China · Sichuan
Xinglong Lake
90 species and 638 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July, with up to 24 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eurasian CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bailuwan Wetland Park19 km142 species
- Jincheng Park20 km115 species
- Sansheng Huaxiang – Lotus Pools20 km63 species
- Sichuan University - Jiang'an Campus20 km71 species
- Baihetan23 km112 species
- Longquan Mountain – Liangfengya24 km211 species
All 90 species recorded here
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Xinglong Lake?
July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 24 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Xinglong Lake?
90 species, from 638 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Xinglong Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Little Egret, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall and Eastern Spot-billed Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.