Yangtze River Daily, May 8, May 6, bird friend Lu Qun in Huangpi Qianchuan Street observation and photography of the golden-headed fantail warbler, was identified as the 427th new bird record in Wuhan, which is also the sixth new bird record produced this year!
Golden-headed fan-tailed warbler. Photo by Lu Qun
Lu Qun, whose qianchuan subdistrict is located in the south-central part of Huangpi District, told reporters that he was conducting bird observation nearby when he suddenly heard a different kind of bird call in a deserted agricultural slope.
"Its singing is a flattened tone followed by a bursting tone, which is very distinctive." Lu Qun said that he then followed the call and searched carefully, and found the golden-headed fan-tailed warbler in a field of newborn white thatch. Not only did he capture a photo, but he also captured a video of a golden-headed fan-tailed warbler standing on a dead branch of a bush singing.
Lu Qun said that he did not know what kind of bird it was when he took the photo, and after consulting the Wuhan Bird Watching Association, he learned that it was a golden-headed fantail warbler. The one he photographed was a breeding male, about 11 cm long and a bright gold top, which was very beautiful.
After consulting a large number of materials, Lu Qun learned that although this bird is widely distributed in China, it is not common. "It is more selective about the environment, and likes the open land with good ecological environment scenery."
Discover the environment at the golden-headed fantail warbler. Photo by Lu Qun
According to the "Wuhan Bird New Record Identification Rules", consulting the "Wuhan Bird List", the Wuhan Bird Watching Association organized a special discussion, and after expert identification, it was determined that the gold-headed fantail warbler observed this time was the 427th new bird record in Wuhan. Yan Jun, president of the association, told reporters that before that, Wuhan has found 5 new species of birds this year, namely the gray-headed owl, the grey forest owl, the red-necked owl, the red-headed spiked stork, the large pseudo-woodpecker, and the gold-headed fantail warbler is the sixth new record this year.
The year in which the most new bird records were generated in recent years was 2019, with a total of 9 new records. "Six species have already been discovered before the end of the first half of this year, which is likely to be the most new bird recorded in recent years."
Why are new bird records generated so frequently this year? Yan Jun explained: There may be three reasons, one is that the ecological environment is improving day by day; the second is that with the construction of ecological civilization, the citizens' awareness of bird love is stronger, and more and more people participate in bird observation and protection; third, because the overall environment is better, the number of bird populations has increased, so the probability of being observed is also greater.
(Yang Xiaoyu, reporter of Yangtze River Daily)
【Editor: Dai Rong】