On October 28, a group of migratory birds flocked to Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. Among them, Baer's pochards, one of the world's most endangered bird species, were spotted diving in the water. Their population numbers fewer than 1,000 in the world.

The finding of Baer's pochards means a new species is coming to Qingdao as a migratory bird. 

The Baer's pochard was originally found in Eastern Asia. The male has a dark green head and white eyes while the female's head feather is brown. 

As a migratory bird, it migrates from the south to the north in mid-March, and back south in mid-October. Baer's pochards were spotted in Jiaozhou Bay, indicating that the environment there is improving and friendly for migratory birds.

(All images via VCG)

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