China · Qinghai
Laoye Hill
121 species and 1,074 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June and August, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Niang Niang Shan Scenic Area5 km87 species
- Jilakou13 km141 species
- Yaozigou Scenic Area17 km135 species
- Xishan Village23 km46 species
- Haihu Wetland Park31 km62 species
- Xining [urban area]32 km73 species
All 121 species recorded here
- Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii
- Gansu Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus kansuensis
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
- Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
- Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Chinese Bush Warbler Locustella tacsanowskia
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crested Tit-warbler Leptopoecile elegans
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
- Claudia's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Przevalski's Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Laoye Hill?
June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Laoye Hill?
121 species, from 1,074 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.