Migratory birds fly in for winter
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THIS winter, around 160,000 migratory birds have been spotted at Poyang Lake, China’s biggest freshwater lake, authorities said yesterday.
Poyang, in east China’s Jiangxi Province, is a seasonal destination for over a million birds every year. Since the first of this year’s migratory birds were spotted at the lake in September, 14 species of birds, including wild geese, swans and white cranes have arrived at the wetland.
Experts at the Poyang Lake nature reserve said the lake is now in the dry season, so the shore is exposed, offering abundant aquatic plants and fish for the birds.
Poyang Lake is a major habitat for migratory birds in Asia. About 95 percent of the world’s white crane population, 50 percent of white-naped cranes and 60 percent of swan geese spend winter there.
Shengjin Lake in east China’s Anhui Province has seen 80,000 migratory birds arriving for winter, including rare species such as white-headed cranes and Oriental cranes.
As a result of summer floods, the water receded later than normal this year, and more birds are expected soon, said Wang Huanxi, head of the forestry protection station of Dadukou Township in Dongzhi County.
Local farmers have left wheat, rice and rapeseed unharvested in the fields for the birds, with the reserve paying subsidies to the farmers for their efforts.
Located near the Yangtze River, Shengjin Lake nature reserve is a major habitat for migratory birds, attracting over 100 species every winter.
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