1, Qinglong Lake Wetland Park, Emerald Wetland Park
Shiling Scenic Area is located in the west of Longquanyi District, Chengdu, which is a good place for hiking and breathing fresh air on weekends. The park has a developed wetland ecosystem, which has become an important place for a large number of geese and ducks to stay in bird migration in winter. In addition, there are records of cotton pheasants and water pheasants in summer.
The birds recommended by Qinglong Lake Wetland Park and Shi Yu Wetland Park are: blue-headed duck, Baikal water duck, white-browed duck, pipa duck, Miluo duck, white-eyed duck, pheasant, small white goose, pheasant, great egret, common pheasant, black-winged long-legged snipe, Dong chicken and white-tailed sea eagle.
2. Huanhuaxi Park and Du Fu Caotang
This is a large open park in Chengdu, which has both forests and wetlands. Huanhuaxi Park is connected with Du Fu Caotang with rich vegetation and a long history. It has been a bird-watching resort since ancient times, and Canglang Lake, Wanshu Mountain, Bailuzhou and Caotang are the main bird-watching spots.
Recommended birds in Huanhuaxi Park: mandarin duck, red-headed duck, crested fish and dog, dark gray cuckoo, peregrine falcon, sandpiper, Baoxing songbird, long-tailed thrush, gray-winged thrush, flaming thrush, oriental horned thrush, gray-throated bluebird and black-pillow oriole.
3. Egret Bay Wetland Park
Egret Bay Wetland Park was approved as "National Urban Wetland Park" in 2006, becoming the first "National Urban Wetland Park" in Chengdu. New records of Sichuan birds have been found many times in Egret Bay Wetland.
Recommended birds in Egret Bay Wetland Park: colorful birds, purple-winged starlings, peaceful birds, blue-throated songbirds, crested pheasants, brown-tailed warblers, green-winged ducks, red-spotted ducks, herons, white-boned birds, blackwater chickens, pond herons, yellow-tailed pheasants, domestic sparrows and diphtheria.
4. Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base
Panda base is rich in vegetation, and few people visit some areas. This is an ideal place for birds to live. There is also a large lake wetland in the base, where some geese and ducks come for the winter.
Recommended birds in Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base: bamboo chicken with gray breast, red-billed lovebird, birthday belt, short-legged snipe with green wings, coal tit, brown-necked hook-billed owl, brown-bellied woodpecker, blue ray, common bluebird, forked-tailed sunbird, red-breasted woodpecker, black water chicken, crested diving duck and red-headed diving duck.
5. Chengdu Botanical Garden
There are many kinds of plants in the park, which are lush. A good environment provides favorable living conditions for birds, and it is also a rare bird-watching place in Chengdu. In April, there are new flowers in the botanical garden. Green onions have entered the flower season and look like a group of white and purple elves on the lawn. Hydrangea pods are as white as snow, and brilliant azaleas bloom just right.
Recommended birds in Chengdu Botanical Garden: grey-breasted bamboo chicken, Shoudai, common? Spotted thrush, blue thrush, white-browed pheasant, tiger-spotted shrike, mountain wren, mountain tornado, coal tit, daisy, common nighthawk, orange-spotted wing warbler, Darkmouth warbler, red-browed blue-tailed warbler, fork-tailed sunbird and blue-throated sunbird.
6. Beihu Ecological Park
Beihu Ecological Park is the wintering ground for geese and ducks in winter. Now the North Lake Park is really beautiful and fairy.
Recommended birds in Beihu Park: gray-backed duck, mallard duck, spotted duck, white-eyed duck, crested duck, heron and so on.
7. Jincheng Lake Park
Located in the ecological zone around the city on both sides of Chengdu Ring Expressway. Except for a few overwintering waterfowl, most common birds in Chengdu can be seen.
Recommended birds in Jincheng Lake Park: wild duck, red duck, small crested woodpecker, brown-bellied woodpecker, spotted woodpecker, gray-headed green woodpecker, starling, domestic swallow and so on.
From 0 10 to 10 10, Xinglong Lake has not been built for a long time, but because of its wide water surface, it is integrated with Luxi River wetland, providing good conditions for geese, ducks and waterfowl to overwinter.
Recommended birds in Longhu: green-headed diving duck, white-eyed diving duck, green-winged diving duck, red-billed gull, gull-billed gull, black-throated diving bird, etc.
8. Xinglong Lake Ecological Zone
Longquanshan Urban Forest Park is rich in bird species and quantity, and it is one of the best bird-watching resorts in Chengdu. March to May every year is the peak of spring migration of all kinds of migratory birds, and Longquan Mountain, as an important
Bird recommendation in Longquanshan City Forest Park: Eagle, bee eagle, bustard, bustard eagle, harrier and other raptors can be seen in Genting Mountain/Hua Xian Valley; Wild waterfowl can be seen in Tuojiang River, such as green-headed diving duck, red-headed diving duck, white-eyed diving duck, upturned nose diving duck and red-billed diving duck. You can see egrets, herons and mandarin ducks in Longquan Lake. Red-bellied and red-tailed boobies, red-threatened and blue-tailed boobies, cuckoos, etc. Visible in Bai Yan; You can see herons, egrets, crested snipes, wild ducks, red-billed gulls and so on.
9. Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park
How to find a bird?
Determine the direction and approximate position of the bird with the naked eye, and then observe it carefully with the help of bird watching tools such as telescopes; Determine the direction and approximate position of birds through their songs, and then use binoculars and other tools for positioning observation.
How to distinguish birds?
Observe the shape of birds, see the signs clearly, judge the general category of birds, and then determine the category of birds by comparing the characteristics and details of reference books with birds; If it is difficult to observe or birds are hidden, we can judge the species of birds by listening to their calls and different songs.
Bird watching equipment
Binoculars above 7 times and below 10 times (roof aperture above 35mm is the best) are suitable for watching forest birds; Monocular binoculars of more than 20 times and less than 60 times are suitable for remote observation of waterfowl and individuals.
The equipment for shooting birds should be a digital SLR camera and a fixed-focus lens with a focal length of more than 400.
Prepare reference books: China Bird Field Manual, Chengdu 150 Common Bird Manual, etc.
Bird catching skills
When shooting birds, the surrounding environment must be quiet. The photographer had better stay where he is, determine the best shooting angle (determined by where the birds come and go and where the photographer is), hold his breath and wait for the wild birds to take off freely.
Matters needing attention
Don't wear brightly colored clothes, try to wear clothes close to natural colors;
Try to keep quiet and avoid scaring birds;
Don't drive or lure birds by any improper means;
Don't chase birds when shooting them;
Don't fold flowers and trees to watch birds or shoot birds, which will destroy the habitat and vegetation ecology of migratory birds.
skill
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