Tuesday 23 December Headed NE of Wuerqihan again to look for Siberian Jay and Spotted Capercaillie. Visited a private site (through one locked barrier and a locked gate) about 2 hours north of Wuerqihan. Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) 1 – Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) - 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) - 1 male Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) - 1 Northern Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 1 – Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) - 1 Raven (Corvus corax) 1 – Japanese/Great Tit (Parus major/Parus minor) 1 seen badly early morning – Willow Tit (Poecile 4 montanus)- Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus ) 8 – Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - 2 Redpoll sp (Carduelis sp) - 7 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus) - 3 @1700 drove to Hailar (2 hours) where we changed car and drove to Xiqi (3hrs 50 minutes) Wednesday 24 December 0745 breakfast; left restaurant at 0850
Tuesday 23 December Headed NE of Wuerqihan again to look for Siberian Jay and Spotted Capercaillie. Visited a private site (through one locked barrier and a locked gate) about 2 hours north of Wuerqihan. Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) – 1 Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) - 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) - 1 male Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) - 1 Northern Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) – 1 Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) - 1 Raven (Corvus corax) – 1 Japanese/Great Tit (Parus major/Parus minor) – 1 seen badly early morning Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)- 4 Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus ) – 8 Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - 2 Redpoll sp (Carduelis sp) - 7 Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus) - 3 @1700 drove to Hailar (2 hours) where we changed car and drove to Xiqi (3hrs 50 minutes) Wednesday 24 December 0745 breakfast; left restaurant at 0850