I spent September 19 to October 10 in China. While this was a
"see
China" trip, nevertheless I did see a number of birds.
During a trip to China from September 19 to October 10, 2001, I enjoyed
a visiting great many touristy sites and also saw a number of birds.
They were: Great Billed Crow, seen on the road to Forbidden City on
9/22; Terns (Common or Little) seen on the Grand Canal on 9/28;
Intermediate Egret seen on the Grand Canal on 9/28; Eurasian Jay seen
between Shanghai & Tongli on 9/28; Black-eared Kite seen in Xiling
Gorge
on 10/1; Great Egret seen in the Lesser Gorges seen on 10/2 (This
is
similar to the American Great Egret, but has a black bill.); Black
Bulbul (White headed form) seen in the Lesser Gorges on 10/2, Plumbeous
Water Redstart seen in the Lesser Gorges on 10/ 2; Little Heron
seen
east of Wanzhou on 10/3; Eurasian Tree Sparrow, seen in Wanzhou on
10/
3; Great Cormorant seen in Guilin seen on 10/5 (Same as American
Great
Cormorant. These are trained for fishing); and Crested Myna seen
in the
Aberdeen Fishing Harbor on 10/ 8. There were also quite a number
of "80
km/hr" birds seen from the bus.