Photography: Zhang Ming
Crested wheat chicken
Today, continue to talk about Panjin. In the past, we have posted that going to Panjin can not only see the Red Beach, but also see 5 kinds of cranes, while there are only 15 kinds of cranes in the world. In addition, you can see a lot of birds of prey. Of course, during the migration season, you will see a lot of birds of the Plover species. Today, let's talk about birds of the Plover family.
Iron-billed sand plover
Golden Plover
Ring-necked plover
Mongolian sand plover
Panjin, due to its unique geographical location, is located on the East Asian --- Australian bird migration channel. There are many rivers in the territory and the climate is relatively warm. It is also located at the confluence of rivers and seas, with rich fish resources and various animal and plant resources, and has become an important station for migratory birds to migrate and stop.
black-bellied plover
It is said that bird recognition has several large pits, of which Plover identification is a large pit. During the bird migration season, go to Panjin to see the birds of the Plover family and fill in this pit.
Golden spotted plover
According to the classification and distribution of Birds in China (Second Edition) compiled by Mr. Zheng Guangmei, there are nearly 20 species of birds in the Chinese family, including the European Golden Plover, the Ring-necked Plover, the Red-breasted Plover, the Golden Plover, the Sword Plover, the Iron-billed Sand Plover, the Mongolian Sand Plover, the Small-billed Plover, the Long-billed Sword Plover, the Oriental Plover, the Golden Plover (Golden Spotted Plover), the Grey Plover (Grey-spotted Plover), the Grey-headed Wheat Chicken, the Winged Wheat Chicken, the Meat Weeping Wheat Chicken, the Crested Wheat Chicken, the Yellow-cheeked Wheat Chicken.
In Panjin, you can see the birds of these plover families. They are:
Grey-headed wheat chicken
Grey-spotted Plover breeds feathers
China's coastal wetlands, located on the Bird Migration Corridor, provide supplies and rest for migratory birds. Panjin, known as the wetland capital of China, has relatively well-preserved wetlands in its jurisdiction. This is also rare in China. Because China's coastal wetlands have suffered unprecedented damage, a large number of wetlands have been landfilled and polluted, especially the coastal wetlands in the Yellow Bohai Sea, which have been more damaged.
Grey-spotted Plover non-breeding feathers This change is also too big.
Eastern Plover
Long-billed sword plover
The best seasons for bird watching are spring and autumn, and birds migrate from the south to the north from March to April and back to the south in october and mid-November.
However, the birds of the Plover crane migrated relatively early. If you don't see them, you don't have to regret it. As long as the ecological and environmental protection is done well, especially the protection of China's coastal wetlands, the protection of these coastal wetlands is not polluted, especially chemical pollution; not landfilled, built into various parks, in the migration season to maximize the fight against poaching, to create a good rest environment for migrating birds, they will come back next year. As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The measure of civilization in a region and a people is to look at the attitude of the region or people towards wildlife." ”
About the photographer:
Zhang Ming is the village chief of the net name. Founder of Panjin Bird Watching Association, founder of Nature Recorders Alliance. He is a member of the editorial board of the "Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Birds", the editor-in-chief of the "Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Plovers", and the photographer of CCTV's large-scale documentaries "The Forces of Nature" and "Ocean".