Get ready for some soaring news! 🦅 On Monday, the Liaoning Snake Island-Laotie Mountain National Nature Reserve in northeast China witnessed a spectacular sight: a record-breaking 11,175 raptors took to the skies in just one day!
This phenomenal number marks the first time in the Chinese mainland that over 10,000 raptors have been spotted in a single day during autumn monitoring. Talk about a birdwatcher's paradise! 🌅
Located in the Lyushunkou District of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, the reserve is a key pit stop on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Here, raptors—the rock stars of migratory birds—make their grand appearance every year.
Wang Xiaoping, deputy director of the reserve's administration, shared some insights: \"The reserve began raptor monitoring in 2018, averaging over 60,000 raptors monitored every autumn. Last autumn, we recorded a total of 85,567 raptors. As of September 23 this year, we have already recorded 43,449 migratory raptors. Monitoring the changes in raptor populations is crucial for assessing the ecological health of a region.\"
Fun fact: This July, the Snake Island-Laotie Mountain biosphere reserve was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO as a site for migratory birds along the coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China. 🌍📝 So next time you're planning a trip, maybe add this natural wonder to your bucket list! 📝🌲
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Record number of raptors sighted in NE China's nature reserve
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