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CHANGING CURRENTS
20 YEARS of REFLECTIONS
BIRDS IN CHINA - PHOTOS
CYCLING to XANADU
THE CHINESE DREAM
CHINESE NEW YEAR ADS
The MEDIUM, the MESSAGE and the SAUSAGE DOG
ANYONE FOR TENNIS?
VIEWS FROM ABOARD THE CHINA EXPRESS:
1 Zola and Retail Marketing
2 Playing the Waiting Game
3 Beware the Ides of March
4 The county not on a map
5 Chinese Chess in Beijing
6 Build it and They'll Come
7 Riding the Water Dragon
8 The Best of Both Worlds
9 Storming the Great Wall
10 Welcome to the Wangba
11 The Catcher in the Rice
12 The Marriage Business
13 The Crouching Dragon
14 Counting the Numbers
15 A Century of Migration
16 Shooting for the Stars
17 Rise of Yorkshire Puds
18 Harry Potter in Beijing
19 Standing Out in China
20 Self-pandactualisation
21 Strolling on the Moon
22 Tea with the Brothers
23 Animated Guangzhou
24 Trouble on the Farms
25 Christmas in Haerbin
26 Dave pops into Tesco
27 A Breath of Fresh Air
28 The Boys from Brazil
29 Rolls-Royce on a roll
30 The Great Exhibition
31 Spreading the Word
32 On Top of the World
33 Moonlight Madness
34 Beijing's Wild West
35 Avatar vs Confucius
36 Brand Ambassadors
37 Inspiring Adventure
38 China's Sweet Spot
39 Spinning the Wheel
40 Winter Wonderland
41 The End of the Sky
42 Ticket to Ride High
43 Turning the Corner
44 Trouble in Toytown
45 Watch with Mother
46 Red-crowned Alert
47 In a Barbie World
48 Domestic Arrivals
49 Tale of Two Taxis
50 Land of Extremes
51 Of 'Mice' and Men
52 Tour of the South
53 Brooding Clouds?
54 The Nabang Test
55 Guanxi Building
56 Apple Blossoms
57 New Romantics
58 The Rose Seller
59 Rural Shanghai
60 Forbidden Fruit
61 Exotic Flavours
62 Picking up Pace
63 New Year, 2008
64 Shedding Tiers
65 Olympic Prince
66 London Calling
67 A Soulful Song
68 Paradise Lost?
69 Brandopolises
70 Red, red wine
71 Finding Nemo
72 Rogue Dealer
73 Juicy Carrots
74 Bad Air Days
75 Golden Week
76 Master Class
77 Noodle Wars
78 Yes We Can!
79 Mr Blue Sky
80 Keep Riding
81 Wise Words
82 Hair Today
83 Easy Rider
84 Aftershock
85 Bread vans
86 Pick a card
87 The 60th
88 Ox Tales
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BIRDING in CHINA
PORTS of CALL
FROM BEYOND THE WALL
ABOUT

SURFING WILD WATER

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Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Hebei

China is home to 1.3 billion people - the vast majority of whom live in the fertile lowlands of the north, east and south.  Even in this densely populated area, wildlife is surprisingly rich.  For instance, in Beijing and nearby Hebei in May, millions of birds on their way to their Siberian breeding grounds drop in to add a few vital calories.  But it is in the vast mountainous western areas and tropical south-west that the wildlife really shines.    
   In 21 years, I've been lucky enough to travel to all 34 provinces and regions.  Below are the photo-highlights of my travels.
  
   My travel reports and many more photos from this year can be seen here:.
  
   A selection of reports in PDF format from previous years can be seen here:

Emei Shan, Sichuan province, 29 December 2009 - 2 January 2010

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Temple on top of the world, 3,099 metres above sea level, Emei Mountain, Sichuan, New Year's
                                    Day Stepping out Temminck's Tragopan in a snow storm at 2,000 metres above sea level on Emei Shan, Sichuan province DSC_3940 DSC_3749 Little
                                    Forktail, Emei Shan, Sichuan Spotted Forktail, Emei Shan, Sichuan, taken this afternoon Speckled Piculet... DSC_4280 DSC_4141 Red-tailed
                                    Minla, Emei Shan DSC_3791

Sanya area, Hainan province, 16-23 December 2009

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Magical moment A Christmas tail ;-) Jewel
                                    of the mountain streams...

Xinglong Shan, Gansu province, 11th December 2009

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Elliot's
                                    Laughingthrush Grey-hooded
                                    Fulvetta.... Rufous-breasted Accentor, Xinglong Shan, Gansu province - photographed today

Beijing Botanical gardens, 3rd December 2009

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Pygmy Woodpecker,
                                    Beijing Winter's Song, Beijing

Wild Duck Lake; Beijing, 28th November 2009

Young wild swan on a frozen lake, Beijing Cold
                                    winter morning in Beijing Pallas's Sandgrouse, Beijing, 28th November; Three of a flock of more than 80 Pallas's Reed Bunting (taken two hours ago in the Chaoyang district of central Beijing)

Collared Finchbill; Beijing, 6th November 2009

Collared Finchbill, taken this afternoon in Beijing  Botanical Gardens - quite a rare bird
                                    in northern China

Azure-winged Magpie; Beijing, 25th October 2009

Azure-winged
                                    Magpie, Beijing

Ibisbills; Beijing, 19th October 2009

Ibisbills,
                                    Beijing, 19th October 2009

Vinous-throated Parrotbill; Beijing, 19th October 2009

Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Beijing, 19th October 2009

Little Bunting; Beijing, 15th October 2009

Little
                                    Bunting, Emberiza pussila

Black-collared Starling; Hong Kong, 13th October 2009

Hide and seek

Keep straight while others turn; Beidaihe, Hebei, 6th October 2009

Keep
                                    straight while others turn

Yellow Bittern; Beidaihe, Hebei, 6th October 2009

Yellow Bittern.....

Hoopoe; Beidaihe, Hebei; 5th October 2009

Hoopoe in Beidaihe, Hebei province, China

Far Eastern Curlew; Nandaihe, 3rd October 2009

Far Eastern Curlew...

White-cheeked Starling; Beijing, 9th September 2009

White-cheeked Starling

Fly-catching Black-winged Stilt; Beidaihe, Hebei, August 2009

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Long-tailed Shrike; Shanghai, 28th August 2009

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Long-tailed Shrike, Shanghai, this afternoon

Little Grebe; Beijing, August 2009

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Broad-billed Sandpiper; Beidaihe, Hebei, 18th August 2009

Broad-billed Sandpiper, Beidaihe, Hebei Province...

Broad-billed Sandpiper; Beidaihe, Hebei, 18th August 2009

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Great White Egret and Little Egret; Beidaihe, Hebei, August 2009

Little and Large

Red-necked Stint; Beidaihe, Hebei, 18th August 2009

Red-necked
                                    Stint. Beidaihe, Hebei

Black-winged Stilts; Beidaihe, Hebei, 18th August 2009

Black-winged Stilts

White-winged Black Terns; Beidaihe, Hebei, 18th August 2009

White-winged
                                    Black Terns, Beidaihe, Hebei

Chinese Pond Heron; Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, 10th August 2009

Chinese Pond Heron

Swallows being fed; Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, 10th August 2009

Better luck
                                    next time...

Homecoming

Different approach

Chinese Pond Heron; Beijing, 9th June 2009

Chinese
                                    pond heron, Beijing

Black-naped Monarch; Taipei, Taiwan, 31st May 2009

Black-naped
                                    Monarch, Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan Barbet, Taipei, Taiwan, 31st May 2009

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Malayan Night Heron; Taipei, Taiwan, 31st May 2009

Malayan Night Heron

Rufous-tailed Robin, Beidaihe, Hebei, 20th May 2009

Rufous-tailed Robin

Brown Hawk Owl, Beidaihe, Hebei, 9th May 2009

Brown Hawk Owl, Beidaihe region, Hebei province; found after the storm

Brown Hawk Owl, Beidaihe, Hebei, 9th May 2009

Brown Hawk Owl, Beidaihe region, Hebei province...

Pechora Pipit, Beidaihe, Hebei, 8th May 2009

Pechora Pipit, Beidaihe area, Hebei province

Siberian Blue Robin, Beidaihe, Hebei, 8th May 2009

Siberian Blue Robin, Beidaihe area, Hebei province, China.

White Wagtail, Beidaihe, Hebei, 7th May 2009

White Wagtail, Beidaihe area, Hebei province, China

Little Egret, Beidaihe, Hebei, 2nd May 2009

Little
                                    Egret with big  fish

Little Egret, Beidaihe, Hebei, 2nd May 2009

Fishing feud

Yellow-browed Warbler, Beidaihe, Hebei, 1st May 2009

Yellow-browed Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler, Beidaihe, Hebei, 1st May 2009

Yellow-browed Warbler, Beidaihe, Hebei province

Grey Sibia, western Yunnan, 2nd April 2009

Grey Sibia,
                                    western Yunnan

 Blue-throated Barbet, western Yunnan, 2nd April 2009

Blue-throated
                                    Barbet, western Yunnan, China

Forest butterfly, western Yunnan, 31st March 2009

Forest
                                    butterfly, western Yunnan, China

Collared Myna, western Yunnan, 30th March 2009

"Left a bit... right a bit... Yes... Right there!"

Striated Yuhina, western Yunnan, 30th March 2009

Striated Yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps plumbeiceps) close to the border with Burma

male Wreathed Hornbill, western Yunnan, 28th March 2009

Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros undulatus), male, Yinjiang region, western Yunnan, China

River Tern, Dayinjiang, western Yunnan, 27th March 2009

River
                                    Tern, Yingjiang, western Yunnan

"March Hare", Beijing, 20th March 2009

March Hare, Beijing

Cranes over Wild Duck Lake, Beijing, 20th March 2009

Cranes
                                    over Wild Duck Lake, Beijing

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Beijing, 18th March 2009

Great
                                    Spotted Woodpecker, Beijing

Common Kestrel, Beijing, 15th March 2009

Kestrel,
                                    taken this afternoon in Beijing

Olive-backed Sunbird, Tianya Haijiao; Hainan, 27th Feb 2009

Olive-backed Sunbird taking flight (Hainan, Sanya)

Reed Parrotbill, Dongtan, Chongming, Shanghai, 8 March 2009

Reed Parrotbill, Dongtan, Chongming Island, Shanghai (4)

Reed Parrotbill, Dongtan, Chongming, Shanghai, 8 March 2009

Reed Parrotbill, Dongtan, Chongming Island, Shanghai (3)

Dongtan, Chongming island, Shanghai, 8 March 2009

Dongtan,
                                    Chongming Island, Shanghai

Olive-backed Sunbird, Tianya Haijiao; Hainan, 27th Feb 2009

Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis rhizophorae)

Tianya Haijiao, Sanya, Hainan, 27th Feb 2009

Buddah
                                    and the blue, blue sea

"Black-naped Monarch", Jianfengling; Hainan, 25th Feb 2009

Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea styani)

"Speckled  blue", Jianfengling; Hainan, 25th Feb 2009

Speckled blue

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Jianfengling; Hainan, 25th Feb 2009

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus johni - Hainan endemic subspecies)

Red-headed Trogon, Jianfengling, Hainan, 25th February 2009

Hainan Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus hainanus - Hainan endemic subspecies)

"The miracle of flight", Jianfengling; Hainan, 25th February 2009

The miracle of flight

Sultan Tit, Jianfengling; Hainan province, 25th February 2009

Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea flavocristata) 2

Jianfengling; Hainan province, 25th February 2009

Mountain contours

Sooty-headed Bulbul; Shenzhen, Guangdong, 24th February 2009

Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster chrysorrhoides)

Mallards, Wenyu River, Beijing; 21st February 2009

Taking flight

Naumann's Thrush, Wenyu River, Beijing; 21st February 2009

Naumann's
                                    Thrush, Beijing

"Still afternoon", Wenyu River, Beijing; 21st February 2009

Beijing
                                    river on a still afternoon

Hoopoe, Wenyu River, Beijing; 20th February 2009

In the
                                    pink (Hoopoe, Beijing)

Magpie Robin, Shenzhen, Guangdong; 14th February 2009

Magpie Robin

The bay, Shenzhen, Guangdong; 14th February 2009

Storm clouds

Black-faced Spoonbills, Shenzhen, Guangdong; 14th Feb '09

Black-faced Spoonbills, one of the rarest birds in the world

Spotted Dove, Fuxing Park, Shanghai; 11th February 2009

Spotted
                                    Dove in central Shanghai

Red-flanked Bluetail, Fuxing Park, Shanghai; 10th February 2009

Red-flanked Bluetail, taken this morning in Shanghai

"Frozen lake", Summer Palace, Beijing; 8th February '09

Frozen
                                    lake, Summer Palace, Beijing

"Little Grebe", Summer Palace, Beijing; 8th February '09

Little Grebe, Beijing

"Cranes at dusk", Qilihai, Hebei province; 2nd February '09

Cranes landing at dusk at Qilihai (Beidaihe region), Hebei province, China

Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Zu Shan, Hebei province; 30th Jan. '09

Vinous-throated
                                    Parrotbill.

Zu Shan ("Old Peak"), Hebei province; 30th January 2009

Peaks aside The Wall

Bearded Tit, Nandaihe, Hebei province; 29th January 2009

Bearded Tit - one of a "feeding flock" of 30

The frozen Bo Sea, Beidaihe, Hebei province; 28th January 2009

Frozen sea

Water Rail, Beidaihe, Hebei province; 27th January 2009

Running on ice

Red-billed Blue Magpie, Beidaihe, Hebei province; 24th January 2009

Red-
                                    billed Blue Magpie

Yellow-bellied Tit, Beidaihe, Hebei province; 23rd January 2009

Yellow-bellied
                                    Tit, female

Bohemian Waxwings, Beidaihe, Hebei province; 23rd January 2009

Waxwings

 Xijiao Binguan, Shanghai; 17th January 2009

Xijiao Binguan gardens

Pallas's Warbler, Xijiao Binguan, Shanghai; 17th January 2009

Pallas's Warbler

Pale Thrush, Xijiao Binguan, Shanghai; 17th January 2009

Pale Thrush

Mandarin Ducks, Xijiao Binguan, Shanghai; 17th January 2009

Mandarin Ducks

Red-flanked Bluetail, Xijiao Binguan, Shanghai; 17th January 2009

Red-flanked
                                    Bluetail