China · Guangdong
Yakou Village
175 species and 4,262 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February and November, with up to 88 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great EgretArdea alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Qi'ao Island10 km165 species
- BNU-HKBU United International College12 km48 species
- Sun Yat-sen University - Zhuhai Campus14 km83 species
- Nansha Wetland Park18 km135 species
- Yeli Island20 km53 species
- Longxue Island – Southernmost Ponds21 km72 species
All 175 species recorded here
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Yakou Village?
January–February and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 88 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Yakou Village?
175 species, from 4,262 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Yakou Village in November?
The most recorded in November: White Wagtail, Black Kite, Chinese Pond Heron, Little Egret and Light-vented Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.