In 1984, author Liu Ke-hsiang wrote this little "birdwatching chronicle": 1863: War continues in China / British ornithologist Swinhoe arrives at the Tanshui River / He sees 10,000 green-winged teal flying overhead.
民國七十三年，作家劉克襄寫過這樣一首「觀鳥小記」：一八六三年，中國繼續有戰爭／英國鳥類學家史溫候抵達淡水河／發現一萬隻小水鴨飛過