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Migratory birds flock to NE China's wetland reserve

By Sun Tianyuan

Tens of thousands of migratory birds have arrived at the Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Located along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway – one of the world's busiest bird migration routes – the reserve provides a crucial stopover for these seasonal travelers.

A flock of birds. /Guo Zhiling
A flock of birds. /Guo Zhiling

A flock of birds. /Guo Zhiling

China is a biodiversity hotspot for avian species, home to over 1,500 bird species (roughly 13 percent of the world's total). More than 800 are migratory, with four of the planet's nine major migration routes traversing the country.

A flock of birds resting on the lake surface at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling
A flock of birds resting on the lake surface at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

A flock of birds resting on the lake surface at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

A northern lapwing at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling
A northern lapwing at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

A northern lapwing at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

Saunders's gulls at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. / Guo Zhiling
Saunders's gulls at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. / Guo Zhiling

Saunders's gulls at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. / Guo Zhiling

Red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling
Red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

Red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

Great cormorants at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling
Great cormorants at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

Great cormorants at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. /Guo Zhiling

(Cover by Guo Zhiling)

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