China · Sichuan
Flower Lake
164 species and 3,095 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoides
White-rumped SnowfinchOnychostruthus taczanowskii
Rufous-necked SnowfinchPyrgilauda ruficollis
Upland BuzzardButeo hemilasius
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Watland National Park6 km75 species
- Zhasage Gorge17 km86 species
- Langmusi – Kirti Monastery & Lhamo Gorge26 km138 species
- G213 50km E of Zoige45 km124 species
- Zecha NNR49 km71 species
- Baxi50 km73 species
All 164 species recorded here
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Common Crane Grus grus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Flower Lake?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Flower Lake?
164 species, from 3,095 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Flower Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Horned Lark, Common Kestrel, Robin Accentor, White-rumped Snowfinch and Rufous-necked Snowfinch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.