China · Zhejiang
Xianshan Lake Reservoir
86 species and 360 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 40 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Falcated DuckMareca falcata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fushi Reservoir35 km123 species
- Youche Reservoir37 km103 species
- Phoenix Reservoir37 km57 species
- Mogan Mountain41 km94 species
- Laohutan Reservoir42 km88 species
- Laoshikan Reservoir44 km129 species
All 86 species recorded here
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Xianshan Lake Reservoir?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 40 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Xianshan Lake Reservoir?
86 species, from 360 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Xianshan Lake Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Grebe, Falcated Duck, Eurasian Coot, Daurian Redstart and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.