China · Beijing

Summer Palace

242 species and 17,013 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 100 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Oriental MagpieOriental MagpiePica sericaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusAzure-winged MagpieAzure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanusLittle GrebeLittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMandarin DuckMandarin DuckAix galericulataCommon MerganserCommon MerganserMergus merganserGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLight-vented BulbulLight-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensisGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaBramblingBramblingFringilla montifringillaCinereous TitCinereous TitParus cinereusGreat Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

63 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 242 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Summer Palace – Tuancheng Lake1 km89 species
  2. Haidian Park2 km53 species
  3. Old Summer Palace [Yuanming Yuan]3 km245 species
  4. Peking University3 km188 species
  5. Tsinghua University4 km151 species
  6. Baiwangshan Forest Park5 km190 species

All 242 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Summer Palace?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 100 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Summer Palace?

242 species, from 17,013 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Summer Palace in November?

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