10th August 2007 Qinghai Lake (青海湖) to Xining (西宁)
We got tickets for Niao Dao (Bird Island) itself. This was a disappointment in August. “Egg Island” – where the Bar-headed Geese breed - was closed. “Cormorant Island” had, yes, some distant Great Cormorants roosting on it. A few distant gulls were visible. Crested and Short-toed Larks were noted.
On the way back to Xining we stopped at a marsh to the east of the lake proper and added Black-necked Grebe and Coot to the Trip List. This brought us to around 155 species for the 12-day trip - but not all birds were seen by everyone, obviously.
Back in Xining we settled accounts with the drivers and all had a pleasant meal with them and Professor LI.
