29 December 2024
At least two WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Bái guān pān què, Shunyi Riverside Park (王嘉琦, 张妍菲).
18 November 2024
1 BLACK SCOTER Melanitta americana 黑海番鸭 Hēihǎi fān yā, DaYunHe, Tongzhou District (张峰沁、金力、羿健). The first record for Beijing.
2 November 2024
1 BLACK-THROATED LOON (BLACK-THROATED DIVER) Gavia arctica 黑喉潜鸟 Hēi hóu qián niǎo, Ming Tombs Reservoir (via wwl197609)
11 October 2024
1 NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor sibiricus 灰伯劳 Huī bó láo, DaNing Reservoir (Wolstame et al.). A rare lowland record.
1 EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què, Jingxi Forest Farm (俊峰 于)
8 October 2024
1 SWINHOE’S RAIL Coturnicops exquisitus 花田鸡 Huā tián jī, Ma Chang (Paul Holt et al.)
6 October 2024
The ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Curruca nana 荒漠林莺 Huāngmò lín yīng still present at DaNing Reservoir.
5 October 2024
1 ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Curruca nana 荒漠林莺 Huāngmò lín yīng, DaNing Reservoir (李松林)
10 September 2024
2 SIBERIAN THRUSH Zoothera sibirica 白眉地鸫 Bái méi di dōng, Beijing Zoo (via Lou Fangzhou)
26 June 2024
1 (male) Saddlebag Glider Tramea virginia 华斜痣蜻 Huá xié zhì qīng, ID City, Shunyi District.
25 June 2024
1 CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān, near the Jingcheng Expressway/Wenyu River (Paul Holt)
21 June 2024
1 COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus coromandelianus 棉凫 Mián fú, Yuanmingyuan (郝志全)
19 June 2024
1 Gobi Pit Viper Gloydius stejnegeri 华北蝮 Huáběi fù, Mentougou District (Terry Townshend and Yong Ding Li).
13 June 2024
1 CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus 红翅凤头鹃 Hóng chì fèng tóu juān, Botanical Gardens.
10 June 2024
1 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān, Guangzhuang Park (Ross Zhang)
1 BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng, Xiaolongmen (via α)
8 June 2024
No sign of the JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District
7 June 2024
The JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù still at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District (seen around 0635).
6 June 2024
The JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù still at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District (seen twice in flight early morning at 0445 and 0508)
The PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì still at Shahe Reservoir (since 3rd June at least).
5 June 2024
JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù still at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District (seen early morning and again late morning and mid-afternoon)
4 June 2024
JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù still at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District in the early morning.
3 June 2024
The JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù still at the Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District. Seen multiple times in the morning up to around 1140am but not since.
2 June 2024
1 JAVAN POND HERON Ardeola speciosa 爪哇池鹭 Zhǎowā chí lù, Beijing Garden Expo (园博园), Fengtai District. Found by 武博文, 余京扬 and 陈青函. The first record of this species for Beijing, and possibly for mainland China?
29 May 2024
1 PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA Hydrophasianus chirurgus 水雉 Shuǐ zhì, Tongming Lake, Tongzhou (via Wolstame)
27 May 2024
1 CHINESE BUSH WARBLER Bradypterus tacsanowskius 中华短翅莺 Zhōnghuá duǎn chì yīng, Shahe Reservoir (Paul Holt)
25 May 2024
1 GREY-TAILED TATTLER Tringa brevipes 灰尾漂鹬 Huī wěi (piào) yù, Jugou Bridge, ChaoBai River (Qingfeng Haoyue)
24 May 2024
3 BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris 黑尾鸥 Hēi wěi ōu, Shahe Reservoir (Azusa Huang)
1 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān, ChaoBai River (Yuxinzhuang). Found by Zhang Hui.
23 May 2024
1 GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER Culicicapa ceylonensis 方尾鹟 Fāng wěi wēng, Labagoumen National Forest Park (Vincent Wang)
1 ORIENTAL CUCKOO Cuculus optatus 北方中杜鹃 Běi fāng zhōng dù juān, Kangxi Grassland (Paul Holt)
1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus lobatus 红颈瓣蹼鹬 Hóng jǐng bàn pǔ yù, JianHe Park, Shunyi District (赵乐)
21 May 2024
1 RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER Abroscopus albogularis 棕脸鹟莺 Zōng-liǎn wēng-yīng, Botanical Gardens (魏子晨)
1 CINNAMON BITTERN Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 栗苇鳽 Lì wěi jiān, Xiāo tàihòu River, Tongzhou District (Zhang Hui and Yi Jian)
19 May 2024
1 GREY-TAILED TATTLER Tringa brevipes 灰尾漂鹬 Huī wěi (piào) yù, Ma Chang (张家铭、王文龙)
1 RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres 翻石鹬 Fān shí yù, Kangxi Grassland (张家铭、王文龙). Plus 1 ORIENTAL PLOVER Charadrius veredus 东方鸻 Dōng fāng héng at the same site.
18 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn, Baiwangshan (Qiuhan Zhang)
16 May 2024
1 TIBETAN SAND PLOVER Anarhynchus atrifrons 青藏沙鸻 Qīngzàng shā héng, ChaoBai River (Miyun section). Found by 袁森林 and identified by Lou Fangzhou). The first documented record for Beijing.
14 May 2024
The SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè still at the ChaoBai River for its 14th day (Terry Townshend)
2 BROWN-EARED BULBUL Hypsipetes amaurotis 栗耳短脚鹎 Lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi, Tsinghua University campus (XC Bu). An exceptionally late record.
1 ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus 灰卷尾 Huī juàn wěi, Baiwangshan (via WeChat)
1 RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN Luscinia sibilans 红尾歌鸲 Hóng wěi gē qú, abandoned golf course in Tongzhou District (Yun Feiyang)
13 May 2024
6 (four males, two females) WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri 斑脸海番鸭 Bān liǎn hǎi fān yā, near the dam at Huairou Reservoir (Paul Holt)
1 WATERCOCK Gallicrex cinerea 董鸡 Dǒng jī, Majuqiao Wetland, Tongzhou District (Hao Jianguo)
11 May 2024
20 WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus 白喉针尾雨燕 Bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn, Baiwangshan (麦克 曹). Plus 7 SIBERIAN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum lagopodum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn at the same site (TaQini Liu).
10 May 2024
1 (2cy) BLACK-FACED SPOONBILL Platalea minor 黑脸琵鹭 Hēi liǎn pí lù with Eurasian Spoonbills, Kangxi Grassland (Paul Holt)
1 BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa muttui 褐胸鹟 Hè-xiōng wēng, Agricultural Exhibition Center Park (Vincent Wang)
7 GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus 彩鹮 Cǎi huán, Shahe Reservoir (Wei DaChuan). The same group of seven was apparently photographed on 8 May at Yongdinghe (observer unknown).
9 May 2024
1 MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER Ficedula mugimaki 鸲姬鹟 Qú jī wēng, Agricultural Exhibition Center Park (许晖慧 and 范嘉荧)
8 May 2024
A LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā, Huairou Reservoir (Paul Holt et al.)
7 May 2024
700+ EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla tschutschensis 黄鹡鸰 Huáng jí líng at Ma Chang/Kangxi Grassland (Paul Holt et al.). Plus a STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo and a TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus 翘嘴鹬 Qiào zuǐ yù.
4 May 2024
The SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè still at the ChaoBai River (Terry Townshend)
A BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (落音缤纷 Zhang)
3 May 2024
A BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Hezijian (Richard Zhang et al.)
2 May 2024
The SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè still at the ChaoBai River (Terry Townshend)
A CHESTNUT-CROWNED WARBLER Seicercus castaniceps 栗头鹟莺 Lì tóu wēng yīng, Guangzhuang Park, Chaoyang District (Fu Cong)
1 May 2024
1 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè, ChaoBai River (李万成)
30 April 2024
At least two Libellula angelina (critically endangered) dragonflies at a newly-discovered site in Shunyi District.
Libellula angelina in Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
Libellula angelina in Shunyi District (Terry Townshend)
29 April 2024
“15-20” NORTHERN HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum lagopodum 白腹毛脚燕 Bái fù máo jiǎo yàn, Baiwangshan (罗腾达)
1 GREATER PAINTED SNIPE Rostratula benghalensis 彩鹬 Cǎi yù, ChaoBai River Jugou Bridge (Bing Cui et al.). Plus a PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu at the same site (Bing Cui).
27 April 2024
1 WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Bái guān pān què, Hanshiqiao, Shunyi District (贾惟如, 高潞). The second record for Beijing.
1 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù, Ma Chang (LiCheng Wang)
23 April 2024
The PECTORAL SANDPIPER Calidris melanotos 斑胸滨鹬 Bān xiōng bīn yù still at Jugou Bridge, Shunyi District until c0800 when flushed by a Sparrowhawk and didn’t return as of 1500.
22 April 2024
1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER Calidris melanotos 斑胸滨鹬 Bān xiōng bīn yù, Jugou Bridge, Shunyi District (张峰沁).
1 ALSTRÖM’S WARBLER Seicercus soror 淡尾鹟莺 Dàn wěi wēng yīng, Beijing Normal University campus (谦益 张). A rare lowland Beijing record.
1 LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta 小滨鹬 Xiǎo bīn yù, Ma Chang (Cinclus cinclus)
The FUJIAN NILTAVA Niltava davidi 棕腹大仙鹟 Zōng fù dàxiān wēng still in Longtan Park.
21 April 2024
1 (female) FUJIAN NILTAVA Niltava davidi 棕腹大仙鹟 Zōng fù dàxiān wēng, Longtan Park. Apparently found on 20th (unknown observer).
1 BULL-HEADED SHRIKE Lanius bucephalus 牛头伯劳 Niú tóu bó láo, Hezishan (Ge Mengshuai and Liu Shuangqi)
19 April 2024
4 LITTLE CURLEW/LITTLE WHIMBREL Numenius minutus 小杓鹬 Xiǎo biāo yù flew north along the ChaoBaiHe early morning (Terry Townshend)
1 BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana pusilla 小田鸡 Xiǎo tián jī, Shahe Reservoir (Starlit Chen et al.)
18 April 2024
1 GREY-BACKED THRUSH Turdus hortulorum 灰背鸫 Huī bèi dōng, Temple of Heaven Park (Satellite Wu, Starlit Chen)
1 STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis 草原雕 Cǎo yuán diāo, Baiwangshan (Jun Shuai et al.)
16 April 2024
A MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Shahe Reservoir (麦克 曹)
12 April 2024
The female SNOWY-BROWED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hyperythra 棕胸蓝姬鹟 Zōng xiōng lán jī wēng still at Shahe Reservoir.
The female Snowy-browed Flycatcher at Shahe Reservoir (Terry Townshend)
11 April 2024
1 (female) SNOWY-BROWED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hyperythra 棕胸蓝姬鹟 Zōng xiōng lán jī wēng, Shahe Reservoir (小茶, 寒枫). The first record for Beijing.
3 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (Cinclus cinclus et al.)
9 April 2024
225 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, DaNing Reservoir (TaQini Liu). Plus 9 CASPIAN TERN Hydroprogne caspia 红嘴巨鸥 Hóng zuǐ jù ōu at the same site.
6 April 2024
2 SULPHUR-BREASTED WARBLER Phylloscopus ricketti 黑眉柳莺 Hēi méi liǔ yīng, Baiwangshan Forest Park (蔡震波、李蔚莹).
3 April 2024
A FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng at Temple of Heaven Park (刘小木)
2 April 2024
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (TaQini Liu et al.)
31 March 2024
1 SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE Circaetus gallicus 短趾雕 Duǎn zhǐ diāo and 1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Bulaotun, Miyun (Fu Cong)
3 (a male and two females) SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER Mergus squamatus 中华秋沙鸭 Zhōng huá qiū shā yā, BaiHe, Huairou District (王子超)
30 March 2024
7 RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus 遗鸥 Yí ōu, DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Shahe Reservoir (Elizabeth Zhang et al.)
1 BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Baiwangshan (yuyang zhang)
1 (very early) TAIGA FLYCATCHER Ficedula albicilla 红喉姬鹟 Hóng hóu jī wēng reported from the Olympic Forest Park (Andy Liu)
29 March 2024
A dark morph BOOTED EAGLE Hieraaetus pennatus 靴隼雕 Xuē sǔn diāo, Shahe Reservoir (彭涛，Arthur Peng). Other sightings, possibly relating to the same bird, from Haidain Park (Fu Cong) and at Baiwangshan (TaiQini Liu et al.).
4 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é and 8 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn still at DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
28 March 2024
The 2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè (one adult and one 2cy) still at Shahe Reservoir, and 4 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at the same site (Kevin Wei)
27 March 2024
2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè (one adult and one 2cy) still at Shahe Reservoir.
26 March 2024
2 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè at Shahe Reservoir. A 2cy was seen early morning (杨江), which was joined later in the day by an adult (王鸣昊). 3 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at the same site (Cinclus cinclus)
One DALMATIAN PELICAN Pelecanus crispus 卷羽鹈鹕 Juǎn yǔ tí hú still at DaNing Reservoir (Liu Shuangqi et al.)
A CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng at Baiwangshan (Friends of Nature)
24 March 2024
Two DALMATIAN PELICAN Pelecanus crispus 卷羽鹈鹕 Juǎn yǔ tí hú, DaNing Reservoir (闰土 et al.). Plus 18 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn (Oriental Stork) and an adult summer-plumaged PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu.
7 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, just east of the west 5th ring road in Haidian District (喻昊/Hausys)
23 March 2024
A EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus 欧亚蛎鹬 Ōu yà lì yù at DaNing Reservoir (张家铭，夏楚飞，严向荣，杨岳霖) The first confirmed record for Beijing.
The EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus 欧亚蛎鹬 Ōu yà lì yù at DaNing Reservoir. Photo by Terry Townshend.
A REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng in Yuyuantan Park (Iris)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Hermitress geng)
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (TaQini Liu)
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liú sū yù, Kangxi Grassland (李炳序)
1 BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris 黑尾鸥 Hēi wěi ōu reported from the Summer Palace (Yitong Liu)
22 March 2024
5 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at Shahe Reservoir (Cinclus cinclus)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Jun Shuai)
21 March 2024
Seven SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè over Shunyi District this morning (Terry Townshend).
18 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè over the QingHe, heading toawards Shahe Reservoir early morning (彭涛，Arthur Peng)
Apparently also 4 SIBERIAN CRANE Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè at Xiao Cao Village in Miyun District (via 彭涛，Arthur Peng)
“More than 220” WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè over Beijing Normal University at c1345 (白涛 via Zhang Qianyi)
15 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn at DaNing Reservoir (Li Dapeng). A record Beijing count?
1 RUFF Philomachus pugnax 流苏鹬 Liúsū yù and 1 MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù, Ma Chang (Paul Holt)
1 JAPANESE THRUSH Turdus cardis 乌灰鸫 Wū huī dōng, Shijingshan (裴德信)
20 March 2024
8 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn still at DaNing Reservoir (TaQini Liu)
17 March 2024
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (Ling Gan)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Paul Holt et al.)
1 RED-CROWNED CRANE Grus japonensis 丹顶鹤 Dān dǐng hè, Miyun Reservoir (Miyun Forestry Bureau). The same bird as on 5 March?
One EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE Aquila heliaca 白肩雕 Bái jiān diāo at Shidu, Fangshan District (chuan fu)
16 March 2024
12 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, DaNing Reservoir, Fangshan District (via 红隼)
1 BROWN ACCENTOR Prunella fulvescens 褐岩鹨 Hè yán liù, Ma Chang/Kangxi Grassland (Paul Holt)
An exceptionally early RED-NECKED STINT Calidris ruficollis 红颈滨鹬 Hóng jǐng bīn yù at DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang et al.). Plus 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 小黑背银鸥 (Taimyr Gull) at the same site by the same observer.
5 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā still at Shahe Reservoir (Ziwen Chai)
8 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn still at DaNing Reservoir (正暘 周)
15 March 2024
8 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, DaNing Reservoir (via remote camera)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Dean Li)
14 March 2024
Remarkably, there are now 2 FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng at 西郊雨洪调蓄工程 (Cinclus cinclus)
6 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn and 65 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè at Miyun Reservoir (王树军 Wang Shujun)
An ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn at Yeyahu (Paul Holt)
1 LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser erythropus 小白额雁 Xiǎo bái é yàn, Ma Chang (Paul Holt).
1 CRESTED GOSHAWK Accipiter trivirgatus 凤头鹰 Fèng tóu yīng, Temple of Heaven Park (陈泷)
13 March 2024
Another sighting of a Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 赤狐 Chi Hu at Lingshan, Mentougou District (Terry Townshend). Red Fox is rare in Beijing but the status is clouded by escapes/deliberate releases from fur farms.
10 March 2024
8 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā, DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
5 GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila 斑背潜鸭 Bān bèi qián yā at Shahe Reservoir (Shi Xu)
5 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, DaNing Reservoir (gengxin zhu)
9 March 2024
2 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn at Shahe Reservoir (TaQini Liu)
1 (early) KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus 环颈鸻 Huán jǐng héng at DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng still at 西郊雨洪调蓄工程 (Su Li)
An adult SAUNDERS’S GULL Chroicocephalus saundersi 黑嘴鸥 Hēi zuǐ ōu at Shahe Reservoir (蔡震波、李蔚莹)
8 March 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (T-Mac S)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still in Chaoyang Park (Andy Liu)
7 March 2024
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still in Chaoyang Park (Tianli Zhao)
5 March 2024
1 RED-CROWNED CRANE Grus japonensis 丹顶鹤 Dān dǐng hè, Miyun Reservoir (Miyun Forestry Bureau)
3 March 2024
The ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn still at DaNing Reservoir (Oriental Stork). Plus a PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu at the same site.
3 JANKOWSKI’S BUNTING Emberiza jankowskii 栗斑腹鹀 Lì bān fù wú, Bulaotun, Miyun (zhenning liu)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Qiuhan Zhang)
2 March 2024
1 ORIENTAL STORK Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn, DaNing Reservoir (李大鹏 via Oriental Stork)
4 WHITE-NAPED CRANE Grus vipio 白枕鹤 Bái zhěn hè and 1 HOODED CRANE Grus monacha 白头鹤 Bái tóu hè, Kangxi Grassland (严向荣，张家铭，杨岳霖)
1 March 2024
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River, upstream of the junction of the Wenyu and Qing Rivers (Cinclus cinclus). Plus a EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què.
20 February 2024
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River, upstream of the junction of the Wenyu and Qing Rivers (Terry Townshend et al.)
14 February 2024
No sign of the WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Báiguānpān què at the Shunyi New Town Binhe Forest Park despite many birders looking all day.
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Ke Sun)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Paul Holt et al.)
1 (early) EURASIAN SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 白琵鹭 Bái pí lù, Shunyi New Town Binhe Forest Park (Junning Wang)
13 February 2024
The WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Báiguānpān què still at the Shunyi New Town Binhe Forest Park, Shunyi District
12 February 2024
A WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Báiguānpān què at the Shunyi New Town Binhe Forest Park, Shunyi District (王若凡)
11 February 2024
The MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Jingyu Luo)
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Stefan Andrew)
The EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què still in Taoranting Park (Qiuhan Zhang). Plus an escape/deliberate release MASKED LAUGHINGTHRUSH.
9 February 2024
1 2cy LESSER BLACK-BACKED (SIBERIAN) GULL Larus fuscus taimyrensis 小黑背银鸥 (Taimyr Gull), Wenyu River (Terry Townshend). Plus 14 Mongolian Gulls (Larus mongolicus 蒙古银鸥 Méng gǔ yín ōu).
The 2cy taimyrensis gull at the Wenyu River on 9 February 2024 (Terry Townshend)
1 (ad winter) PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, DaYunHe Forest Park. Plus an adult male ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng (Paul Holt).
8 February 2024
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng still at 砂石坑, Shijingshan (LiCheng Wang et al.)
A EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què in the Olympic Forest Park (south). The bird from the northern section relocating? (Paul Holt)
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Kaiyuan Li)
A Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 赤狐 Chi Hu at Lingshan, Mentougou District (Terry Townshend). Red Fox is rare in Beijing and its status is clouded by deliberate releases/escapes from fur farms.
5 February 2024
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Grady Singleton et al.)
A FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng at 砂石坑, Shijingshan (Qiuhan Zhang). Apparently present for its second day.
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still in Chaoyang Park (Paul Holt et al.)
3 February 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Paul Holt et al.)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Huang Yu)
The MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Gengxin Zhu)
2 February 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Jingyu Luo)
The LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Paul Holt et al.)
1 February 2024
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still in Chaoyang Park (Chad)
30 January 2024
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (LiCheng Wang)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Zhao Tianhao)
29 January 2024
2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng, Bulaotun, Miyun District (Qiuhan Zhang)
25 January 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Tianyi Zhang)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Daisy Yan)
24 January 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Fu Cong)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng at ZhuLi Village, Huairou District (ely what)
23 January 2024
The EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què still in Taoranting Park, Xicheng District (Fu Cong)
The MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Jun Yang)
The (male) LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Paul Holt)
21 January 2024
3 BLACK-THROATED TIT Aegithalos concinnus 红头长尾山雀 Hóngtóu cháng wěi shān què, of unknown origin, still at CuiHu Wetland (骏宁 王)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Wenze Gu)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Niantan Park (Ning Sun)
20 January 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Zhongyu Wang)
The (male) LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Ning Sun)
17 January 2024
A MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis 草地鹨 Cǎodì liù at Ma Chang (Liu Aitao et al.)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park.
The (male) LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (amal amer et al.)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Lululemon Zhong)
15 January 2024
The (male) LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā still at the Wenyu River (Liu Aitao, Terry Townshend et al.)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park.
14 January 2024
1 (male) LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis 长尾鸭 Cháng wěi yā, Wenyu River (安妮)
The male Long-tailed Duck at the Wenyu River on 14 January 2024 (Terry Townshend)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (Henry Zhang et al.)
The The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Zhuli Village (yuehan zhu et al.)
The MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (Yueji Hu)
13 January 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park.
The EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què still in Taoranting Park, Xicheng District (gengxin zhu)
12 January 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park.
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Dean Li)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (Fan Jun et al.)
The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Zhuli Village (Fan Jun et al.)
11 January 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què still in Xinglong Park (He Yongzhou et al.)
The (immature) MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é still at DaNing Reservoir (TaQini Liu)
10 January 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què (Liu Shuangqi, Terry Townshend et al.)
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què in Xinglong Park, 10 January 2024 (Terry Townshend)
9 January 2024
The WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què again in Xinglong Park (Liu Aitao et al.). Seen early morning until around 0900 and then again from 4pm (via Zhang Xiaoling)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (Fu Cong)
8 January 2024
1 (male) WHITE-WINGED (TWO-BARRED) CROSSBILL Loxia leucoptera 白翅交嘴雀 Bái chì jiāo zuǐ què, Xinglong Park (慢行观天下 WeChat name)
7 January 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Azusa Huang)
1 EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què, Taoranting Park, Xicheng District (Elizabeth Zhang et al.)
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (Hang Ye et al.)
1 BAER’S POCHARD Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā, Liangshui River (Fu Cong et al.)
6 January 2024
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Niantan Park (Dong Yan)
1 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus 毛脚鵟 Máo jiǎo kuáng, Bulaotun (Ning Sun et al.)
The EUROPEAN ROBIN Erithacus rubecula 欧亚鸲 Ōu yà qú still at Cuihu Wetland (Hang Ye et al.). Plus 3 BLACK-THROATED TIT Aegithalos concinnus 红头长尾山雀 Hóngtóu cháng wěi shān què at the same site (Sarah Duan)
The SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī still at Zhujiawan (Ning Sun et al.)
1 (immature) MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, DaNing Reservoir (Jiaming Zhang)
5 January 2024
The REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Báiméi gē dōng still present in the Olympic Forest Park (Cinclus cinclus)
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (TaQini Liu)
2 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Niantan Park (Kevin Wei)
4 January 2024
2 WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī at Niantan Park (Vincent Wang)
3 January 2024
1 EURASIAN TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris 旋木雀 Xuán mù què, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
1 presumed MALLARD x CHINESE SPOT-BILLED DUCK hybrid, Wenyu River (Terry Townshend)
1 January 2024
The EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Jeff et al.)
The WESTERN WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus 西方秧鸡 Xī fāng yāng jī still at Niantan Park (Wen-Dong Xie)
1 PIED KINGFISHER Ceryle rudis 斑鱼狗 Bān yú gǒu along the Wenyu River (Chen Liao)
1 MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor 疣鼻天鹅 Yóu bí tiān’é, DaNing Reservoir, Fengtai District (李大鹏)
Title image: the first-winter BLACK SCOTER Melanitta americana 黑海番鸭 Hēihǎi fān yā at DaYunHe, Tongzhou District on 18 November 2024. (Photo by Terry Townshend)