Migrating Little Curlews
A 2cy male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
The coastal region in the southeast part of the Jiangsu province is one of the best places for migrating shorebirds to rest and feed along the Western Pacific coastline.
The area I visited along with the Chinese bird guide Zhang Lin, around the town of Yangkou is very rich in both people, smog and birds.
Lots of migrating passerines such as flycatchers, warblers, robins and thrushes, combined the raptors, egrets and all the shorebirds kept me shooting over 10 hours every day in the spring.
In August, the mudflats were the most interesting part of Yangkou, with Spoon-billed Sandpipers, Nordmann's Greenshanks and Grey-tailed Tattlers as highlights.
Visited: April/May 2010 & August 2011.
The rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper
The beautiful Siberian Rubythroat