China · Beijing

Old Summer Palace [Yuanming Yuan]

245 species and 19,592 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 123 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLittle GrebeLittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisAzure-winged MagpieAzure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanusEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusOriental MagpieOriental MagpiePica sericaMarsh TitMarsh TitPoecile palustrisGreat Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusSpotted DoveSpotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisLight-vented BulbulLight-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensisMandarin DuckMandarin DuckAix galericulataEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaSilver-throated BushtitSilver-throated BushtitAegithalos glaucogularis

66 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 245 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Peking University2 km188 species
  2. Tsinghua University2 km151 species
  3. Haidian Park2 km53 species
  4. Summer Palace3 km242 species
  5. Summer Palace – Tuancheng Lake4 km89 species
  6. Beijing Forestry University4 km35 species

All 245 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Old Summer Palace [Yuanming Yuan]?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 123 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Old Summer Palace [Yuanming Yuan]?

245 species, from 19,592 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Old Summer Palace [Yuanming Yuan] in November?

The most recorded in November: Mallard, Little Grebe, Azure-winged Magpie, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Oriental Magpie.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.