Zhanqiao is about to usher in the most beautiful "seagull season" The first wave of seagulls has flown to Qingdao

Source: Qingdao Morning Post Editor-in-charge: Hui Hui 2021-10-30 09:14:35

Original title: Seagull "vanguard troops" arrived in Qingdao

Qingdao in late autumn has a splendid and quiet beauty. Every year in the late autumn and early winter, hundreds of thousands of seagulls migrate to Qingdao for the winter, until april of the following year, and it has become a pleasure for many Qingdao people to go to the beach to see seagulls in autumn and winter. These "elves" soar and play on the beach every day, swooping down to catch fish, becoming a beautiful scenery. In recent days, hundreds of "vanguard troops" of seagulls have arrived in the Zhanqiao scenic spot, where they rest and forage, attracting many tourists to feed and take pictures. The blue sky, white clouds and seagulls form a picture of harmony between man and nature.

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"Our old acquaintances are back"

"Recently I accompanied friends from other places to visit the pier, found that the seagulls here began to increase again, a closer count of the hundreds of it, although the seagulls' 'big army' has not yet come, but these first came 'little guests' have been warmly pursued by everyone, feeding, taking pictures, recording videos, we Qingdao people's happiness is back." Citizen Ms. Zhao Xiaozhen excitedly told reporters that every year she had to accompany relatives and friends to the pier to see the seagulls, she found that this year's seagulls came exceptionally early, and the "elves" did not "recognize life", and the people who appreciated the gulls were particularly close, as if they were old friends who had come to visit for a long time.

At about 11:00 a.m. on the 29th, the reporter saw at the scene that the first batch of seagulls that came from Siberia to winter have flown to the sea of Zhanqiao, and hundreds of seagulls are either roosting on the seashore or foraging, or floating on the sea surface, or flying and playing, which is spectacular, attracting many citizens and tourists to stop. "These seagulls are so beautiful, we come to eat when we feed them, we are not afraid of people at all, and they are very friendly with us." Ms. Fang, who came to Qingdao to travel, said that she was born in an inland city and has longed for the sea since she was a child, and she has only seen seagulls on postcards or television before, and it is very surprising to see so many seagulls this time, and she feels that Qingdao seagulls are especially willing to be close to people. "I heard that there will be more seagulls coming to Qingdao next month, and I plan to wait for the winter vacation of the child, and then come to Qingdao again, so that the child will have a close contact with the seagull, he must be very happy." Ms. Fang said.

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Qingdao has been "keeping seagulls" for 27 years

"In 1994, Qingdao launched the 'Keep the Seagulls' campaign. The number of people feeding seagulls near the trestle is increasing year by year, which attracts more and more seagulls to come to Qingdao for the winter. Chi Renping, senior engineer of the Comprehensive Service Center of Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, told reporters that seagulls have been included in the "List of Beneficial Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000, and since December 1, 1994, Qingdao has taken the lead in carrying out the "Operation to Retain Seagulls" in coastal cities across the country. At that time, there were only two kinds of seagulls in Qingdao Bay, red-billed gulls and silver gulls, and there were only about 2,000 of them. By 2007, the island city seagull population had grown to nine, with a population of about 50,000. Up to now, the seagull population in Qingdao has reached nearly 20 species, the number of more than 100,000, it can be said that more and more seagulls come to Qingdao for winter, and it is increasing every year.

"The gathering of birds, food, environment, climate are very important, Qingdao is very good in this regard, especially with the improvement of everyone's awareness of protection, protecting seagulls and retaining seagulls has become the consciousness of Qingdao citizens." Wang Wanbo, director of the Zhanqiao Scenic Area Management Service Center, told reporters that Qingdao's environment and climate are very suitable for seagulls to inhabit and gather, especially with the improvement of the ecological environment, the water quality of the seawater is getting better and better, the bait is becoming more and more abundant, plus people insist on feeding the seagulls, they have developed habits like people, so slowly more and more gathered, it has become a beautiful scenery along the coast of the island city. "Now it is the 'vanguard force' of seagulls, and the 'big troops' will not arrive until mid-to-late November, and we also remind the citizens who come to enjoy the gulls to pay attention to civilized feeding, wear masks, and pay attention to complying with the relevant requirements of epidemic prevention and control." Wang Wanbo said.

Operation Seagull Retention has been around for 27 years. Nowadays, seagulls have formed a harmonious relationship with people in Qingdao, and more and more seagulls come to Qingdao for winter every year, which also attracts photography enthusiasts from all over the country to come to shoot. Mr. Wang, who has been photographing seagulls for more than 10 years, said that every year when seagulls come to spend the winter, many photography enthusiasts from all over the country will come to visit. Over the years, he has found that seagulls are getting better and better to shoot because of the increase in the number of seagulls.

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The number of seagull species has increased significantly

According to the statistics of the city's wildlife protection department, in the early days, Qingdao's seagulls only appeared in the Qianhai line such as Zhanqiao and May Fourth Square. Nowadays, in addition to the trestle bridge, May Fourth Square, Wheat Island, Shazikou and other areas on the front line of the Qianhai Sea, Tangdao Bay and Gujia Island on the west coast, the estuary of Jiaozhou Bay of Licun River, the wetland of Jiaozhou Bay, the west bank of Jiaozhou Bay, etc. have a large number of seagulls inhabiting, and the habitat range of seagulls has been significantly expanded. It is reported that the substantial increase in the species and number of seagulls in Qingdao is largely due to the improvement of the habitat environment of seagulls, especially the obvious improvement of the environment of Jiaozhou Bay.

The environmental protection department's data confirm this. The data shows that in recent years, the city has increased the management of the water quality and surrounding environment of Jiaozhou Bay, and carried out comprehensive improvement of more than ten rivers directly into the bay, such as the Dagu River, the Ink River, the Licun River, and the Haibo River. After treatment, the proportion of excellent water quality area in Jiaozhou Bay has been greatly improved. Today, a large number of wild birds such as seagulls inhabit the coast of Jiaozhou Bay. The remains of national first-class protected birds and the Chinese crested tern found a few years ago were found by photography enthusiasts on the west bank of Jiaozhou Bay.

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Where do the seagulls of Qingdao come from

The reporter learned that these seagulls are mainly from Siberia, Heilongjiang and other places, and in the summer, seagulls breed and grow locally, generally starting from October to Qingdao for winter, and then flying back at the end of April of the following year.

Experts told reporters that the population of seagulls in the island city has reached 15, of which there are a total of 5 species of gulls that winter in Qingdao, and we commonly have 3 species of red-billed gulls, silver gulls and black-tailed gulls.

Red-billed gulls get their name because their beaks are red. It began to appear sporadically along the coast in late November of each year, and then gradually increased in numbers, peaking in March and April due to the increase in the number of people returning from the south to the north. Since April, large flocks of red-billed gulls have gradually left Qingdao to give birth to children in Siberia, Mongolia and other places.

In December, a large number of silver gulls come from Mongolia and Inner Mongolia to overwinter, and most of them live with red-billed gulls, which is also the time when the number of seagulls in the island city is the largest.

Black-tailed gulls are also regular visitors to the island city, Weihai's sea donkey island, Dalian's pedestrian stone are the breeding ground of black-tailed gulls, black-tailed gulls are mainly in the spring and autumn in the island city, every November, a large number of black-tailed gulls will continue to migrate south.

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Precautions for feeding seagulls

Seagull Flavor: Seagulls feed on coastal insects, mollusks, crustaceans, and worms and grubs from the fields, but also prey on small fish on the shore and pick up leftovers discarded on shore and on boats.

Feeding food: Foods such as steamed buns are only a supplement, but do not use spoiled foods (pay more attention to buying on the side of the road), otherwise it is easy to cause gastrointestinal diseases of seagulls.

Feeding time: Feeding at any time may cause digestive disorders in seagulls, so the recommended feeding time for seagulls should be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Feeding method: feeding gulls should be mainly thrown, to throw one grain into the air, to avoid too much feed falling into the water, if these feed can not be eaten by seagulls in time, a large amount of soaking in the water accumulation will cause pollution to water quality.

This edition is written by Guanhai News/Qingdao Morning Post reporter

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[Source: Qingdao Morning Post Editor: Hui Hui]