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 Temminck's Tragopan |
 Showy-cheeked Laughingthrush |
 Blue Eared-Pheasant |
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 Przevalski's Finch (Pinktail) |
 Chinese Cupwing |
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Leader Steven An. Steven is an excellent native Chinese guide with first-rate Eng-lish, good knowledge of Chinese birds and knows most of the bird calls. He is ex-tremely personable, knows sites well and creative at finding a ‘Plan B’ if ever one is needed.
Address: 359 East Nanjing Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi, China
Phone 86-791-88335260/88335960, Fax: 86-791-88522852, Mobile phone:86-15180170258
Email : info@chinadreamstour.com, Website : www.chinadreamstour.com
Participants. Andy Brown, Marcel Holyoak, Leigh Lock, and John Mallord. Jelmer Poelstra was present for the 26 May to 1 June portion of the trip.
Contacts:
andy@brown10.plus.com
maholyoak@yahoo.com
leigh.lock@rspb.org.uk
John.Mallord@rspb.org.uk
jelmerpoelstra@gmail.com
26th May 2019. We assembled in Chengdu, with the opportunity for the earlier arrivals amongst us to do some birding in the park adjacent to our hotel in the cul-tural heart of the city.
27th May 2019. We departed Chengdu at 5am in a bus that comfortably fit all of us and our gear and headed for Longcanggou National Nature Reserve. Starting at about 9am we walked up the paved road in the park (left fork), with the dirt road (right fork that goes to the new panda research centre) being gated and the gate locked, as expected. We walked a 12 km loop up to the top of the paved road, be-ing passed about every hour by an electric bus taking tourists up to the start of the river walk at the top. At the top of the road we crossed over the small rocky river and headed up a dirt road to join the dirt road up the mountain. Here we stared a descent, walking back down for the road for about 5km to the locked gate. Birding in the morning was slow in rather heavy rain and though it continued for the rest of the day, it did become lighter. Our first good bird was a singing male Chinese Blue Flycatcher that John managed to find perched in the understory as it sang back to us. We located two Buffy Laughingthrush by their calls and they showed at a dis-tance. We found some nice mixed flocks and managed to get some to mob us by imitating collared owlet calls. Two flocks had 4-5 Fire-capped Tits, most flocks had a Red-tailed Minla and several Blue-winged Minlas, along with Green-backed and Yellow-bellied Tits. We worked our way through the leaf-warblers, with Large-billed, Kloss’s and Claudias being common, with several singing Emei Leaf-warblers higher up on the trail. The top part of the paved road offered some forest understo-ry birding next to the stream. The forest is mainly broad-leaved with scattered co-nifers. We soon found two spectacular flycatchers, with a beautiful male Ultrama-rine Flycatcher and a pair of Fujian Niltava which were seen by all and caused some puzzlement at first since the female was seen briefly before the male gave pro-longed views. On the way back down a Red-winged Laughingthrush called back to us but did not show. Likewise a Pygmy Cupwing called from the understory next to the dirt road but did not want to be seen. Night at the nearby Hulin Hotel.
28th May. We left our hotel at 5:30am after coffee and breakfast. Steven had ob-tained permission for our small group to drive up the road to the Panda Research Station at Longcanggou National Nature Reserve. We stopped briefly on the way up when Jelmer heard a singing Sichuan Bush-warbler and we we were able to coax the bird out by playing its call and it performed well out in the open. We then drove up to about km 13 and took the left turn on a dead end road as far as we could drive. The side road proved productive, with a Great Parrotbill, and several Emei Liocichla see by most of us. A Red-winged Laughinghtrush gave brief perched and then good flight views for everybody. Many Aberrant, a Brown and a Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler were singing, and we saw the first of the handful of Vinaceous Rosefinches that we would see during the day. Three of the group saw a female tragopan disappearing on the way back down the side trail. We birded this side road until about 11:30, followed by an early picnic lunch, and then headed up to the top (to the Panda Research Station). We spent a good deal of time looking for Three-toed, Brown and Gray-hooded Parrotbill. We eventually located Gray-hooded and is showered well for all. White-bellied Redstarts sang from the middle of trees and bushes but refused to show themselves. A nice pair of White-backed Wood-pecker and two Darjeeling Woodpecker rounded out the walk. From there we slowly worked our way down, mostly by walking back to the side road at Km 13, which we walked again. This proved very fruitful with a male Temminck’s Tragopan and a female with two small chicks, quickly followed by a male Lady Amherst’s Pheasant that sat on the road for about 10 seconds before running off. We next obtained more views of Emei Liocichla before we headed down the mountain. On the way down some saw another female tragopan, and then everybody saw another male Lady Amherst’s Pheasant that walked slowly along the edge of the road for about a minute before disappearing into the forest. Night at the Hulin Hotel.
29th May. We set off walking from our hotel at 6am having had a simple break-fast. The farmland, bamboo groves and scattered trees produced a few birds. Most notable were a heard-only Chinese Tawny (Himalayan) Owl, several heard-only Chinese Bamboo Partridges, a pair of Ashy-throated Parrotbill that came to us and gave everybody good views, and a Plain Laughingthrush seen by some.
We set off driving at about 7:30 towards Labahe, stopping for roadworks along the way and making sure we reached the closed section before the allotted road-closure time. However, the road was blocked by a huge crane when we reached the place and the roadworkers kept us waiting a while. We checked into the Luming Hotel in Labahe Scenic Area shortly after watching a large roadside troop of Tibetan Macaques and had a quick bowl of noodles each for lunch. By noon we were head-ing on an electric bus up to the top of the road in the park to where the cable car station is located. Some saw a Lady Amherst's Pheasant on the drive up. At the top we walked up the broad stony track a few hundred meters from the cable car sta-tion, hearing Chinese Cupwing, and seeing a fantastic male Golden Bush-robin close to our high point at 2740 m asl. Our first parrotbill here also popped up for brief views: Fulvous Parrotbill. Aberrant Bush-warblers were singing everywhere in the fog and rain and were easily and regularly seen. We then walked slowly down the road working on parrotbills in particular. Bird flocks included the crested form of Coal Tit, Bianchi’s Warblers, White-collared Yuhinas, lots of Black-browed Bush-tits and Yellow-browed and Green-backed Tits, with Sichuan Leaf-warblers and Claudia’s Leaf-warblers as some of the most abundant birds. Long-tailed Minivets were also in most flocks. Two participants who’d wandered ahead led us to our first parrotbill spot on the road with reports of a Great Parrotbill. We tried playing both three-toed and brown, and eventually two Brown Parrotbills came out, one of which gave reasonable views. We had not realized how difficult the identification of these species could be and failed to identify them though we (wrongly) suspected they were three-toed. At another spot we tried to tape out a Chinese Cupwing but it proved unwilling to show. Steven heard Brown Parrotbill calling and they proceeded to come to playback and gave good views. The photos helped clinch the ID for us, with the toe count being definitive. Working lower down the road we had brief en-counters with at least two Black-faced Laughingthrushes, and a flock containing Stripe-throated Yuhina. Finally, some of us saw a Chinese Cupwing, first discovered in the open before it called. Birding slowed down towards late afternoon and we eventually called a shuttle bus that came to get us at around six.
30th May. Birding at Labahe Scenic Area. We left the hotel around 6am and took a private shuttle up to the zip line road and birded this little-used gravel road through lush mixed forest. This road dead-ends at the start of the well-known “old boardwalk”, which we did not dare to walk as it was in a horrendous shape (and it’s fairly high off the ground, so you do not want to fall off or through it). Slaty-blue and Blue-slaty Flycatchers were both heard and seen by all. A mixed species flock contained a singing Hodgson’s Treecreeper that some members of the group saw. Temminck’s Tragopans called in the forest, and two Yellowish-Bellied Bush War-blers were also heard. After this, we returned to the main road and Jelmer, Andy and Leigh had a mixed species flock that included a pair of Grey-headed Bullfinches (a species that was also regularly heard at Labahe) and a single Pere David’s Tit, a bird that we had been seeking for a while. Surprise findings here were a Eurasian Wryneck and an Olive-backed Pipit, and we got good views of a singing Brown Bush Warbler. We next walked the Azalia Lake Trail. We puzzled over a singing thrush with a short, clear song that would not show despite us recording it and try-ing playback. We thought probably Chinese Thrush at the time, but upon checking more recordings later, it became clear that it had unfortunately ‘just’ been a White-tailed Robin. The highlight of the trail was an amazing male Temminck’s Tragopan sat at close range on the trail. We watched it for about half an hour as it climbed up a low tree branch, often calling, and even briefly displaying its blue throat wat-tle! We left feeling wowed and glad that we got such an amazing encounter. A pair of Himalayan (formerly White-browed Shortwing) also showed well at the same spot. We ate a picnic lunch at a pleasant picnic area in the azalea forest. After lunch we walked down the road further searching in vain for red pandas. Birding was somewhat slow.
In the afternoon, we returned to the hotel and then continued up the road along the river and parked at a small, new-looking resort just before the defunct White Dove Resort (around 30.17336, 102.47032). We walked up to the end of the road where the Blue Crystal Hotel is located. From the hotel area, trails continue further northeast along both sides of the river (see map in Reeve 2016), which we briefly explored but were eventually kicked out by hotel guards! In the area between and around these two hotels, Streaked Barwings have been reported several times, but we could not find any. A brief flyover Slaty Bunting was seen by some near the White Dove Resort. Along the trails we heard another Slaty Bunting singing and had a Blyth’s Pipit, a Chestnut Thrush, and a singing Indian Blue Robin. Brown Dippers and redstarts were abundant along the rocky river. Tibetan Macaques and introduced Sika and Samba deer in small numbers. One participant saw 3 Reeve’s Muntjac. Night at the Luming Hotel near Labahe Scenic Area.
31st May. We left Labahe at 6am and drove to Erlangshan, where we drove then walked up the road to the open rhododendron and bushy habitat at the pass at about 2900 masl. A first highlight was a couple of singing Rufous-tailed Babblers (Moupinia) that showed well for photos. Working up the road Black-streaked Scimi-tar-babblers were calling in the lower section along with Yellow-streaked Warblers and Grey-crowned Warblers. White-browed Fulvetta was an addition to our trip list. Higher up in the more forested zones we heard at least three Firethroat and every-body saw one for about 15 seconds a few times. As we got higher, up into the open areas, we stopped for lunch, and photographed a perched Himalayan Cuckoo (identification based on the photos since it did not call). The open area towards the pass produced some sizeable flocks with many birds responding to collared owlet calls. The first had five species of rosefinch in it with Dark-rumped, Sharpe’s, Common, Dark-breasted and Vinaceous, including males of each species. We later picked up a single male Chinese White-browed Rosefinch by its sheep-like calls near the pass, and two Pink-rumped Rosefinches while walking down. Rosy and Ol-ive-backed Pipits were common as were Buff-barred and Buff-throated Warblers. Birding back down the road was quieter in the afternoon but we managed to have some views of Indian Blue Robin, a couple more Moupinia and some better looks at some other species. Night at the Erlang Mountain Hotel.
1st June. Today we birded the more forested part of Erlangshan, on the east side of the tunnel. Because the tunnel was closed, we drove around by a longer route, leaving the hotel at 5:30 am and arriving at 7:20 am. We drove in about 3 km then walked up to 2300 masl , then birded back down to about 2 km from the main road. The area contained good mossy broad-leafed forest especially in the middle section, with shorter trees and more bushy areas higher up and more secondary growth lower down. Our main quarry here was Streaked Barwing, but we only man-aged to hear one far down into the valley, while we were stood on the road at a point almost 3 km in from the start of the road. We started the day with a nice Mountain Hawk-eagle and a Spotted Laughingthrush that we found foraging by the road and got to watch for about a minute before it dived back into cover. A Spotted Forktail was foraging along an open ditch alongside the road and gave good views to all. In general, the area apparently contained rather few species, with mobbing flocks containing leaf warblers and Gould’s Sunbirds but few tits and only some of them had either White-collared or Stripe-throated Yuhinas. Ashy-throated Leaf-warblers showed well as did a single Emei Leaf-warbler. The main highlight was a Chinese Cupwing (Wren-babbler) that came into a mobbing flock and sat for about a minute in good view for everybody to see. John also had great views of an up close and personal Pygmy Cupwing. A Little Forktail was also seen well by all near the main waterfall. We left at about 2pm and drove back towards Chengdu to over-night.
2nd June. Jelmer, who was flying from Chengdu to Shanghai in the afternoon, briefly birded the Culture Park in Chengdu, seeing a Yellow-billed (Chinese) Gros-beak, and later visited the local Panda Park (officially known as “Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Park”). Besides hordes of tourists, 6 Chinese Bamboo-partridges, one of which was seen well, 6 Rufous-faced Warblers, an Arctic Warbler and numerous Vinous-throated Parrotbills, Black-throated Tits and Red-billed Lei-othrixes were found here.
The rest of the group left at 05:30 am and were at the tunnel at Balangshan in Wolong NNR by 9:00am on a beautiful sunny day. The area around the tunnel was relatively quiet and we picked up few birds here, most notable being four Bearded Vulture (Lammergeier) that flew past. We drove up to the first high valley lookout with rocky crags towering above us and heard Tibetan Snowcock calling above us. Two birds were soon located and gave views for over half an hour before we left. Rosy Pipits and both Red- and Yellow-billed Choughs flew around. At the next val-ley we stopped at, John succeeded in locating calling Snow Partridges and we had scope views of three. At about the same time a Hog Badger was located high on the slopes nearby. At the pass we found a single Bharal (Blue Sheep) on the ridge. We walked for most of the rest of the afternoon down the high rocky flower mead-ows in the small valleys near the pass. Red-fronted Rosefinches were nearly stepped on before they were found. Rufous-breasted and Alpine Accentors were abundant as were Rosy Pipits and Plain Mountain-finches. A group of about 15 Grandala were hanging around a group of photographers and we joined them for close-up photos. In the late afternoon we returned to the tunnel area and rapidly located both 4 White-eared Pheasant and a pair of Chinese Monal. Verreaux’s Monal Partridges called from the hillside but were not to be seen. A good pickup was a White-winged Grosbeak that perched briefly in a treetop and another Hog Badger on an open hillside. Night in Wolong town.
3rd June. Another sunny day on Balangshan. We left our hotel at 5:30 am and drove up to the tunnel area, pausing on the way to see Giant Laughingthrushes by the road (but no golden pheasants). At the tunnel, up to 6 White-eared Pheasants put on a good show and a male Chinese Monal put in an appearance for a few minutes. Three Chinese Goral walked around on an open hillside and gave ‘scope views for about 20 minutes. We carried on up to the far side of the peak and then walked slowly down for a kilometre seeing two groups of Himalayan Beautiful Rose-finch and our first Alpine Warblers. Plain Mountain-finches were common, but we could not locate any Brandt’s. Lower down we flushed three Tibetan Partridge in a bushy area while trying to view a singing Chinese Rubythroat. We eventually saw one reasonably well. We drove back through the upper tunnel and down to about 2400 masl, stopping in a small wooded valley to pick up our first Chinese Leaf-warblers, a Rufous-vented Tit and assorted other leaf warblers. We walked down lower and heard a singing Firethroat but it remained in thick cover. Things were generally quiet and so we drove back to Wolong and birded the road around the Lama Temple. A nice male Slaty Bunting sat up for us. A singing male Spot-winged Grosbeak sat briefly in a tree. Lower down in the agricultural areas we found an-other Sichuan Bush-warbler and assorted common birds.
4th June. Yet another sunny day on Balangshan. We left the hotel at 5:30 am and birded mid- elevations until about 8am. A highlight was a Chinese Fulvetta, fol-lowed by a male Crimson-fronted Finch and a Maroon-breasted Accentor in the same treetop. A Chestnut-crowned Bush-warbler was seen and sang briefly. We returned to the Snow Partridge and Snowcock areas looking mainly for Brand’t mountain-find and Alpine Thrush but with no luck. We did see a beautiful male Chinese Rubythroat that sat on rocks singing. We proceeded slowly over the pass and down the east side of the mountain, stopping briefly for a White-fronted Red-start and then for a noodle lunch in the first town. Driving towards Mengbishan we passed along a long river valley with tall rocky cliffs in various places. We stopped and saw numerous Crag Martin and Hill Pigeon. Eventually Andy spotted a Wall-creeper flying and we stopped and located a pair that seemed to have a nest and gave everybody good views. We reached the pass at Mengbishan in late afternoon in the rain. Birding was generally quite slow. Between rainstorms we walked down the road and Steven and one lucky observer briefly saw a Sichuan Thrush, with an-other bird singing in the distance. Night in Maerkang
5th June. We birded from the pass at Mengbishan at over 3000 masl down to the Tibetan “village”. Repeatedly walking an upper section, we located three Sichuan Jays and a nice male Three-banded Rosefinch. We also located Grey-crested Tits and Crested Tit Warblers within the bird flocks. The Rosefinch and Tit-warbler were thanks to Summer Wong who we met at the pass (with a client) and Steven shared a walkie-talkie with her so we could share sighting through most of the day. A male Collared Grosbeak was also a welcome find. Not too far from the Tibetan village we found a group of three Chinese Babax that showed nicely for us. Night in Maerkang.
6th June. We started on the road at 5:30am and headed up towards the Tibetan Plateau, headed for our base at Ruoergai. As we reached the plateau, we began to see frequent Black-necked Cranes and Ruddy Shelduck by the road. A birding stop produced White-browed Tit-warbler and White-browed Tit, and (miraculously) a beautiful male White-bellied Redstart showed nicely in roadside bushes.
After a lunch stop for noodles, we stopped by the road to search for Tibetan (Chi-nese) Grey Shrike, which we eventually found some time later. The roadside stop produced Rock Sparrows and our first Ground Tits. As we were driving along Leigh yelled at the driver to stop but was quiet for a minute before telling us he had seen a cat. We got out and sure enough there was a Chinese Mountain (or Desert) Cat a few hundred meters away. We watched it for about 15 minutes while it stalked then pounced on something before walking out of view. During this time somebody spotted our first Tibetan Fox on the opposite side of the road. Driving on we stopped at a site for Przevalski's Finch (Pinktail) in short bushes in a valley. We were all shocked by how pretty and interesting the pinktails were, singing from the tops of bushes, making little song flights, and chasing each other around in the sunshine. There must have been at least 6 and perhaps as many as 15! Driving on we found the road blocked by a large crane that was uprighting an overturned truck. The grassland looked good here, so we hiked past the accident and carried on birding. Redshanks flew around calling, at least eight Citrine Wagtail and a Ti-betan Yellow Wagtail. The bird highlight was three Tibetan Lark, which showed nicely. However another Chinese Mountain Cat stole the day as it crossed the road and remained visible in the grass for about 10 minutes. We also added two Wooly Hare to our mammal list. Night at Jia Rong Hotel in Ruoergai.
7th June. We birded Baxi Forest from just before dawn until 12:30am then had a noodle lunch in a local restaurant before driving to Ruoergai Wetland National Park and Flower Lake, with a stop along the way to search for snowfinches in the grass-lands. Baxi produced no fewer than five Blue Eared-pheasants, foraging in the open grassland as well as a male Blood Pheasant on the open hillside. Sichuan Tits were common, and we ended up seeing at least five Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush as well as abundant Plain Laughingthrush. Two Chinese Grouse showed briefly be-neath some “willows” for everybody to see. After lunch we headed back to the grasslands of the plateau. A couple of stops produced abundant White-rumped and smaller numbers of Rufous-naped Snowfinch, both of which were seen entering nest holes or had fledged young. We managed to scope two Tibetan Snowfinch on the hill slopes. We carried on to some hillsides near Flower Lake. Mainly we were looking for mammals and succeeded in seeing four Tibetan Gazelle, about a dozen Tibetan Fox including two large headed males and a cat! A distant Pallas’s Cat was discovered high on a hillside sitting on a rock. The light was still sufficient to see the spots on its head as well as the leopard-like color pattern! The rest of the group was rapidly summoned to our windswept and chilly hilltop, and everybody got to see it.
8th June. We birded at Baxi Forest from 6 am until 11:30 am. It rained at times for the first few hours and birding was slow. The best we managed to see was a pair of Blood Pheasant that were briefly on the trail. We headed south to the Gong Gang Ling Pass making a brief stop on the Tibetan Plateau grasslands, picking up more Tibetan Lark, Black-necked Crane, and Ruddy Shelduck. We headed for the area around Gami Temple (near Chuan Zhu Si city, also called Chuan Zhu Temple) and hiked up a beautiful river gorge that was festooned with prayer flags draped across the valley, over the mountains and just about everywhere else. We were in search of Sichuan Jay but found none as we climbed up to a low pass on the sev-eral kilometre loop trail behind the temple. We did see an extremely tame Blue Eared-pheasant that was evidently used to being fed by the local people, and rice was on the trail for food in places. A Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush was also ex-tremely tame. While driving at a brief stop in an agricultural river valley we found two Collared Crows flying around, the only ones of our trip. Night in Chuan Zhu Si city.
9th June. We left at 5am to arrive at the forest of Gong Gang Ling Pass at day-break. We hiked up a fairly steep trail for a few hundred meters and tried playing the calls of Pere David’s Owl. After trying a few different spots a (presumed) male called back in the distance. We tried to hike down to it but eventually realized it was much further away than we initially thought. We figured out that the road went in that direction, so once back up on the road, we walked downhill for about 500 meters. Andy then spotted the bird calling from the top of a conifer tree in the fairly thick mist. We were able to get closer and get some reasonable views for about 20 minutes. A little later we had views of a Siberian Weasel on the edge of the road and Himalayan Bluetails in the forest edge. A pair of Tibetan Serin were seen by some but only briefly and were our only ones of the trip. We searched long and hard for Sichuan Jays and Prezvalski’s Nuthatches but found neither. We walked a trail lower down looking for Sooty Tits but even these would not cooper-ate. We drove back into town for a late lunch and then headed off towards Tangjiahe National Park, traveling through steep rocky mountain valleys with ex-tensive roadworks and dramatic scenery. Night in PingWu County at Shengshi Holiday Inn Hotel.
10th June. We drove the rest of the way to Tangjiahe NNR arriving around 8 am, in time to get the shuttle bus to the top of the road. With packed lunches in our backpacks, we hiked up the long staircase to the top of the mountain at around 2000 masl. It was interesting being among forest mountain birds again, with these having much more in common with Longcanggou and Erlangshan than those at our recent sites on and just below the plateau. We picked up several Spectacled Ful-vetta on our way up and had decent views of a couple of Indian Blue Robins. At the top there was a good assortment of small birds, but no parrotbills showed, though we heard a Spectacled Parrotbill. After returning to the shuttle bus we drove to our hotel picking up a Golden Takin and a couple of Wild Boar on route. After checking in at the Tangjiahe Hotel (where we stayed for 3 nights) we had dinner and then went out looking for both mammals and Tawny Fish-owl. We spent a good deal of time over the next couple of days searching for the owl in two favoured areas but we failed to see it. We did see a dozen or so Reeve’s Muntjac in a meadow area.
11th June. We started in the dark looking for the fish owl again but to no avail, and continued to bird along the riverside road until lunchtime. It was a slow morn-ing in the rain. We heard a Green Shrike-babbler calling but it was too rainy and dull to get it to come closer with playback. After lunch we headed out on a loop trail from our hotel that ran through nice mixed forest. A Great Spotted Woodpeck-er and a good bird flock containing (among others) Fujian Niltava and a male Zap-pey’s Flycatcher were welcome additions. The rest of the afternoon was slow, with one member of our group seeing a male Golden Pheasant. During the late after-noon we heard that a young Asian Black Bear had been seen and photographed near some beehives and in a meadow across the river. We spent some time looking for this and then the fish owl once more - without success.
12th June. The weather had cleared up and we headed out pre-dawn to search once more for the fish-owl. We failed again so we came back to the hotel for break-fast around 8am before heading out to the shuttle bus to take us to the bottom of the very steep trail up the mountain (as on 10th June). We were at the top by midday and then searched hard for parrotbills, Sooty Tit and Baikal Bush-warbler without seeing them. On the way down, Leigh found a flock of Sooty Tits, which we all got to see. Other trip reports listed this species as plentiful or abundant, so we were surprised to have to work so hard to find it. At about 4:30 pm we arrived back at the bear area, with a plan to search in the vicinity for as long as necessary. We were all slow to get off the bus, feeling tired, and it was our driver who went to speak to a bee guard whose job it was to protect the hives from the bears! The beekeeper started to exclaim something in a loud voice and our driver suddenly yelled and started waving frantically for us to come. Apparently, a young bear had been between us and the river just a few minutes ago. A frantic bear hunt ensued but after about half an hour we had to concede our bear had gone.
We found a place where we could scan the meadows on the slopes across the river and scanned hopefully. A bamboo partridge called and once everybody was there, we decided to call it in. To our surprise a bird came flying in immediately and land-ed in the long grass. A minute or so later this Chinese Bamboo-partridge was visi-ble peering at us from the meadow. Everybody saw it. As we watched, it came fly-ing straight at us and passed by low over our heads! Andy also saw a metre plus long Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Snake, Opisthotropis maculosa). We tried bear spotting until after 6 and then started to drive back towards our hotel, stop-ping to scan some other meadows for mammals on the way. We spotted a few Wild Boar piglets and adults and were occupied identifying some Chinese Goral and Reeve’s Muntjac, when Marcel yelled “Bear”. He’d been scanning along the river looking for bears when much to his surprise a half-grown Asian Black Bear climbed up the riverbank straight below him! Everybody got some views and photos for those who wanted. Feeling high on bamboo partridge or bear we drove towards our hotel. We screeched to a halt for a Golden Takin on the road, which turned out to be 15 of them - including a calf - on the edge of the forest. After dinner we searched once more for the fish owl, posting ourselves at 200-metre intervals along the river as dusk fell. No joy again for the owl. We drove and spotlighted for about an hour after dark, spotting a Masked Palm Civet, more (or perhaps the same) Tak-in and more muntjac.
13th June. One group member had yet another 4 am search for the fish owl, but again it did not cooperate. We left Tangjiahe NNR early, seeing a male Golden Pheasant on the way out as a parting gift. Before going out we tried for some more birds around the entrance gate. A Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler showed, which was a relief after several unsuccessful previous attempts. A mixed species mobbing flock produced our only Sulphur-breasted Warbler of the trip. We then drove back to Chengdu, with some of us exploring nearby city park which housed an enormous mixed-species heronry. After cleaning ourselves up, we had a good farewell dinner consisting of the local do-it-yourself hot pot.
14th June. International flights back home.
Reference Cited
Reeve 2016. http://www.mammalwatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AR-Labahe-NR-2016.pdf
BIRDS
Little Grebe Podiceps ruficollis 6 Huanhuaxi Park (Huan Hua Xi Gong Yuan), Chengdu 13th June
Greylag Goose Anser anser 3 Flower Lake 7th June
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 137 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 4 Baxi Forest 7th June, 2 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June and 15 en route from Gong Gang Ling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Common Merganser Mergus merganser 2 females en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plat-eau 6th June
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi Endemic 2 Baxi Forest 7th June and 1 heard Gami Tem-ple valley 8th June
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa Up to 3 daily Balangshan 2nd to 4th June
Verreaux's Monal-Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus Endemic 2 heard Balangshan 2nd June and 2 seen well Balangshan 3rd June and calling Mengbishan 5th June
Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus 4 Balangshan 2nd June and heard there 4th June
Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae 3 Balangshan 3rd June, 1 en route from Balangshan to Mengbishan 4th June and heard Mengbishan 5th June
Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus Endemic 3 heard near Longcanggou Guest House 29th May, 6 Chengdu Panda Centre 2nd June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus: 2 Balangshan 3rd June (geoffroyi); 1 Baxi Forest 7th June 4 there 8th June (berezowskii)
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
4 (male, female and 2 chicks) Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 4 Labahe NR 30th May and singles heard Erlanshan 1st June, Tangjiahe NR 10th June and Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha 1 Balangshan 3rd June and 1 heard Balangshan 4th June
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii (VU) Endemic 2 (male and female) Balangshan 2nd and 3rd June
White Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon (NT) Endemic 4, 6 and 7, respectively, Bal-angshan 2nd, 3rd and 4th June
Blue Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon auritum Endemic 5 Baxi Forest 7th June and 2 males Gami Temple valley 8th June
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1 heard Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 10 Baxi Forest 7th and 8th June (satscheuensis) and 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June (elegans)
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Endemic 1 heard Balangshan 3rd June, 1 heard Lama Temple Road 3rd June and 1-2 on each of 4 days at Tangjiahe NR 10th to 14th June
Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 1 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 males Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 1 Labahe NR 29th May, 4 heard there 30th May, and 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 4 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May with 1 there 2nd June, 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and at least 50 in the mixed heronry in Huanhuaxi Park (Huan Hua Xi Gong Yuan), Chengdu 13th June
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus 2 Labahe NR 29th May, 2 there 30th May, 1-2 on 3 dates Mengbishan area 3rd to 5th June, 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plat-eau 6th June and 3 en route from Tangjiahe NR to Chengdu 13th June
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10 on route from Tangjiahe NR to Chengdu 13th June
Eastern Great Egret Area alba modesta 1 over Chengdu Culture Park 26th May
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2 over Chengdu Culture Park 26th May
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 1 en route to Mengbishan 4th June and 5 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis 1 in the heronry in Huanhuaxi Park (Huan Hua Xi Gong Yuan), Chengdu, 13th June
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus barbatus (NT) Up to 6 Balangshan 2nd to 4th June and 1 Gami Temple valley 8th June
Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 5 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (NT) Up to 10 Balangshan 2nd to 4th June, 2 Meng-bishan 4th June, 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 W of Ru-oergai 6th June, 5 Baxi Forest 7th June, 4 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 4 Gong-gangling 9th June
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus (NT)
1 Balangshan 3rd June and 1 Gami Temple Valley 8th June
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis 2 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2 Balangshan 4th June and 1 Mengbishan 5th June
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus indicus 2 Baxi Forest 7th June
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 3 Baxi Forest 7th June
Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis 1 Labahe 30th May
Black Kite Milvus migrans singles Balangshan 4th and 5th June, 24 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 12 Baxi Forest 7th June, 6 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June and 15 en route from Bali to Game Temple area 8th June
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Balangshan 2nd June, 3 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 W of Ruoergai 6th June and 3 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus 1 Baxi Forest 7th June, 1 there 8th June and 6 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 Huanhuaxi Park (Huan Hua Xi Gong Yuan), Chengdu Park 13th June
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis (VU) 51 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 11 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June and 1 en route- from Gong Gang Ling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 17 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 300 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Whiskered Tern Chlidonia hybridus 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June where 2 on 8th June
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 30 on and around cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June and 20 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota gradaria 10, 6 and 2 respectively at Balangshan 2nd, 3rd and 4th June
Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 4 Labahe NR 30th May, 14 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Lama Temple Road 3rd June and 2 Mengbishan 5th June
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 1 Labahe NR 29th May, 3 Mengbishan 5th June and 2 Baxi Forest 7th June and 2-4 elsewhere on the Tibetan Plateau 8th and 9th June
Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis 2 Labahe NR 30th May
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 20 + Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 1 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 10+ Chengdu Culture Park 2nd June, 25+ Chengdu Panda Centre 2nd June and 10 Chengdu Culture Park 13th June
Red-collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 2 Labahe 30th May and 1 Chengdu 13th June
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 1 heard Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 heard en route 9th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June and 1 heard there 13th June
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides 2 Labahe NR 30th May and 3 heard Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 3 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 heard Gonggangling 9th June, 3 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 1 heard Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus 5 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 heard en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 4 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 heard Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 1 heard Meng-bishan 4th June and singles heard Tangjiahe NR 10th and 12th June
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus singles heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May and Erlangshan 1st June
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 heard en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 4 Mt. Erlang For-est Park 31st May, 5 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 4 Baxi Forest 7th June, 2 en route from Gonggangling pass to Rouergai 8th June, 3 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 3 heard Gonggangling 9th June
Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum 1 heard en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May
Pere David's Owl Strix davidi Endemic 1 male calling from a roadside tree Gonggangling 9th June
Little Owl Athene noctua 3 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June with 2 on the plateau 7th June.
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei. One heard at Erlangshan 31st May
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka. One at Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris 50 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May with 2 the next day
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 4 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 10 on 28th, and 3 on 29th and 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Salim Ali's Swift Apus salimalii 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 4 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June, 10 Mengbishan 5th June, 2 Baxi Forest 7th June, 5 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June, 2 Gonggangling 9th June,15 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
House Swift Apus nipalensis nipalensis 8 Chengdu 26th May, 50 Labahe NR 29th May
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris guttulata 2 Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis one in Chengdu 13th June
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata one in the river by the monastery below Meng-bishan 5th June
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 heard en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May and 5 on the Tibetan Plateau on 5th June
Great Barbet Psilopogon virens singles heard 9th and 11th June, with 2 Tangjiahe NR 10.6 and one on 12th
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
1 Labahe NR 30th May
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
1 Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 2 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius 2 Labahe NR 29th May and 1 Tangjia-he NR 12th June
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2 Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopus hyperythrus one at Mengbishan 5th June
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 Mt. Er-lang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Baxi Forest 7th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 Balangshan 3rd June, 1 there 4th June and 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug (EN) 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6the June and 1+4 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos 1 Baxi Forest 7th June
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 4 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 Er-langshan Forest 1st June, 7 Tangjiahe NR 12th June and 1 there 13th June
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus 3 Longcanggou NNR 27th May with 6 there next day, 20 Labahe NR 29th May, 10 there 30th May, 2 Erlangshan on 31st May and 1st June, 5 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 2 Balangshan 4th June, 7 Mengbishan 5th June, 3 Baxi Forest 7th and 8th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th, 11th and 12th June
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 1 of race lucionensis Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 1 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May and 1 Lama Temple Road 3rd June
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus 1 Labahe NR 30th May, 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Balangshan 2nd June, 2 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 4 en route to Meng-bishan 4th June,5 Mengbishan 5th June, 6 Mengbishan 6th June, 2 Baxi Forest 7th June, 3 Gami Temple valley 8th June, 6 en route to Tangjiahe 9th June and 1 Tangjia-he 13th June
Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus giganteus 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Blyth's Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus 1 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 1 heard Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus 1 heard Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 4 Labahe NR 30th May and 1 Balangshan 4th June
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 3 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans 3 Mengbishan 5th June
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus cyanus 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 10 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 17 Labahe NR 30th May, 4-5 daily Mt. Erlang Forest Park, Blangshan and Menbishan 31st May to 4th June and up to 20 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Oriental Magpie Pica serica 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 4 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 6 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 2 Labahe NR 29th and 30th May, 6 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 4 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 1 Balangshan 2nd June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 30 Balangshan 2nd June, 6 Balangshan 4th June, 1 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June, 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 4 Gami Temple valley 8th June
Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus forsythi 30 Balangshan 2nd June, 20 there 3rd and 4 on 4th June and 2 Baxi Forest 7th June
Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 108 en route from Gonggangling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Carrion Crow Corvus corone orientalis 4 Baxi Forest 7th and 8th June and 6 Gonggangling 9th June
Collared Crow Corvus torquatus (NT) Only observed en route with 2 in river valley leading to Tangjiahe NR 9th June
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 1 Longcanggou--NNR 28th May,10 Labahe NR 29th May, 2 there 30th May, 4 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, up to 2 Balangshan 2nd to 4th June, 1 Mengbishan 4th June, 3 Baxi Forest 7th June, 1 there 8th June, 4 Gami Temple valley 8th June and up to 8 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Northern Raven Corvus corax 1 Balangshan 2nd and 4th June and 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June; calo-chrysea: 6 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 1 Tangjiahe NR 11th and 2 12th June
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps olivaceus 8 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 2 Labahe NR 29th May
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 6 and 10+ Labahe NR 29th and 30th May, 6 Erlangshan 31st May awith 8 there 1st June
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris singles Balangshan 3rd and 4th June, 2 Mengbishan 5th June, 1 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 1 Gonggangling 9th June
Coal Tit Periparus ater 2 Labahe NR 29th and 30th May, 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus Endemic 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 on 28th May, 3 Lama Temple Road 3rd June and up to 20 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Grey Crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous 1 Longcanggou NNR 27th May, 4 Mengbishan 5th June, 3 Baxi Forest 7th June and 2 Gonggangling 9th June
White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus Endemic 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plat-eau 6th June
Pere David's Tit Poecile davidi Endemic 1 Labahe NR 30th May
Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus Endemic 5 Baxi Forest 7th June, 7 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 6 Gonggangling 9th June
Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis 20 en route--Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 12 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Japanese Tit Parus minor 1 Mengbishan 5th June, 1 Baxi Forest 7th June and 2 Tangjiahe 13th June
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus 8 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 4 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 30 Labahe NR 29th May, 1 en route Labahe to Erlangshan 31st May, 20 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 10 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 1 Balangshan 2nd June, 6 there 3rd June, 5 Lama Temple Road 3rd June and up to 30 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-13th June
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 50 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 W of Ruoergai 6th June, 15 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June and 5 en route from Gonggangling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 3 W of Ruoergai 6th June, 5 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June and 4 en route from Gonggangling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima 5 en route--Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 Tibetan Plateau 7th June and 1 en route from Gonggangling pass to Rouergai 8th June
Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques semitorques SIngle sChengud Culture Park 26th and 27th May, 4 Labahe NR 30th May, with 3 there 31st and 6 Tangjiahe NR 10th and 4 on 13th June
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous 2 Labahe NR 30th May, 5 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 8 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis 50 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 2 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 2 Longcanggou 29th May with 4 there next day and 30 Chengdu Culture Park 13th June
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th JUne
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Pale Martin Riparia diluta 6 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and one in a plateau village 9th June
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 20 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 4 Labahe 30th May (tytleri), with 1 there 1st June, 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 10 Chengdu Nature Park 13th June
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 45 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus 3 en route from Erlangshan to Labahe NR 29th May, 100 Labahe NR 29th May, 70 there 30th May, 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 6 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 4 Balangshan 2nd June, 10 Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June and 10 there 13th June
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 10 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 3 Erlangshan For-est 31st May, 6 en route with 6th June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Chinese Cupwing Pnoepyga mutica heard Longcanngou 28th May, 5 Labahe NR 29th May, heard there 30th May and 2 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla pusilla 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 4 heard Labahe NR 30th May, 1 seen and 3 heard Er-langshan Forest 1st June and 2 heard Tangjiahe NR 10th JUne
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis 6 Chengdu Panda Centre 2nd June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes 2 heard en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 3 heard Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 1 heard en route 9th June, 4 heard Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 3 Tangjiahe NR 12th June and heard there 13th June
Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides acanthizoides 3 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 2 heard Labahe 30th May, 1 Gonggangling 9th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 1 heard there 12th June
Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus intricatus 50 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 50 Labahe NR 29th May, 20 there 30th May, 2 heard Balangshan 3rd June and 1 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major major 1 Balangshan 4th June
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
1 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May and heard Labahe NR 29th May and 1 there 30th May
Black-browed Bushtit Aegithalos bonvaloti
5 Loncanggou 28th May, 20 Labahe NR 29th May, 8 there 30th May and 15 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus Endemic 8 Tangjiahe 12th June
Red-crowned/Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus concinnus 2 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May with 15 there 2nd June, 20 Chengdu Panda Centre 2nd June and 18 Huanhuaxi Park (Huan Hua Xi Gong Yuan), Chengdu 13th June
White-browed Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plat-eau 6th June
Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elgans 1 Mengbishan 5th June
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 1 Chengdu Panda Center 2.6
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher 1 Labahe NR 29th May, 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, up to 15 Balangshan 2nd to 4th June, 10 Mengbishan 4th June, 1 Baxi For-est 7th June, 5 Gami Temple valley 8th JUne, 15 Gonggangling 9th June
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis maculipennis 3 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 1 en route Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 1 Labahe NR 29th May and 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 1 Mengbishan 4th June, 10 there 5th June and 2 Baxi Forest 7th June
Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
1 Longcanggou--NNR 28th May, 15 Balangshan 3rd June, 8 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 7 Baxi Forest 7th June, 15 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 6 Gonggangling 9th June
Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti 4 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 50 Labahe NR 29th May, 30 there 30th May, 40 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 20 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 6 Balangshan 3rd June, 10 there 4th June, 1 heard Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 10 Baxi Forest 7th June, 20 Gonggangling 9th June, 12 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii 6 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 3 La-ma Temple Road 3rd June
Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis 4 Balangshan 3rd June, 3 Mengbishan 4th June, 5 there on 5th June, 6 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 W of Ruoergai 6th June and 2 Gami Temple valley 8th June
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 3 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 3 W of Ruoergai 6th June and 20 Baxi Forest 7th June
Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Grey-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus tephrocephalus 1 Longcanggou 28th May, 6 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 15 Erlangshan Forest 1st June and 3 Lama Temple Road 3.6.
Bianchi's Warbler Phylloscopus valentini 6 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 12 Labahe NR 29th May with 10 there 30th May
Alstrom's Warbler Phylloscopus soror 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 3-10 dai-ly Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Martens's Warbler Phylloscopus omeiensis 12 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 50 there next day, and 4 Labahe NR 30th May, 10 Erlangshan 31st May and 20 on 1st June
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Up to 8 Balangshan 2-4th June, 3 Mengbishan 4th June, 3 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 10 Baxi Forest 7th June, 10 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 10 Gonggangling 9th June
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 1 Chengdu Panda Center 2nd June
Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis 6 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris 30 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 6 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 30 Labahe NR 29th May, 10 there 30th May, 8 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 10 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 4 heard Balangshan 3rd June, 1 Baxi Forest 7th June, 20 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 3 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps 10 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 3 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 4 there 11th June
Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti 1 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
Claudia's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae 50 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 4 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 50 Labahe NR 30th May, 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 20 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 15 Balangshan 3rd June, 4 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 2 Huanglong river gorge 9th June and up to 30 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Kloss's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus ogilviegranti 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 1 Mt. Erlang For-est Park 31st May, 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June and 3 Tangjiahe 11th June
Brown Bush Warbler Locustella luteoventris 3 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 1 Laba-he NR 30th May
Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustella chengi Endemic 1 Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 1 heard Lama Temple Road 3rd June
Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox 1 and 6 heard Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Balangshan 3rd June, 1 Baxi Forest 7th June, 3 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis 1 heard en route Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 1 Labahe 30th May and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyridopsis ruficeps Heard Longcanggou 27th May, 1 Labahe NR 30th May, 4 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 6 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi 3 Longcanggou 27th May and 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine 2 Labahe NR 29th May and 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii Endemic 6 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 16 Labahe NR 29th May, 10 there 30th May, 15 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 3 Bal-angshan 2nd June, 6 Balangshan 3rd June, 4 there 4th June, 2 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 12 Baxi Forest 7th June, 8 Gami Temple valley 8th June, 5 Gonggangling 9th June, 3 Tangjiahe NR 10th and 1 heard Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum 4 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May and 2 Tangjahe on 10th June
Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera wingatei 10 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May
Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei 1 heard Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta 4 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 12 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 30 Long-canggou NNR 28th May, 5 en route--Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29.5, 4 heard and 2 seen Labahe NR 30th May, 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 20 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 4 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis (VU) Endemic 5 Longcanggou--NNR 28th June
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata 1 heard Longcanggou--NNR 28th May and 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Giant Laughingthrush Ianthocincla maxima Endemic Up to 5 Balangshan 2nd -4th June, 1 heard Mengbishan 4th June with 10 there 5th June, 6 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 10 Baxi Forest 7th June, 10 Gami Temple valley 8th June
Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulata Endemic 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi Endemic 5 Baxi Forest 7th June and 2 Gami Temple valley 8th June
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis eous 26 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 6 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Plain Laughingthrush Pterorhinus davidi Endemic 1 near Longcanggiu guest house 29th May, 8 Baxi Forest 7th June with 20 there on 8th June
Buffy Laughingthrush Pterorhinus berthemyi Endemic 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 1 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May
Chinese Hwamei Leucodioptron canorus 1 heard Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio 12 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 4 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to na-ture reserve 29th May, 12 Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 5 Tangjiahe NR 13th June and 15 Chengdu Culture Park 13th June
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis 6 Longcanggou NNR 28th May with 1 there next day, 6 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 3 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Rufous-tailed Babbler/Moupinia Moupinia poecilotis Endemic 4 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Chinese Fulvetta Fulvetta striaticollis Endemic 1 Balangshan 4th June and 4 Baxi Forest 7th June
Spectacled Fulvetta Fulvetta ruficapilla Endemic 4 Tangjiahe NR 10th JUne
Grey-hooded Fulvetta Fulvetta cinereiceps Endemic 1 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 1 Labahe NR 30th May, 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May with 1 there next day, 2 Mengbishan 5th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Great Parrotbill Conostoma aemodium 3 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 1 Labahe 29th May
Brown Parrotbill Cholornis unicolor 4 Labahe NR 29th May
Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillata Endemic 1 heard Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbiana 8 Tangjiahe NR 11th June, 4 there 12th and 3 on 13th and 10+ Chengdu Panda Center 2nd June
Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsiana 2 near Longcanggou Guest House 29th May
Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinosuthora zappeyi Endemic 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May
Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons 3 Labahe NR 29th May and 1 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi 1 heard Longcanggo NNR lower area 27th May and 2 Longcanggou NNR 28th May with one on 29th May
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis 3 Labahe NR 29th May, 8 there 30th May and 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata 10 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 15 Labahe NR 29th May, 12 there 30th May, 20 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 14 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 8 Balangshan 3rd June, 10 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 6 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus 1 Longcanggou 27th June, 3 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 4 Tangjiahe 10th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Swinhoe’s/Japanese White-eye Zosterops simplex 12 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May and 2 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May (all simplex), 1 en route 9th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 12th June and 12 there 13th June
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 1 Mengbishan 4th June, 7 Mengbishan 5th June, 4 Baxi Forest 7th June with 3 there on 8th June and 5 Gonggangling 9th June
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1 plus 5 heard Longcanggou 27th May, 1 Mengbishan 5th June and 2 Gonggangling 9th June
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis 2 Longcanggou—NNR lower area 27th May, 1 Labahe NR 29th May, 3 there 30th May, 8 Tangjiahe NR 11th June and 1 there 12th June
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria nepalensis 2 at nest on cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June
Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni 1 Labahe NR 30th May and 2 Mengbishan 5th June
White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Red-billed Starling Sternus sericeus 2 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May with 4 there 13th June
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 10 on the drive from Tangjiahe to Chengdu 13th June
Sichuan Thrush Zoothera griseiceps 2 Mengbishan 4th June
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni 1 heard Gami Temple valley 8th June and 1 seen and 2 heard Gonggangling 9th June
Grandala Grandala coelicolor 20, 4 and 15 respectively, Balangshan 2nd, 3rd and 4th June
Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus 5 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 2 Chengdu--Culture Park 2nd June, 1 Balangshan 4th June, 1 Tangjiahe NR 11th June, 1 there 12th June and 10 Chengdu Culture Park 13th June
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus 2 Labahe NR 30th May, 1 en route from Labahe to Erlangshan 31st May, 15 Mt. Er-lang Forest Park 31st May, 2 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, up to 30 Balangshan 2nd to 4th June, 15 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 1 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June, 15 Baxi For-est 7th June, 8 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 10 Gonggangling 9th June
Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri 6 Balangshan 2nd June, 2 Mengbishan 4th June, 17 en route from Maerkang to Ti-betan Plateau 6th June, 30 Baxi Forest 7th June and 10 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 5 en route 9th June
Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 1 Baxi Forest 7th June
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis saularis 2 at the Loncanggou guest house 27th May with singles heard en route from there to Longcanggou NR 28th and 29th May
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 8 Labahe NR 30th May
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica dauurica 1 Longcanggo NNR lower area 27th May
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea 4 Longcanggou—NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Labahe NR 29th May, 5 there 30th May, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 2 there 11th June
Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans 3 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 Erlangshan 1st June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis Endemic 1 plus a different adult with jub, Tangjiahe NR 11th June
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus thalassinus 4 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 1 Labahe NR 30th May, 1 en route 9th June and singles Tangjiahe NR 11th and 12th June
Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis 1 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 3 Labahe NR 30th May,1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May with 2 heard there next day
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea brunnea 2 and 2 heard Labahe NR 30th May, 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 3 heard Er-langshan Forest 1st June, 2 plus 10 heard Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 3 heard Tangjiahe NR 12th June
White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides 6 heard Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 3 Labahe NR 29th May, 2 males en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 4 heard Baxi Forest 7th June, 2 heard Gami Temple valley 8th June and 2 heard Gonggangling 9th June
Chinese Rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi 3 Balangshan on both 3rd and 4th June
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope 1 Baxi Forest 7th June
Firethroat Calliope pectardens 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 1 heard Balangshan 3rd June
White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura leucura 1 Longcanggou NR lower area 27th May and 1 heard Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus rufilatus 3 Balangshan 4th June, 1 there 5th June and 3 Gonggangling 9th June
Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus chrysaeus 1 male Labahe NR 29th May
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus 2 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 2 Labahe NR 30th May, 1 Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 2 on 11th June and 4 there 12th June
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus 1 Erlangshan Forest 1st June
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Singles Longcanggou 27th and 28th May, 2 en route from Erlangshan to Labahe NR 29th May, 3 Labahe NR 30th May with 6 next day en route to Erlangshan, 1 Erlang-shan 1st June, 2 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June, 5 Mengbishan 5th June and 1-4 daily Tangjiahe NR 10th to 13th June
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii 4 Labahe NR 30th June, 1 Balangshan 4th June, 10 Mengbishan 5th June, 8 Baxi For-est 7th June, 4 Gami Temple valley 8the June, 8 Gonggangling 9th June
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata strophiata 4 Labahe NR 29th May with 8 there next day, 2 Erlangshan Forest 1st June, 2 Tangjia-he NR 10th June, 1 on 11th and 2 on 12th June
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris aestigma 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor diversa 3 Labahe NR 30th May with 1 heard next day
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros At least 50 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 30 on the plateau next day and 5 Baxi Forest 8th June
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni Singles Mengbishan 4th and 5th June, 1 Baxi Forest 7th June, 1 Tangjiahe NR 10th June, 2 there 11th June and 1 Tangjiahe NR 13th June
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps 1 male en route from Labahe to Erlangshan 31st May, 1 male Rilong 4th June, 4 Mengbishan 4th June, 8 Mengbishan 5th and 3 on 6th June, 12 Baxi Forest 7th June, 4 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 4 Gonggangling 9th June
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 12 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 1 en route to Chengdu from Tangjiahe 13th June
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis 2 pair Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, up to 12 Balangshan 2nd to 5th May, 12 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 1 W of Ruoergai 6th June, 10 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June, 3 on the plateau 8th June and 2 Gong-gangling 9th June
Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus fuliginosus 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 6 Labahe NR 29th May, 10 there 30.5 and 6 en route next day, 1 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June with 9 others en route, 4 Meng-bishan 5th June, 2 Baxi Forest 8th June, 1 Huanglong river gorge 9th June, 5 en route 9th June, 10-15 daily Tangjiahe NR 10th-12th June with 2 there 13th
White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus 2 Labahe NR 29th May, 5 there 30th May, 4 Balangshan 3rd June, 2 there 4th June, 2 Mengbishan 5th June, with 1 on 6th, 1 Baxi Forest 8th June, 1 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 5 Huanglong river gorge 9th June
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris 1 Loncanggou 30th May
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 2 cliffs near Ba Jiao 4th June
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 12 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th JUne and 1 W of Ruoergai 6.6.
Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus haringtoni 1 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 1 Labahe NR 31st May, 8 Lama Temple Road 3rd June, 2 Gonggangling 9th June and 1-2 on 3 dates at Tangjiahe NR 10-13th June
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Singles Gonggangling 9th June and Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 1 Labahe NR 29th May with 4 there 30th May and 1-6 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-13th June
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae 6 Labahe NR 30th May, 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 20 Erlangshan Forest 1st June and 1 Balangshan 3rd June
dabryii: 2 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May, 7 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 3 Labahe NR 29th May and up to 3 daily Tangjiahe NR 10-12th June
Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus 3 Tangjiahe NR 10th June with 10 there on 13th June
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 20 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May with 5 on 2nd June. 100 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 3 W of Ruoergai 6th June, 30 on the plateau 7th June, 30 Baxi Forest and Game Temple valley 8th June
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia brevirostris 20 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 1 W of Ruoergai 6th June
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 2 Chengdu Panda Center 2nd June
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchuria punctulata 1 Chengdu Panda Center 2nd June
Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici 2 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii 200 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis 50 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 30 Balangshan 2nd June and 2 there 4th June
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata 8 Balangshan 2nd June and 12 Balangshan 4th June and 2 Mengbishan 5th June strophiata: 6 Balangshan 3rd June, 1 Gonggangling 9th June
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata 1 Balangshan 4th June and 3 Gonggangling 9th June
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 8 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea 4 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 1 en route from Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 10 Labahe NR 29th and 30th May, 4 Erlangshan Mt. 31st May with 2 on 1st June, 1 Balangshan 3rd June, 2 en route 9th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 2 there 11th June
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alboides 2 Chengdu Culture Park 26th May, 2 Labahe NR 29th May, 3 there 30th May, 2 Bal-angshan 4th May, 2 Baxi Forest 8th June, 5 en route 9th June and 2-4 daily Tangjiahe NR 11-13th June
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii 1 Erlangshan Mt. 30th May
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 1 Labahe NR 30th May, 8 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 2 Gonggangling 9th June
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus 12 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, up to 30 daily Balangshan 2-4th June, 2 Meng-bishan 5th June and 2 W of Ruoergai 6th June
Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi Endemic 6 W of Ruoergai 6th June
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis 1 Mengbishan 5th June and 1 Gonggangling 9.6.
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos 1 Lama Temple Road 3rd June and 3 Mengbishan 5th June
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes 1 Balangshan 3rd June and 5 Mengbishan 5th June
Yellow-billed (Chinese) Grosbeak Eophona migratoria 1 Chengdu Culture Park 2nd June
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis ricketti 12 Longcanggo NNR lower area 27th May
Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca 4 Gami Temple valley 8th June. erythaca: 4 heard Labahe NR 29th May, 6 there 30th May, 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 Mengbishan 4th June, 4 Baxi Forest 7th June and 6 Gonggangling 9th June
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis 3 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 1 Balangshan 3rd June and 4 there 4th June
Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola Up to 40 daily Balangshan 2nd to 4th June
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 10 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 10 Balangshan 4th June, 1 Mengbishan 4th June, 8 Mengbishan 5th June and 4 Baxi Forest 7th June
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus 5 Balangshan 3rd June and 5 Mengbishan 5th June
Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 2 Mengbishan 5th June
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii 4 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii 7 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus 5 Longcanggou NNR 28th May, 4 Labahe NR 30th May, 4 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 5 Balangshan 4th June
Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus 1 Mengbishan 5th June, 2 (a pair) Gami Temple valley 8th June and 1 Gonggangling 9th June
Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubiculloidess 2 Mengbishan 5th June
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius Endemic
1 male Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May, 2 males Mengbishan 4th June, 30 Meng-bishan 5th June, 15 Baxi Forest 7th June, 30 Gami Temple valley 8th June and 8 Gonggangling 9th June
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus 6 Balangshan 2nd June
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus 1 male Balangshan 4th June with 2 there next day
Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica 3 Longcanggou 27th May, 2 en route Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May, 6 Gonggangling on 9th June and 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Twite Linaria flavirostris miniakensis: 6 en route--Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June. rufostrigata: 2 en route--Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 6 En route: Rou-ergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Tibetan Serin Spinus thibetanus 2 Gonggangling 9th June
Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni Endemic 2 Labahe 30th May and 2 males Lama Temple Road 3rd June
Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii 1 en route Labahe to Erlangshan 31st May, 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 4 Baxi Forest 7th June
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans 3 en route--Longcanggou Guest House to nature reserve 29th May and 2 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
MAMMALS
Tibetan Macaque Macaca thibetana 30 on route from Erlangshan to Labahe NR 29th May, 30 Labahe NR 30th May, 20 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 4 on 11th June
Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus 5 on route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 2 Baxi Forest 7th June and 3 on the plateau 8th June
Gansu Pika Ochotona cansus 1 Baixi 7 June and 1 Gami Temple 8 June
Plateau Pika Ochotona curzoniae 50 en route Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 15 W of Ruoergai 6th June and 400 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Moupin Pika Ochotona thibetana 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May
Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus 1 Longcanggou NNR lower area 27th May
Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel Dremomys pernyi 2 Balangshan 4th June, 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June with 4 there on 11th June
Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana 10 Balangshan 2nd June, 4 there 3rd June, 80 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 6 W of Ruoergai 6th JUne, 4 Baxi Forest 7th June and 28 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Pere David's Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus Endemic 3 Tangjiahe NR 12th June
Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel Tamiops swinhoei 1 Mt. Erlang Forest Park 31st May and 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June
Chinese Desert Cat Felis bieti Endemic 2 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June
Pallas's Cat Otocolobus manul 1 on hills above Flower Lake 7th June
Masked palm civet Paguma larvata 3 Tangjiahe 12 June.
Tibetan Fox Vulpes ferrilata 10 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June, 5 W of Ruoergai 6th June and 12 en route from Rouergai to Flower Lake 7th June
Hog Badger Arctonyx collaris 2 Balangshan 2nd June and 2 Mengbishan 5th June
Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica Singles Loncanggou 27th May and Gonggangling 9th June
Wild Boar Sus scrofa 2 Tangjiahe NR 10th June and 3 Tangjiahe NR 12th June; 5 seen per night at Tangjiahe by Leigh
Siberian Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus 9 en route from Maerkang to Tibetan Plateau 6th June and 5 Baxi Forest 7th June
Sika Deer Cervus nippon 19 Labahe NR 29th May, 16 there 30th May
Sambar Rusa unicolor 1 Labahe NR 29.5 and 2 on 30th May
Tufted deer Elaphodus cephalophus 2 Tangjiahe 12 June – by Leigh late at night
Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 3 Labahe 30th May and 15 Tangjiahe 10th June with 26 there next day
Yak Bos grunniens 45 Balangshan 2nd June, 50 there 3rd June. Thousands of domesticated beasts on the Tibetan Plateau
Takin Budorcas taxicolor 1, 2 and 15 Tangjiahe NR 10, 11 and 12th June, respectively
Chinese Goral Naemorhedus griseus 3 Balangshan 3rd June and 3 Tangjiahe NR 11th and 12th June
Tibetan Gazelle Procapra picticaudata 4 on the hills above Flower Lake 7th June
Bharal Pseudois nayaur 1 Balangshan 2nd June with 20 there 3rd June
Asian Black Bear Ursus thibetanus 1 Tangjiahe 12th June