Spent the morning on Leifengshan, where we found ourselves at 7.45am waiting for sunrise! Walking up to the top of the mountain along the road was enlivened by Scaly Thrush, Slender-billed and Maroon Orioles and stacks of previously seen species. About three-quarters of the way up we found a cracking Rufous-bellied Woodpecker beside the road, along with a Black-headed Greenfinch singing away from the top of a pine tree, as well as a flock of Ashy Bulbuls.
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| Large Hawk-Cuckoo |
At the summit a Large Hawk-Cuckoo, Collared Owlet & Pygmy Cupwing were seen but a flock of 100+ Tibetan Serins was quite a sight and sound. The feeding station was relatively quiet with Red-billed Leiothrix, Bar-throated Minla, Black-throated Bushtits and nice views of the series plus some common species being seen.
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| Black-throated Bushtits |
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| Tibetan Serins |
So we left at 1.15 for the 4 hour drive to Nabang. En-route we made a random stop and saw a pair of Striated Swallows, with a pair of Black Eagles circling overhead. Approaching the town a Slaty-backed Forktail put in a brief appearance. Our hotel for the next 3 nights is rather basic but is the best in town and does have hot showers, although the hard beds weren’t to everyone’s liking!
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