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Celebrating the wildlife of China's capital city and beyond | Wildlife Conservationist | TEDx Speaker

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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Beijing's first ever Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus 小苇鳽 Xiǎo wěi jiān) was at Shahe Reservoir yesterday and is still on site today. Found by Zhao Qilin. #BirdOfTheDay #Beijing #China
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Siberian Sand Plovers (Anarhynchus mongolus 西伯利亚沙鸻  Xī bó lì yǎ shā héng) in the rain, Bohai Bay, Hebei Province, May 2026. #BirdOfTheDay
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus 牛背鹭 Niú bèi lù) in the rain was my #BirdOfTheDay.
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A beautiful Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica 乌鹟 Wū wēng), one of at least ten grounded by heavy rain last weekend. #BirdOfTheDay #WildBeijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
An excellent article by Peking University’s Professor Luo Shujin about China’s leopard cats. www.sixthtone.com/news/1018524
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From Ancient Fields to Olympic Slopes: The Story of China’s Leopard Cats
For thousands of years, leopard cats lived alongside humans in China. Unlike other species, they were never domesticated — and are still adapting to life on the edge of Beijing.
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Volume up! The dawn chorus from the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social Foxley Wood in Norfolk, UK, including a stunning soloist performance from a Song Thrush. #dawnchorus #norfolk
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Volume up! A chorus of Oriental Fire-bellied Toads (Bombina orientalis  东⽅铃蟾 Dōng fāng líng chán) from XiShan National Forest Park in Beijing. #herps #amphibians #beijing #WildBeijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
16 Black-necked Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis 黑颈鸊鷉 Hēi jǐng pì tī) on the Wenyu River during our monthly biodiversity survey with Beijing Forestry University. The first record of this species for the site! #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Beijing #China
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Aerial combat! An immature male (3cy?) Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus 白腹鹞 Bái fù yào) harasses an immature female at ShaCheng Wetlands. #birds #beijing #raptors
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Adult male Eastern Marsh Harrier at ShaCheng wetlands near Beijing. At least nine birds now on site, occasionally engaging in some brilliant 'skydancing'. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #Beijing #China
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Mongolian Toads (Strauchbufo raddei 花背蟾蜍 Huā bèi chánchú) in amplexus, Guanting Reservoir. As soon as the ice melts and evenings are above freezing, out they come in force! #amphibians #beijing #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Volume up! The shorebird migration at Donggang, on the border of China and North Korea, is spectacular and is now a major tourist attraction. It's easy to see why... Best times are either side of spring high tides. #eaafp #shorebirds #migration #china #northkorea
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Early April sees the peak spring passage of Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus 灰脸鵟鹰 Huī liǎn kuáng yīng) through Beijing. A few pairs will stay to breed in the mountains. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #raptors #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A murmuration of Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris 大滨鹬 Dà bīn yù) at Yalu Jiang, on the border of China and North Korea. #birds #eaafp #shorebirds #art #murmuration
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雪乃 しずく (shizukuxuenai) @shizukuxuenai.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
WOW👀 What a great scene, so large flock😃 Now I see Chinese neme of Great Knot is "大滨鹬" Their Japanese neme is "姥鷸"(Oba-shigi)👵, I don't know why are they call so... And,we call Dunlin(Calidris alpina) "浜鷸"(Hama-shigi)in Japanese. It's wonderful that various birds are in this world,loved and called🥰
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Numbers of Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris 大滨鹬 Dà bīn yù) are building at the Yalu Jiang Estuary on the border of China and North Korea. It's a wonder how they manage to avoid each other! #birds #shorebirds #eaafp
The image features a dense flock of Great Knot in flight.
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
A handsome Godlewski's Bunting (Emberiza godlewskii 戈氏岩鹀 Gē shì yán wú), sometimes known as 'Eastern Rock Bunting'. A common resident in the hills and mountains of #Beijing #birds #BirdOfTheDay
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
China's Breeding Bird Survey takes flight... powered by citizen scientists. Great news! #birds #china www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/02/...
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'Citizen scientists' map China's avian landscape
Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguar...
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A male (Chinese) Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus lepidus 长尾雀 Cháng wěi què) at Lingshan last weekend. A burst of colour against the still winter monochrome woodland. #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Volume up! A newly-arrived Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus 灰头麦鸡 Huī tóu mài jī) staking out his territory at the weekend. #birds #birdoftheday
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The new Spoon-billed Sandpiper Action Plan has been published. Tks to a monumental int'l effort involving range countries including Russia, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand, the rate of decline has slowed but this species is still in desperate trouble. eaaflyway.org/wp-content/u... #birds
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Volume up (with headphones!). A 'booming' Bittern (Botaurus stellaris 大麻鳽 Dà má-yán) with a flyover Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea 苍鹭 Cāng lù). #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Happy to say the recording of the recent webinar by Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. "Dispatches from the Dark" is now available at: www.wildlifeacoustics.com/.../train...... Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about "the invisible miracle happening over our heads at night" #nocmig #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
An smart-looking adult or near-adult (dark mark on upper mandible) Taimyr Gull (Larus fuscus taimyrensis 小黑背银鸥). This poorly known taxon is a scarce visitor in Beijing, with most records in spring. #birds #gulls #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Near miss! A Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides, 鸿雁 Hóngyàn) squawks as it narrowly misses a slow-moving Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn). #birds #beijing #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis, 豆雁 Dòu yàn) of the East Asian race 'middendorffii' in #Beijing. A regular passage migrant and winter visitor. #birds #geese
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana 东方白鹳 Dōng fāng bái guàn) riding thermals at Guanting Reservoir near Beijing. #birds #beijing #BirdOfTheDay
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
For #photogenic #BirdOfTheDay, I nominate these Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata 鸳鸯 Yuānyāng) from the Wenyu River in Beijing. #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
A critically endangered Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus 白鹤 Bái hè) from China's Poyang Lake, the wintering ground for around 90% of the global population, for #BirdOfTheDay #StandingInWater #birds #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Looking forward to being one of the speakers at this @wildlifeacoustics.com webinar on Thursday, during which I will present the results of a nocturnal #bird migration project in central Beijing. Register here: www.wildlifeacoustics.com/resources/tr...
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
For #BirdOfTheDay #FourOrMore here is a contribution featuring (a few more than four) Common Cranes (Grus grus 灰鹤 Huī hè) wintering in Beijing. #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
My #birdoftheday (finches) - a winter Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla 燕雀 Yàn què) in central Beijing. #birds #beijing #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Can anyone help me identify this incredible tiny creature? On a wooden table in Singapore. #singapore #insects
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Some cool snakes from Singapore today - Wagler’s Pit Viper (first and last images), Oriental Whipsnake and Kopstein's Bronzeback. #snakes #herps #singapore
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
A short biography of “the father of Chinese ornithology”, Tso-hsin Cheng, one of the so-called “pioneers” who introduced China’s natural heritage to the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. wildbeijing.org/2026/02/16/t... #birds #china
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Tso-hsin Cheng: The Father of Chinese Ornithology
This article is the fourth in a series about “The Pioneers”, the naturalists in 19th and early 20th century China who shone a light on China’s natural heritage.   ===== …
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This presumed Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca 白眼潜鸭 Bái yǎn qián yā) x Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā) hybrid was on the Wenyu River during our monthly biodiversity survey with Beijing Forestry University. #hybrids #beijing #birds
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Excited to see a new mammal in Beijing - my first ever Short-faced mole (Scaptochirus moschatus), sadly deceased. This creature is the only species in the genus Scaptochirus and is endemic to China. Just look at those feet! #Beijing #Mammals #China
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Some winter highlights from an infrared camera in #Beijing. Can you identify the #birds and #mammals?
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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 07/02/2026
great day hiking up Lingshan, a ~2300m mountain near Beijing, with @wild-beijing.bsky.social & two Swedes!
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Lucky to find Beijing's 6th White-crowned Penduline Tit (Remiz coronatus 白冠攀雀 Bái guān pān què) - not a bad #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
There are few Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa 花脸鸭 Huāliǎn yā) wintering at the Yellow River estuary in Shandong Province. Photo by "菜小hua". #birds #china #yellowriver
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
A stunning Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni 红尾鸫 Hóng wěi dōng) in the Temple of Heaven Park yesterday afternoon. One of the four 'winter thrushes' we see in Beijing (with Dusky, Red-throated and Black-throated). #birds #beijing #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica 小太平鸟 Xiǎo tài píng niǎo) from Beihai Park in Beijing. One of a mixed flock (with Bohemian Waxwings) that is regularly coming to drink near the north gate. #birds #beijing #china
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Lucky to find this Ibisbill close to the Ming Tombs in Beijing last week. Formerly a common breeder in suitable habitat, it is now probably functionally extinct due to a loss of habitat (the 'taming' of the capital's fast-flowing stony rivers). This is the 1st record for a few years. #birds #beijing
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Lucky to find a drake Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri 青头潜鸭 Qīng tóu qián yā) near the Ming Tombs in Beijing. This critically endangered species seems to be recovering after the dramatic decline in the 1990s and early 2000s. #birds #ConservationWorks #Beijing #China #WildlifeConservation
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A library of nocturnal flight calls from Beijing, including many eastern species that could be recorded in Europe. See wildbeijing.org/beijing-noct... #nocmig #china #beijing #migration #birds
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Beijing Nocturnal Flight Call Library
This page provides examples of nocturnal flight calls (NFCs), including spectograms and audio files, all of which have been recorded in Beijing.  Dates and recording location are given for eac…
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
What a lovely surprise in the post today - cute biscuits of migratory waterbirds from Jiangsu (Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Black-faced Spoonbill, Dalmatian Pelican and Chinese Crested Tern) - a new year gift from a Chinese NGO! #birds #china
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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Some pages from Edward Sheldon Wilkinson. Shanghai Birds. A Study of Bird Life in Shanghai and the Surrounding Districts. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, 1929
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
An incredible close encounter with a male Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus 白尾鹞 Bái wěi yào) yesterday at ShaCheng Wetlands in Hebei. Something made me look around and I saw this stunning bird heading directly towards me. Fortunately the camera focused! Breathtakingly beautiful. #Birds #China #HenHarrier
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Wild Beijing @wild-beijing.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Latest watercolour - Blue Sheep (Bharal, Pseudois nayaur) making their way up a sunlit mountain in the Himalayas. #watercolour #blueskyart #himalayas
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