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Wildlife, wild places, photography - plus Wild Scenes Hong Kong store
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北戴河鸟类:自 1985 年以来情况恶化,但有巨大改善潜力
概括 1985年春天,我第一次访问北戴河,领导了一项候鸟调查,帮助将该镇作为候鸟的主要中心列入“全球观鸟地图”。此后我多次返回,领导了更多调查,共同领导了观鸟之旅;并倡导保护。 以下是 2024 年 5 月回访的一些记录,并得到了北戴河政府的大力支持。 简要总结:当然,自1985年以来,北戴河发生了很多变化,虽然鸽子窝(鹰岩)对湿地的保护值得欢迎,但也有一些变化是负面的,大大降低了北戴河观鸟的吸引力。 持续的负面影响可能导致北戴河成为历史记录中的鸟类栖息地;对我来说,会是多么的悲伤,巨大的浪费。 然而,改进的机会仍然存在;正如我在 2009 年所说,我们仍然有机会创建世界上最令人兴奋的候鸟保护区之一。 1985年以来的变化 当然,自1985年春天以来,情况发生了很大变化。然而,并非所有变化似乎对经济发展都是至关重要的:例如,洋河口的滩涂现在非常不适合鸟类生存;该镇南海岸的几条小沟渠无法进入;鸽巢北岸的沙滩已被摧毁,大量混凝土取代了这里以前的湿地区域。 从好的方面来说,奥林匹克公园是新的,吸引了鸣禽。鸽子巢沙坪的大片区域作为保护区受到保护;尽管湿地公园的林地太多,湿地太少,但其以西的地区也受到了保护,免受重大建设的影响。 机会 有多种改进机会。特别是在鸽子窝沙坪,一些景观美化可以吸引更多的鸟类;而且非常重要的是,合适的游客设施可以让很多人体验到北戴河的美妙鸟类。 哇 无为 在道教中,原则 哇 长期以来一直很重要。不是坐着无所事事!但与自然和谐相处。通过努力了解自然——例如什么样的湿地栖息地适合某些鸟类——并采取相应行动,保护区可以得到加强,帮助北戴河成为一个将人类和候鸟聚集在一起的地方,以造福双方。 利用北戴河作为大型候鸟中心和广受欢迎的度假小镇的独特优势,该保护区可以成为一个重要、持久的吸引力。 另外,酌情创建和改善湿地;同样,适合树林的地区也有林地。 Table of Contents 概括 1985年以来的变化 机会 哇 无为 减少北戴河对候鸟吸引力的变化 洋河口 戴河池 西山沟、学习沟、使馆沟 灯塔点=金山口 鱼钩点 鸽子巢公园、鹰岩和沙坪 Xinhe = Henghe reservoir surroundings – Beidaihe Wetland Park 神秘的水域,不是公园,也不是保护区 奥林匹克公园:北戴河观鸟胜地欢迎增设 北戴河作为观鸟目的地的潜在改进——以及,我该向谁推荐? 今天去北戴河观鸟 鸽子窝公园湿地保护区的美好未来:游客设施 鸽子窝公园湿地保护区可能的美好未来:栖息地景观美化和管理 鸽子窝公园湿地保护区可能的美好未来:喂鸟 鸽子窝公园湿地保护区的另一个未来:几乎在任何地方都可以看到相同的主题公园风格的创作,几乎看不到一只野鸟 湿地公园:少树,多湿地! 联峰山=莲花山:树种更多,生物多样性更好 减少北戴河对候鸟吸引力的变化…
Beidaihe and its Birdlife: Changes for the Worse, Opportunities for a World-class Wetland Reserve
Summary I first visited Beidaihe in spring 1985, leading a migratory birds survey that helped put the town on the “global birdwatching map” as a major hub for migratory birds. I have returned many times since, leading more surveys, co-leading birdwatching tours; and advocating for conservation. Here, a…
Diary of Cambridge Ornithological Expedition to China 1985
November 1982 [while I was studying for a PhD at Cambridge University]. I had been considering arranging an expedition to study bird migration, perhaps in South America or Asia. The two undergraduates – John Archer and Andrew Stoddart – who were interested in the expedition both expressed an…
Japanese Yellow Bunting merits concern regarding status with low numbers recorded and vulnerability to trapping
After I saw two Japanese Yellow Buntings (aka simply Yellow Buntings Emberiza sulphurata) in Hong Kong this spring, I happened to notice that Birdlife has changed the species’ status from Vulnerable – as it was from 1994 to 2016, to Least Concern in 2022. This surprised me: after…
Birds of Prey Passing Hong Kong in Spring Help Reveal Wonders of Migration
Keep Calm and Carry on Twitching
World’s Birds Akin to Canaries in Coalmine as Human Impacts Continue Apace
A Tale of Two Spoon Bills and East Asia Wetland Threats
To the Spice Islands of Wallacea, eastern Indonesia
Southwest Yunnan birding inc Gaoligongshan and Hornbill Valley
Botswana wildlife bonanza in Okavango Delta and along Linyanti River
Wonders of Bird Migration – and Threatened Asian Wetlands
Javan Jungles inc Gunung Halimun and Ujung Kulon Indonesia
Hong Kong Black Kites
Beidaihe Can Create an Exciting Bird Reserve
I believe that at Beidaihe, we have the chance to create the world’s most exciting reserve for migratory birds.
Openbill Storks resurgence in Thailand
Visits to openbill stork colonies in Thailand
Taman Negara rainforest, Malaysia
Taman Negara – rainforest national park in Malaysia Breakfast with hornbills Early morning at Taman Negara Resort. I stand with a group of birdwatchers gathered by a cluster of chalets, and peer into a tree. Unperturbed by the resort staff and other early risers strolling below, various birds…
The Last Hunt: Reptile search on Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
Pan Wenshi: Scientist Who Fights for the Pandas
Bauhinia – Hong Kong orchid tree
Hong Kong Wild Stars: a rare dolphin, a spoonbill, a tree frog, and a dragonfly
Turtle Park, Malaysia
Green turtle conservation on Pulau Selingaan, Sabah, Malaysia. Conservationists are helping to save these amazing relics of the past To the Rescue of Asia’s Endangered Turtles The night sky is full of stars and a warm breeze is blowing in across the Sulu Sea. On the beach the…
Hong Kong Birding intro
Strange Case of the Black-faced Spoonbill
Birders though Black-faced Spoonbill was common, till they found it was almost extinct.
Beidaihe autumns conclusions
Philippine Eagle conservation on Mindanao: bringing back Ol’ Blue Eyes
Beidaihe autumns 1986 to 1990 report – species accounts
Beidaihe autumn bird migration report (1986-1990): species systematically treated Species systematically treated Geoff J. Carey, Daniel G. Duff, Martin D. Williams and Xu Weishu Around 345 species were recorded during the surveys.Summaries of the autumn records of La Touche and Hemmingsen are given, and augmented where appropriate by records…
Beidaihe Autumn Bird Migration Report
Autumn bird migration at Beidaihe, China, 1986-1990
Gurney’s Pitta in Thailand
Gurney's Pitta back from oblivion
South China tiger rescue efforts too little, too late
Hunting and habitat destruction have brought these magnificent cats perilously close to extinction. Can the most threatened of the sub-species claw its way back? The scratch marks on the tree high in the mountains of Hunan province, south central China, are barely discernible today: four thin vertical lines…
Sri Lanka Wildlife and Culture Travel Tale
Field Guide to the Birds of China
When I first headed to China in 1985, the only guide to the country’s birds was a (then) recently published volume – The Birds of China, by museum man Rudolphe Meyer de Schauensee, who reportedly figured he could learn all he needed about the country’s birds from his…
Beidaihe – Bird Migration Hub of the Orient
NOT BB V
NOT BB V The magazine for the serious birdspotter Almost as Amazing as the Ancient Murrelet Hybrids bloody hybrids Identification of Hadoram’s Short-term Lark {mospagebreak title=Captain Ticker}
NOT BB IV
The magazine for the serious birdspotter Almost as exciting as your first Scarlet Rosefinch He lived for travelShe lived for sex And now for the final installment of our romantic cereal – does Snowy get his oats this week? Return to Grimsmere Birdcraft – a…
Checklist of Beidaihe Birds
Checklist of the birds of Beidaihe, east China
Conservation Plan for Beidaihe
Beidaihe Birding Notes May 2005
Just back from Beidaihe (east China) – for bird race commemorating 20th anniversary of team including me pitching up for first survey since 1940s. Was in China 10-16 May; as well as Beidaihe, also made it to Happy Island. Some info here, as just sent to my family,…
Not BB III
The magazine for the serious birdspotter, Vol III NOT BB The magazine for the serious birdspotter Even more outrageous than the Landguard Paddyfield Warbler Why a Dusky Warbler in the hand is worth two in the Sueda bush by Eddie the Illeagle Stop the massacre! Prevent splitting of…
Not BB ii
The magazine for the serious birdspotter, Vol II I’d upped and left for the Far East by the time the first NOT BB appeared; heard of its success – read out at log time on Scilly, Prof Shamrock reading it till he cried with laughter. Some people even…
Not BB i – birding humour
Wuliansuhai Birds, Inner Mongolia
Birds at Wuliansuhai Birds Recorded at Wuliansuhai (west of Baotou), Inner Mongolia, 24 and 25 September; and at Hasuhai (between Baotou and Hohhot) on 26 September 2004 Martin and Maya Williams During afternoon of 24 September, we covered sections of the lake shoreline of the lake – also…