A Group of 'Rare Guests' Has Arrived at Baihua Lake in Guiyang...
Grey gulls, white egrets, black-headed egrets, mallards, dabbling ducks... and many other unidentified birds have been gathering in the vicinity of Baihua Lake in Guiyang City recently. It is reported that these birds were not common in Baihua Lake in the past, but have been increasing in number recently.
According to Ai Yonghua, enforcement personnel of the Baihua Lake Management Office of Guiyang City Water Affairs Bureau (Two Lakes and Reservoirs Administration), Baihua Lake Management Office has continuously strengthened the water quality monitoring of Baihua Lake’s source water, strictly controlled pollution sources around the lake and the emissions of domestic sewage from townships and villages, ensuring that the water quality of Baihua Lake’s drinking water source is constantly improving.
The Baihua Lake Management Office has been conducting five key crackdowns: combating illegal discharge, illegal construction, illegal fishing, illegal water extraction, and destruction of forest resources; carrying out water-based law enforcement patrols, joint enforcement, persuading and stopping personnel from entering Level 1 source water protection zones and other designated areas for recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, camping, and barbecuing; and strengthening daily cleaning, promptly removing and clearing garbage from the lake and lake shore. Their work is arduous and demanding.
‘We have to carry out at least two water-based law enforcement patrols every day. The increase in water birds indicates that the water quality is constantly improving. The arrival of these ‘rare guests’ is also a testament to our work.’ Ai Yonghua said.
Journalists saw many flocks of grey gulls, white egrets, black-headed egrets, cormorants, mallards, and dabbling ducks, both on the water surface and on the meadows, searching for food by the lakeside, some standing in rows on the rocks like sentries.
These birds range in size, from large to small; in terms of color, they are black, white, grey, and brown. Their population and numbers are increasing, to the point of being uncounted.
Currently, the overall water quality of the Baihua Lake reservoir area is good, and the water quality of Baihua Lake is stable at Class III.
