Bird AlbumChina · Fujian
Kinmen – Tai Lake
151 species and 16,813 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February, with up to 77 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great EgretArdea alba
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared CrowCorvus torquatus
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus62 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 151 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kinmen – Agricultural Research Institute3 km166 species
- Kinmen – Doumen Hiking Trail3 km177 species
- Kinmen – Botanical Garden3 km187 species
- Kinmen – Jinsha Houshuitou Farmland5 km155 species
- Kinmen – Shagang Ranch11 km189 species
- Kinmen – Wujiang River Estuary12 km181 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kinmen – Tai Lake?
December–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 77 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kinmen – Tai Lake?
151 species, from 16,813 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kinmen – Tai Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Great Cormorant and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.