First birding in the new year

Today I went birding with my parents , cousin and grandma. They don't actually birding, but just spending some time with me. lol.

Place

Qi'ao island, near my campus. Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

Time

2006-01-01 10:00am - 2:00 pm

Total Species

16

Personal new record

1

Qi'ao island is a small island in Zhuhai, it's has a conservative mangrove which attracts lots of birds (waders, herons etc.).

Today I saw the following spp .:

Scientific Name	Chinese Name	Count	Habitat
Acridotheres cristatellus	八哥	Many, 10 in flock	Open, near water
Sturnus sinensis	灰背椋鸟	Many	Open, near water
Motacilla alba	白鹡鸰	Several, seen 3	Everywhere
Cisticola exilis	黄头扇尾莺	One	Shrub, near water
Egretta garzetta	白鹭	Many, 10-20 in one flock and some flying individuals	Mangrove, water
Egretta alba	大白鹭	About 1/10 of E. garzetta	Mangrove, water
Egretta intermedia	中白鹭	About 1/10 of E. garzetta	Mangrove, water
Pycnonotus sp. (P. aurigaster/P. sinensis)	鹎	Many	Mountain foot
Tachybaptus ruficolis	小	2	Water
Anthus richardi?	理查德鷚	1	Dry open ground
Apus affinis	小白腰雨燕	6-10	Flying in the sky
Milvus lineatus	黑耳鸢	2	Flying in the sky
Buteo buteo	普通鵟	2	Flying in the sky
Halcyon smyrnensis	白胸翡翠	1	Near water
Charadrius dubius	金眶鸻	3	Long grass
Streptopelia sinensis	珠颈斑鸠	2, and hear some	Flying pass

Photos from today

Cisticola exilis

Egretta alba

Egretta garzetta