Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum is one of the four Crossoptilon pheasants, and it is endemic in China and Vulnerable. Thanks to SoSo’s arrangement, we made a weekend twitch in January 2018. The pheasant is well fed every morning in that spot so twitching is rather guaranteed. Leisure birding was also done during the time in Jiaocheng County 交城 and Taiyuan 太原. Anyone who are interested can contact Small Wong 小王 by Wechat 微信 (+86 138 3583 3256) for arranging the car, hotel, and ‘pheasant feeding fee’.
Flight:
12 Jan 2018
MU 2364 Shenzhen 1925 – Taiyuan 2200
Shenzhen Airport
MU 2364
14 Jan 2018
GJ 8772 Taiyuan 2025 – Guizhou – Shenzhen 0115
GJ 8772
Flight cost: 1570 RMB / Total expenditure (include flight, drive and hotel): 2472 RMB
Itinerary:
12 Jan 2018
Hong Kong to Shenzhen, night flight to Shanxi
13 Jan 2018
Birding in Xuanzhong Temple 玄中寺
Xuanzhong Temple
a view of the temple
Brown-eared Pheasant by iPhone
ibis with pheasant
ibis on snow
a video of Brown-eared Pheasant
14 Jan 2018
Birding in Jinci Park 晋祠公园 and Fenhe 汾河, night flight to Shenzhen and back to Hong Kong on 15 Jan early morning
Fenhe
birding on ice
Maps:
Brown-eared Pheasant in Xuanzhong Temple (37.563427, 112.078486)
Brown-eared Pheasant in temple
Japanese Waxwing in Jinci Park (37.707087, 112.450034)
Jinci Park
Water Pipit in Fenhe (37.892325, 112.531440)
Fenhe
Bird List:
(T: Temple, P: Park, F: Fenhe)
Brown Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum (T)
- at least 8 seen well in the temple, some more heard
a pair of Brown-eared Pheasant
Brown-eared Pheasant, male
Brown-eared Pheasant
more Brown-eared Pheasant
they were very friendly and I just brought my 100-400mm
Brown-eared Pheasant in flight
Brown-eared Pheasant in flight
- 1 male and 4 female flushed on the small path near the temple
Goosander Mergus merganser (F)
- at least 4 female seen in the river
Chinese Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha (F)
- 1 seen in a group of Mallard in the river
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (F)
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (F)
Rock Dove Columba livia (T/P/F)
Eastern Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis chinensis (T/P/F)
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (F)
Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta (F)
Accipiter sp. (T)
- 1 seen in flight near the temple, probably Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasaian Hoopoe Upupa epops (F)
- 2 seen very well in the park
Black-naped Woodpecker Picus guerini kogo (T)
- 1 seen on the way to temple
formerly as Grey-faced Woodpecker in HBW. Can you find the bird?
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (P/F)
- 3 seen in the park and 1 seen in the river
another woodpecker of this trip
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha (T)
Asian Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus (T/P/F)
Eurasian Magpie Pica Pica (T/P/F)
Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila interdicta (T/P)
- split from Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes in HBW Alive
Southern Nutcracker
Coal Tit Periparus ater pekinensis (P)
- a small group seen in the park
Coat Tit
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis (P)
Silver-throated Tit Aegithalos glaucogularis vinaceus (T/P)
- formerly treated as conspecific with Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Silver-throated Tit - different to the Long-tailed Tit we saw in Japan
Beijing Babbler Rhopophilus pekinensis (T)
- at least 3 seen on the small path near the temple
Beijing Babbler, not easy to take a shot
Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi (T)
- very common in the temple area
Plain Laughingthrush
Northern Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (T)
- 1 seen in the temple
Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni (P)
- at least 4 seen in the park
adult male Naumann's Thrush
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica (P)
- at least 32 seen in the park
a flock of Japanese Waxwing
two Japanese Waxwing
Japanese Waxwing
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella (T)
- 1 seen and 1 more heard on the small path near the temple
Siberian Accentor
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus (T/P/F)
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta blakistoni (F)
- more than 10 seen in the river
Water Pipit is very common in Shangxi, and one feeding on ice for dead fish
Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria (P)
- at least 5 seen in the park
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica (T/P/F)
Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii (T)
- 1 seen on the small path near the temple
male Godlewski's Bunting
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