Uiwang Reservoir, December 8

Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar

A quick visit to the the reservoir in the afternoon resulted in some decent birds. With a thick blanket of snow all around, the going was a bit slow but the open areas of the stream feeding the reservoir attracted species like White Wagtails lugens, Common Sandpipers and Buff-bellied Pipits. The scrubs surrounding the stream supported a playful flock of Hawfinches which seems to be overwintering at the spot (a birder from Hong Kong visiting the reservoir 3 weeks before reported about 10 of them). There was a single Long-billed Plover which seemed quite oblivious of my presence as I walked along the embankment. Rustic Buntings and Yellow-throated Buntings were also present in quite large numbers.

On the fields on the western edge of the reservoir, an Eastern Buzzard appeared for a brief interval. There were flocks of Bramblings, a few Bean Geese, some Carrion Crows, Great Tits and Marsh Tits as well. There was also a Naumann’s Thrush and a couple of Daurian Redstarts. Right before sunset, a pair of unidentified species of Snipe were seen flying across the fields.

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