SPECIES LIST
Species number and English names mainly according to Mackinnon, J. and Phillipps,K, (2000) A field guide to the Birds of China. Where “splits” have occurred the China Bird Reports, 2003,4, 5, 6 &7 are followed.
0028 Blood Pheasant – four crossing core area track, evening of 31 May
0045 Blue Eared Pheasant – single on core area track 28 May
0050 Common Pheasant – common around cultivation near HQs and Mo Gou
0063 Chinese Grouse – Singles on core area track, 1 & 2 June
0189 Large Hawk Cuckoo – heard daily at Lianlu HQs
0192 Indian Cuckoo – also heard daily in lower areas of the reserve
0193 Eurasian Cuckoo – heard at lower areas of Lian Hua Shan
0194.2 Himalayan Cuckoo – calling daily at Tang Fang Tan
0195 Lesser Cuckoo – also heard daily at Tang Fang Tan
0221 Fork-tailed Swift – party of 20 uphill from temple on 3 June
0251 Boreal Owl – shown one at a nestbox on 3 June
0274 Oriental Turtle Dove – pairs noted at Mo Gou, 6 June
0470 Himalayan Griffon – three singles seen soaring over LHS peak
0487 Eurasian Sparrowhawk – singles noted on 3 and 6 June
0617 Grey-backed Shrike – pair feeding young near reserve HQs
0636 Common Magpie – noted near Lianlu HQs
0640 Spotted Nutcracker – several daily in pines in core area
0641 Red-billed Chough – one or two near LHS peak above the Temple, 3 June
0647 Carrion Crow – singles near LHS Temple, Tang Fang Tan
0665 Long-tailed Minivet – pairs in core area daily
0689 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush – cliffs at entrance to Mo Gou, 6 June
0709 Chestnut (Grey-headed) Thrush – breeding throughout reserve area
0721 Chinese Thrush – single on streamside track on 5 June
0736 Slaty-backed Flycatcher – 2 – 3 pairs daily in core area woodland
0765 Siberian Rubythroat – adult males three times along core area track
0773 Red-flanked Bluetail – in ones and twos along core area track -rufilatus
0785 Hodgson’s Redstart – breeding in Lianlu HQs compound and nearby
0786 White-throated Redstart – common along core area track
0787 Daurian Redstart – near Lianlu HQs and nearby fields
0790 White-capped Water Redstart – several pairs along stream to Mo Gou
0791 Plumbeous Water Redstart – on main river at Lianlu and 20+ in Mo Gou
0792 White-bellied Redstart – singles uphill from LHS Temple and core area track
0804 Siberian Stonechat – near Lianlu HQs in cultivation
0838 White-cheeked Nuthatch – daily in pines, in core area
0843 Wallcreeper – single on cliffs at entrance to Mo Gou 6 June
0844.1 Eurasian Treecreeper – singles in core area 1 & 2 June
0848 Winter Wren – singles near Tang Fang Tan 31 May and 2 June
0853.2 Songar Tit – in pairs along core area track daily
0858 Rufous-vented Tit – usually in core area pines, in pairs daily
0861 Grey-crested Tit – singles near Sha He Tan, core area
0862 Great Tit – Pairs in riverside trees at HQs, and at Mo Gou
0872 Long-tailed Tit – highest 20+ in Mo Gou, 6 June
0880 Eurasian Crag Martin – 5 or 6 at cliffs at lower Mo Gou
0882 Barn Swallow – present
0884 Red-rumped Swallows – near Lianlu HQs
0887 Asian House Martin – over 100 near Lianlu HQs on 27th May the high count
0889 Goldcrest – pair above LHS Temple 3 June
0939 Spotted Bush Warbler – seen twice, heard frequently roadside in core area
0970 White-browed Tit Warbler – only seen twice in core area pines
0971 Crested Tit Warbler – pair seen core area track on 31 May
0982 Buff-barred Warbler – daily in willow scrub in core area
0986 Gansu Leaf Warbler – mmmm should be here
0987 Sichuan Leaf Warbler – heard regularly along core area track
0989 Hume’s Warbler – 10+ daily along core area track
0991 Greenish Warbler – “commonest in reserve” –SUN Y.H. et al
0994 Large-billed Leaf Warbler – heard constantly along core area track
1025 Plain Laughingthrush – pair in riverside scrub, Lianlu 5 June
1026 Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush – up to three pairs daily in core area
1031 Giant Laughingthrush – pair near Tang Fang Tan on 2 June
1041 Elliot’s Laughingthrush – daily in small parties, core area
1112.1 Grey-hooded Fulvetta - noted above Sha He Tan on 2 June
1144 Spectacled Parrotbill – breeding near Lianlu HQs, unseen by me
1197 Russet Sparrow – single noted behind HQs bingguan, Lianlu
1198 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – around villages in Lianlu area
1207 White Wagtail – around Lianlu HQs compound, and elsewhere
1212 Grey Wagtail – 3-4 in Mo Gou, obviously breeding
1218 Olive-backed Pipit – single near the top of Mo Gou
1234 Maroon-backed Accentor – ones and twos in core area, quite shy
1246 Grey-headed Greenfinch – plentiful around Lianlu HQs
1249 Eurasian Siskin – pair near Sha He Tan research station, core area
1264 Long-tailed Rosefinch – single singing male at Mo Gou
1275 Three-banded Rosefinch – confined to the pines of the core area 1 or 2 daily
1277 White-browed Rosefinch – 8-10 daily between TFT and SHT
1290 Grey-headed Bullfinch – parties of up to 12 at Tang Fang Tan, confiding
1322 Black-faced Bunting – males holding territory around Lianlu HQs
Mammal List
Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmanii) ? – two between HQs and TFT, night of 27 May
Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibiricus) – behind TFT guesthouse, 31May
Siberian Chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) - single on path to LHS summit, 3 June
Moupin Pika (Ochotna thibetana) – single near Tang Fang Tan, 28 May
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