This page is updated regularly with significant wildlife news from Beijing Municipality. It is produced from multiple sources, including sightings reported on eBird, birdreport.cn, via WeChat groups, emails etc. Please note that records of birds sensitive to disturbance, for example wintering or breeding owls, great bustards etc. will not be reported or will be reported with only vague location information.
If you would like to report any sightings, please use the contact form below and include species, location, date/time and observer details. Photographs for publication are also welcome and can be submitted to Terry via WeChat, email or other means. Many thanks.
The latest Beijing sightings on eBird can be found here. The latest sightings on birdreport.cn can be found here (search for Beijing 北京). Historical wildlife news can be found here. A basic summary of the Status of the Birds of Beijing can be found here.
If you are interested in organised bird walks, a local group in Beijing called the Friends of Nature arranges walks in nine of Beijing’s parks. Information can be found via their WeChat account – search for “fonbird”.
If you find a sick or injured bird or animal that requires specialist care, please call the Wildlife Rescue Centre on +86 (10) 89496118 or, for birds of prey, the Raptor Rescue Centre on +86 (10) 62205666.
If you find illegal mist-nets or witness any illegal activity involving wild birds or animals in Beijing, please take photographs and note the location, then immediately call the police on 110. The police must ordinarily catch the criminals in the act in order for action to be taken. Note that, due to increased awareness by the public, poachers are most active in the two hours before sunrise and will often be gone by dawn.
For historical wildlife news from Beijing, click here.
2026 Wildlife News
3 February 2026
At least two WHITE-CROWNED PENDULINE TIT Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Bái guān pān què, Songzhuang Water Retention Basin, Tongzhou District (Terry Townshend)
28 January 2026
1 (2cy) PALLAS’S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 渔鸥 Yú ōu, Shahe Reservoir (lin ding et al.)
22 January 2026
The two EURASIAN BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula 红腹灰雀 Hóng fù huī què still in the Botanical Gardens (Jun Shuai).
16 January 2026
The FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng and EUROPEAN ROBIN Erithacus rubecula 欧亚鸲 Ōu yà qú still in Temple of Heaven Park.
15 January 2026
Up to 3 YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella 黄鹀 Huáng wú still at XiaoCao Village, Miyun District
11 January 2026
1 FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 田鸫 Tián dōng outside Temple of Heaven Park (丰色).
Up to 3 YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella 黄鹀 Huáng wú, XiaoCao Village, Miyun District
The EUROPEAN ROBIN Erithacus rubecula 欧亚鸲 Ōu yà qú still in Temple of Heaven Park (arboretum).
9 January 2026
1 CHESTNUT BULBUL Hemixos castanonotus 栗背短脚鹎 Lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi near Shisanling, Changping District (麒麟). Plus 1 REDWING Turdus iliacus 白眉歌鸫 Bái méi gē dōng in the same area.
7 January 2026
2 YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella 黄鹀 Huáng wú, XiaoCao Village, Miyun District
5 January 2026
2 SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago solitaria 孤沙锥 Gū shā zhuī, Daihuangyang River, Miyun District (Ross Zhang)
1 PALE THRUSH Turdus pallidus 白腹鸫 Bái fù dōng photographed in BeiHai Park on 1 January 2026 (王淑玲).
For historical wildlife news from Beijing, click here.