China 1: Background: http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=205
China 2: Arrivals, the Chengdu area (Chinese Grosbeak, Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike, Asian Red-rumped Swallow):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=214
China 3: Wolong (Blackthroat, Firethroat, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Three-toed Parrotbill, Great Parrotbill, a near miss with a Temminck’s Tragopan):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=242
China 4: Balangshan, day 1 (Chinese Monal, White-eared Pheasant, Sichuan Thrush, Golden Pheasant… and another near miss with a Temminck’s Tragopan):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=271
China 5: Balangshan day 2 (White-browed Rosefinch, Tibetan Snowcock, Grandala, Red-fronted & Streaked Rosefinches, Himalayan Rubythroat, Verreaux’s Monal Partridge):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=362
China 6: Towards Tibet (Blue-fronted Redstart, White-throated Redstart, Alpine Leaf Warbler):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=371
China 7: Tibetan Plateau day 1 (Hodgson’s Redstart, Greenish, Dusky & Hume’s Warblers, White-browed Tit Warbler, Daurian jackdaw, White-browed Tit, Tibetan Wagtail):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=497
China 8: Tibetan Plateau day 2 (Hume’s Ground Tit, Tibetan Wagtail, Tibetan Lark, Black-necked Crane, White-rumped & Rufous-necked Snowfinches, Saker Falcon, Horned Lark):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=549
China 9: Tibetan Plateau, day 3 (Maroon-backed Accentor, White-bellied Redstart, Three-banded Rosefinch, Sichuan Jay, White-winged Grosbeak, Chinese Grouse):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?page_id=27
China 10: the Tibetan Plateau to Jiuzhaigou National Park
(A travel day, but still some good birds – Tiger Shrike, Siberian Rubythroat, Himalayan Bluetail, Chestnut Thrush):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=673
China 11: Jiuzhaigou National Park (Indian Blue Robin, Pere David Tit, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, some damn fine scenery and pink selfie sticks):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=729
China 12: Jiuzhaigou to Tangjihae (Nutcracker, Pacific/Salim Ali Swift, White-throated Needletail, White-throated Needletail! White-throated Needletail!!):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=780
China 13: a very wet day in Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, in northern Sichuan, China.
(Tawny Fish Owl, Sulphur-breasted Warbler, Black-faced & Little Buntings, plus some good mammals, Takin & Tibetan Macaque):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?page_id=27
China 14: Tangjiahe (White-crowned Forktail, Ultramarine Flycatcher, White-throated Laughingthrush, Temminck’s Tragopan and Sichuan hotpot):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=866
China 15 – Essentially a travel day to the final site of the trip, but there was some morning birding around Dujiangyan in the Chengdu basin, before the drive south to Longcanngou.
(Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Northern BooBook Owl, House Swift):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=928
China 16: Three days at Longcanggou, in appalling weather and mud, but we did just about manage to pull out some good birds (Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Emei and Kloss’s Leaf Warblers, Sichuan Treecreeper, Brown & Golden Parrotbill, Streaked Barwing, Spotted and Little Forktails):
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?page_id=27
China 17: Sichuan Rosefinch Gallery
http://www.outofthebluesky.co/?p=1020