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China
Bird Race (Dongting Lake) |
The 3rd Dongtinghu
Lake Birding Race is held on December 3rd – 5th, in Yueyang City,
Hunan province, China. More than 20 teams from Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangdong, Sichuan as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan are participating
in this competition. The birding race starts from 16:30, December
3rd, and ends at 16:40, December 4th.
Dongtinghu Lake is located on the lower basin of Changjiang River,
and is one of the five biggest freshwater lakes in China. Dong Dongtinghu
National Nature Reserve is among the 21 wetlands nature reserves of
international importance designated by Chinese government and included
in the Ramsar Convention wetland list. It is an important wintering
ground as well as breeding site and passage area for wetland water
birds. Millions of water birds appear here each year, and 234 species
(under 16 Orders and 43 Families) have been recorded to date.
The 1st national birding race of Mainland China was held at Dong Dongtinghu
Lake NR in December 2002, with 12 birding teams participating. In
December 2003, 17 teams got together for the 2nd Dongtinghu Birding
Race. In this 3rd Dongtinghu Lake Birding Race, some new sessions
such as exhibition of bird photos and symposiums on special topics
are added, which will better promote the birding competition to be
a precious opportunity for communication among Chinese birdwatchers.
Records submitted by all teams are to undergo strict evaluations,
and will therefore contribute valuable scientific bird records to
the reserve after the competition. |
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