China · Jiangsu
Hongsha Bay
116 species and 529 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Changguangxi National Wetland Park10 km107 species
- Baojie Mountain Forest Park11 km70 species
- Gonghuwan Wetland Park12 km164 species
- Taihu Yuantouzhu Scenic Area13 km77 species
- Bogong Island Eco-Park15 km86 species
- Lakeside Wetland Park15 km136 species
All 116 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hongsha Bay?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hongsha Bay?
116 species, from 529 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hongsha Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Chinese Blackbird, Light-vented Bulbul, Long-tailed Shrike and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.