CR – critically endangered; EN – endangered; VU – vulnerable; NT – near threatened. Ww – birds on Wildwings checklist.

Status codes refer to the Beidaihe region: e, m and l represent early, middle and late spring - `Spring' is from March to the beginning of June: 1 – rare; 2 – scarce; 3 – uncommon; 4 - fairly common; 5 – common; 6 - abundant. Most mid or late Spring birds might be seen. (E.g. Daurian Starling, lSpr 3-4, is present in late Spring – May – uncommonly to fairly commonly, with a good chance of being seen.)

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 Species Status
2001
   
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus ?? lSpr 2-3      
Asian Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus lSpr 3      
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkomoena Ww        
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Ww        
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia m-lSpr 2-4      
Northern Eagle Owl Bubo bubo        
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca        
Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum        
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata m-lSpr 2      
Little Owl Athene noctua mSpr 2      
Long-eared Owl Asio otus ??? e-mSpr 3      
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus e-mSpr 3      
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus m-lSpr 3      
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacuta m-lSpr 3      
Common Swift Apus apus lSpr 3-4      
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus lSpr 5-6      
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata m-lSpr 2-3      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis ?? m-lSpr 4      
Crested Kingfisher Ceryle lugubris        
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus orientalis lSpr 2-3      
Hoopoe Upupa epops e-lSpr 5      
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla m-l Spr 3-4      
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 5      
Great Spotted Woodpecker Picoides major 5      
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Picoides hyperythrus lSpr 3-4      
Grey-capped Woodpecker Picoides canicapillus 3      
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha Ww        
Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica ?? eSpr 1      
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella cinerea mSpr 2      
Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis 5      
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 2      
Eurasian Sky Lark Alauda arvensis eSpr 5      
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris        
Sand Martin Riparia riparia m-lSpr 5      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ? m-lSpr 5-6      
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica ?? m-lSpr 5      
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus Ww        
House Martin Delichon urbica m-lSpr 3      
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi m-lSpr 5      
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii m-lSpr 2-4      
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni e-lSpr 5      
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi m-lSpr 3      
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus m-lSpr 4      
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta blakistoni ? e-mSpr 3-4      
Buff-bellied (Siberian) Pipit Anthus rubescens japonicus mSpr 4-5      
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus Ww        
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus ??? lSpr 4      
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ???

M f macronyx/plexa ????

M f simillima ????

M f taivana?????

m-lSpr 5

mSpr 5

lSpr 5

lSpr 3

     
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola m-lSpr 2-3      
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea m-lSpr 4      
White Wagtail Motacilla alba ????

M a leucopsis ?????

M a baicalensis ?????

M a ocularis ?????

e-lSpr 5

e-mSpr 5

e-mSpr 3-4

mSpr 5

     
Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla (alba) lugens 11.5.1990: 11      
Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike Coracina melaschistos Ww        
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Ww        
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus ?? lSpr 3      
Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis e-lSpr 2-3      
Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis        
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus e-mSpr 2-6      
(NT) Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica e-mSpr 1-3      
Northern Wren Troglodytes troglodytes e-mSpr 2-3      
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella ? eSpr 4-5      
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens ?        
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris erythropygia mSpr 2      
Japanese Robin Erithacus akahige Ww        
Rufous-tailed Robin Erithacus sibilans ?? m-lSpr 3      
Siberian Rubythroat Erithacus calliope lSpr 3-4      
Bluethroat Erithacus svecicus lSpr 3-4      
Siberian Blue Robin Erithacus cyane? lSpr 4-5      
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus e-mSpr 5      
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis Ww        
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ? e-mSpr 2      
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus e-mSpr 4-5      
Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster        
Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus ?? lSpr 1-2      
White-tailed Robin Cinclidium leucurum Ww        
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola (torquata) stejnegeri ? m-lSpr 5-6      
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea ? m-lSpr 1-2      
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 17.5.1994      
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe        
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka ? m-lSpr 2      
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Ww        
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis ? lSpr 3-4      
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius philippensis lSpr 4      
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 15-17. 5.1993      
White's Thrush Zoothera dauma ?? lSpr 3      
Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica lSpr 2-3      
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula        
Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus mSpr 2      
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae Ww        
Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum m-lSpr 3-4      
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus ??? m-lSpr 2-3      
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus? lSpr 4      

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