China · Jiangsu
Shihu Lake Scenic Area
88 species and 833 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–December, with up to 29 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata25 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 88 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Shangfangshan National Forest Park1 km85 species
- Wangshan Scenic Area5 km93 species
- Jianfushan Rd.8 km97 species
- Tiger Hill Scenic Area11 km67 species
- Dushu Lake12 km66 species
- Jinji Lake Grand Hotel12 km110 species
All 88 species recorded here
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Shihu Lake Scenic Area?
November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 29 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Shihu Lake Scenic Area?
88 species, from 833 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Shihu Lake Scenic Area in November?
The most recorded in November: Light-vented Bulbul, Spotted Dove, Little Egret, Oriental Magpie and Little Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.