Bird AlbumChina · Xinjiang
Mushroom Lake Reservoir
156 species and 2,203 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 73 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great EgretArdea alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
European GreenfinchChloris chlorisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Daquangou Reservoir4 km111 species
- Qianquan Lake Reservoir8 km57 species
- Jiahezi Reservoir15 km118 species
- Manas River Valley34 km171 species
All 156 species recorded here
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Great Tit Parus major
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mushroom Lake Reservoir?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 73 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mushroom Lake Reservoir?
156 species, from 2,203 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mushroom Lake Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Egret, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.