China · Hainan
Yazhou Bay Wetland
68 species and 361 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 23 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus23 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 68 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lover’s Bay, Sanya40 km40 species
- East Bank Wetland Park40 km68 species
- Luhuitou Park41 km88 species
- Linchunling Forest Park42 km55 species
- Jianfengling NNR – Nanya48 km100 species
- Yinggehai Saltpans49 km117 species
All 68 species recorded here
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Yazhou Bay Wetland?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 23 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Yazhou Bay Wetland?
68 species, from 361 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Yazhou Bay Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: White Wagtail, Little Egret, Chinese Pond Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron 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.