Migration of Migratory Birds

Red-crested pochard freely flying in Jundu Town, Yanqing District.

Two black-crowned night herons are playing in the Lin Cao area of the Yaoya Lake Wetland Park.

The weather is bright and sunny, and Beijing has welcomed a large number of migratory birds. All 88 terrestrial wildlife epidemic and disease monitoring stations in the city are on full alert, monitoring the migration of migratory birds around the clock, covering the city's key waterways and important migratory bird routes. From January 1st to March 15th, a total of about 1.2 million birds were monitored at the stations, an increase of about 20% compared to the same period last year.

Every migration season, over 200 monitoring station staff members record the species and number of birds in the station area every day and provide timely rescue for injured birds.

Beijing is a key migratory route for many birds in the spring and autumn. In addition to Yaoya Lake and Mǐlín Reservoir, large water surfaces, Houhai in Daxing and Dashihe in Fangshan also have a large number of migratory birds.

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks and Greenery, Wild Plants and Wetland Protection Office Director Zhang Zhi Ming introduced that through years of greening and construction, the total forest and wetland area in Beijing has been continuously increasing, in 2019, the city added 280,000 acres of greening area and 803 hectares of urban green space. Currently, the city's forest coverage rate has reached 44%, the forest coverage rate of the plains area has reached 29.6%, and the urban green coverage rate has reached 48.46%, the ecological environment is steadily improving.

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Author: Reporter He Yong Photography Report