Liocichla is often highly gregarious.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168865_5f3605cc89_b.jpg?)
Almost a laughingthrush, the frequently showy Scarlet-faced Liocichla is often highly gregarious.
![Ever secretive, Rufous-throated Partridge is heard more often than seen.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049809_57cdbd0b7a_o.jpg?)
Ever secretive, Rufous-throated Partridge is heard more often than seen.
![Scaly-breasted is one of the two diminutive cupwings that we’d hope to see.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814707_8f26d68e3a_b.jpg?)
Scaly-breasted is one of the two diminutive cupwings that we’d hope to see.
![With luck we’ll also encounter Mrs Hume’s Pheasant.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049779_cafed2fb9d_o.jpg?)
With luck we’ll also encounter Mrs Hume’s Pheasant.
![Golden is one of the region’s most attractive Bush Robins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168725_60a05d8063_b.jpg?)
Golden is one of the region’s most attractive Bush Robins.
![The tiny Chestnut-headed Tesia is one of the more regular visitors to the Baihualing bird blinds.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814647_effa2ddf66_b.jpg?)
The tiny Chestnut-headed Tesia is one of the more regular visitors to the Baihualing bird blinds.
![Aptly named, Beautiful, is one of five species of Sibia we’d expect to encounter.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049754_6182337e5c_o.jpg?)
Aptly named, Beautiful, is one of five species of Sibia we’d expect to encounter.
![The Gaoligongshan Forests harbour many of Yunnan’s most sought-after species...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238683396_02fb840832_b.jpg?)
The Gaoligongshan Forests harbour many of Yunnan’s most sought-after species…
![...including Black-headed Sibia...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238980553_28941ba4c8_b.jpg?)
…including Black-headed Sibia…
![...and, with luck, the rare Gould’s Shortwing.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238980143_e3b9774e2c_b.jpg?)
…and, with luck, the rare Gould’s Shortwing.
![Himalayan Bluetails are common...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239050199_f887164dd9_b.jpg?)
Himalayan Bluetails are common…
![...while Himalayan Shortwing is far less so.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814137_69033aaf81_o.jpg?)
…while Himalayan Shortwing is far less so.
![The scenery here...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814522_a28ea10d85_b.jpg?)
The scenery here…
![...here...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814507_19e51b4c7f_b.jpg?)
…here…
![...and here near Tengchong is spectacular.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814457_52d9b9eb93_b.jpg?)
…and here near Tengchong is spectacular.
![One of the regions’ more restricted specialities is the aptly named Yunnan Nuthatch.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168455_44b9ac542c_b.jpg?)
One of the regions’ more restricted specialities is the aptly named Yunnan Nuthatch.
![The skyline at Lijiang in northern Yunnan is dominated by the majestic Yuelong Snow Mountain.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049669_92a694893e_o.jpg?)
The skyline at Lijiang in northern Yunnan is dominated by the majestic Yuelong Snow Mountain.
![The mixed deciduous-conifer forests near Lijiang...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238980353_063868dfc5_b.jpg?)
The mixed deciduous-conifer forests near Lijiang…
![...hold healthy populations of White-collared Yuhinas.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049959_0d606e43db_b.jpg?)
…hold healthy populations of White-collared Yuhinas.
![...but White-speckled, or Biet’s, Laughingthrush is now vanishingly rare.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168180_0504ea22b2_o.jpg?)
…but White-speckled, or Biet’s, Laughingthrush is now vanishingly rare.
![Fortunately though Black-browed Bushtit isn’t.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814282_deec1aab23_b.jpg?)
Fortunately though Black-browed Bushtit isn’t.
![Nor is Black-bibbed Tit...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238682646_64790c6958_b.jpg?)
Nor is Black-bibbed Tit…
![...or Rufous-tailed Babbler.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049924_2eb2c8b72a_b.jpg?)
…or Rufous-tailed Babbler.
![Foreigners are still somewhat of a novelty here.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814257_6862e149f2_b.jpg?)
Foreigners are still somewhat of a novelty here.
![Much of our birding will be in the forests...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238682431_d5691d0bf8_o.jpg?)
Much of our birding will be in the forests…
![...some of it close to hamlets...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53237814127_ff4d108327_b.jpg?)
…some of it close to hamlets…
![...some of it searching through waterfowl (here predominantly Red-crested Pochard and Eurasian Coot with a few Gadwall).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238682456_a474e5bdff_b.jpg?)
…some of it searching through waterfowl (here predominantly Red-crested Pochard and Eurasian Coot with a few Gadwall).
![Decent numbers of Bar-headed Geese, a Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau breeder, winter here...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239049649_bd2d17eb51_b.jpg?)
Decent numbers of Bar-headed Geese, a Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau breeder, winter here…
![and early mornings at this site can be chilly!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53239168140_5c16eecccf_o.jpg?)
and early mornings at this site can be chilly!
![](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53238682391_948b28039c_b.jpg?)