Eurasian Hoopoe (Iain Campbell)
Tropical Birding Beidaihe, China tour
Day 2: Beijing to
Beidaihe
We will travel by train to a city just north of
Beidaihe, where we’ll transfer to
vans for the short drive to our
destination. After checking into the
hotel near the seashore, we will
bird the nearby gardens, then hit
Lighthouse Point to see if a migrant
fallout has occurred. Right before
dusk we will shoot up to the
Friendship Hotel to search for
Siberian Blue Robin.
Days 3-4: Beidaihe
Flexibility is the key to birding here,
and we’ll change plans at the drop of a
hat depending on what birds are in town.
We’ll check out a number of well-known
migrant traps searching for the latest
windfalls. We’ll divide our time between
the beach, forest fragments, irrigation
projects, and stunted coastal scrub.
Birding here can be intense, and while
there are not that many species, the sheer
number of birds is truly impressive.
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