China · Fujian
Qixingjiao
119 species and 1,352 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September and December, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great EgretArdea alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dadeng Qiaotou Reservoir4 km73 species
- Lütang Village6 km94 species
- Zhangdaiqiao Reservoir6 km157 species
- Xiamen University - Xiang'an Campus6 km130 species
- Kinmen – Lake Ci Shuangli Wetlands Nature Center10 km202 species
- Kinmen – Lake Ci Wusatou10 km210 species
All 119 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Qixingjiao?
September and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Qixingjiao?
119 species, from 1,352 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Qixingjiao in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Great Egret, Dunlin, Common Greenshank and Ruddy Turnstone.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.