China · Beijing
Xiyu Reservoir
83 species and 347 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 14 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanniSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Beigou Village16 km57 species
- Zhujiawan22 km133 species
- Houbajiazhuang22 km244 species
- Chaobai River at Yunmeng Bridge26 km97 species
- Bulaotun27 km247 species
- Yunmeng Bridge27 km82 species
All 83 species recorded here
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Beijing Babbler Rhopophilus pekinensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Xiyu Reservoir?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 14 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Xiyu Reservoir?
83 species, from 347 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Xiyu Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Oriental Magpie, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard and Cinereous Tit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.