China · Hebei
Hengshui Lake
148 species and 1,316 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June, with up to 44 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hengshui [general area]5 km120 species
All 148 species recorded here
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Beijing Babbler Rhopophilus pekinensis
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hengshui Lake?
May–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 44 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hengshui Lake?
148 species, from 1,316 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hengshui Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Grey Heron, Eurasian Coot, Oriental Magpie and Great Crested Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.