John Holmes

South West Yunnan March 2008

Feb 29
Shenzhen – Kunming 深圳 飛 昆明

Kunming Jijie Binguan 昆明机械宾馆
Tel:（86）0871－61616666
RMB 108 Mini Single Room
RMB 148 Double Room (internet access)

Mar 1-6
Kunming  - Luxi  昆明 飛 潞西
Luxi – Ruili 潞西 － 瑞麗

Black taxi, hire a taxi RMB 200 – 240
Share a taxi RMB 60/person
or
Red Taxi to Luxi town, then get a bus to Ruili


Ruili Yong Chong Hotel 瑞麗永昌酒店
RMB 70 – 100 (internet access)

Hotel to Nanjingli  酒店 － 南京里
Taxi – Single journey RMB 30

Hotel to Wanding Eco Park 酒店 － 畹 町生態园
Taxi – Single journey RMB 60
Ticket RMB10/person, (unless...you would like to see captive peacocks)

Hotel to Moli Waterfalls  酒店 － 莫里瀑布
Taxi – Single journey RMB 60

Mar 6-8

Ruili to Husa 瑞麗 － 戶撒
Taxi – Single journey RMB 150-180
We paid RMB 250 as start at 08:00, birding on route, arrived guesthouse in Husa at 13:30

Gusong Binguan 古松賓館
RMB50 a standard room

Husa to KM152 (12Km)
Mini Van RMB100 Round trip
Birded along the logging trail,  Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Long-tailed Broadbill, Golden Babbler, White-browed Fulvetta, Black-headed Sibia...etc.


Mar 8
Husa (户撒) -  Tengchong(騰衝)
RMB150 hired a mini van from Husa to Yingjiang.
Yingjiang to Tengchong by bus RMB 20/person.
"Tengchong Red Guest House" 騰衝紅房子青年旅舍
mobile: 13508751451
RMB 60 a standard room with with wireless internet access.

Mar 9
Guest House to Laifengshan 來鳳山
Hire taxi to the top of Laifengshan RMB 30-40 and walk down hill.

Mar 10

Tenchong - Cherry Valley (Yinghua gu) 30+Km
Mini van RMB 150 07:30 - 13:00

Mt Bamboo Partridge, Slaty-bellied Tesia....

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Mar 11
Tengchong Guesthouse to Laifengshan
Mini Van RMB 20

Mar 12
Tengchong to Baihualing, Gaoligongshan 高藜貢山百花嶺
Mini Van RMB 400

Baihualing Head quarter (HQ) standard room + breakfast + dinner + management fee
HKID Holder RMB250 / person / night.
(There is a home stay ~ 100m near the HQ <RMB30 room + food /person/night>  
Thanks Samson & Kwok Jai for the info.

Baihualing HQ > Jiujiezi  >  Danuchang 百花嶺保護站  >舊街子 >大奴廠 （7.5km very rough road)
by Chinese pickup RMB180- 200
Beautiful Sibia, Chestnut-winged Fulvetta, White-throated, Yelllow bellied Fantails…


Mar 13
Baihualing HQ  > Danuchang 百花岭保护站 >大奴厂
by Chinese pickup.

We walked from Danuchang > Jinchanghe > Danuchang  > Jiujiezi 大奴廠> 金廠河> 大奴廠>舊街子
Hill Partridges, Black-headed Babbler, Beautiful Sibia, Whiskered, Rufous-vented Yuhinna, Fire-tailed… Sunbirds….


Mar 14
Baihualing HQ  > Jiujiezi 百花嶺保護站  >舊街子
by Chinese pickup.

Jiujiezi >Danuchang> Ertaipo> toward Dafengbao > Ertaipo> Jiujiezi
舊街子> 大奴廠> 二台坡> 大峰包> 二台坡> 舊街子>
Slender-billed S-Babblers, Fire-capped, Black-throated, Yellow-browed Tits, Ward Trogon, Silver Pheasants, Beautiful Sibia, Brown-winged Parrotbills, Grey-cheeked Warbler, Black-faced Warblers, Yuhinnas, Fulvetta Flying Squirrel…etc

Mar 15
Baihualing HQ  > Danuchang 百花嶺保護站  > 大奴廠
by Chinese pickup.

Danuchang > Ertaipo > Dafengbao 大奴廠>二台坡> 大峰包
Grey-sided, Red-tailed, Black-faced, Scaly Laughingthrush, Black-eared Shirke-babbler,  Rufous-goreted Flycatcher…

Jiujiezi  舊街子> 1.5Km > Ertaipo  二台坡
Jiujiezi > 2.5Km > Danuchang 大奴廠
Jiujiezi > 4.5Km > Dafengbao 大峰包
Jiujiezi > 7 Km > Huangzhu He (Old Bridge) 黃竹河 （古橋）
Jiujiezi > 13Km > Nanjigongfang 南濟公房
Jiujiezi > 19Km > Tengchong BaoTeng Highway Km80 騰衝保騰公路KM 80

Baohuzhan 保護站 > 3Km > Huitouwan 回頭彎
Baohuzhan > 5Km > Jiujiezi 舊街子
Baohuzhan > 7.5Km > Danuchang 大奴廠
Baohuzhan > 10Km > Jichanghe 金廠河

Danuchang 大奴廠 > 500m steep path > Ertaipo  二台坡





Mar 16
Baihualing HQ  > Baoshan Town 百花嶺 >保山市
Mini Van RMB270

Baoshan town > Xiaguan(Dali town) 保山市> 大理市
Coach RMB 57/person

Xiaguan(Dali town) > Dali ancient town 大理市>大理古城
Taxi RMB 30-40
Mini bus RMB 2/person

MCA Guesthouse, Dali ancient town  (many choices)
RMB 80 – 100 standard room
A21 – A24 room with nice view.

Mar 17
Dali Ancient Town > Cangshan (3,100m) 大理古城> 蒼山
Mini van Mr Yeung13988534759 RMB 250-300  

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant x 2 males & 1 Juv, Spotted Nutcrackers, Black-browed, Rufous-vented Tits, Godlewski’s, Yellow-throated Bunting…

Mar 18
Dali Ancient Town > Zhonghe temple 大理古城> 中和寺
Cable chairlift  RMB 90 / person ( discount ticket can be bought thru travel agents @ RMB70+)

Mar 19
Dali Ancient Town > Xiaguan (Dali town)  Taian Road Bus stop
大理古城>下關泰安路車站
RMB 30 / per taxi

Xiaguan(Dali town) > Jingdong town 下關>景東市
RMB 46 /person 6.5hrs  (06:40 to 12:40, every 40 mins medium size bus from Xiaguan to Jingdong)

Jingdong town > Xujiaba station, Ailaoshan 景東市> 哀牢山徐家壩保護站  
Mini Van RMB 250- 300, 3 hours drive up and down field terraces

A remote area like this, having a standard room is luxury.
RMB 100/person/day ( food and accommodation)
Ticket RMB5/person

Mar 20 - 22
Contact person :
刘玉洪
高级工程师
常务副站长
哀牢山亚热带森林生太态系统研究站
Liu Yuhong
Director, Senior Engineer
Ailaoshan Station for Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Studies
Email: lyh@xtbg.ac.cn
Http://www.xtbg.ac.cn

70 species 2 and a half day....
Streaked Barwing, White-tailed Nuthatch, Chinese Babax,  Silver Pheasants, Rufous-vented, Collared, Striated-throated Yuhina ...etc.


Mar 22
Jingdong Town 景东
Kai Hua Hotel 凯华大酒店
Standard Room RMB 60


Mar 23 - 24
Bus to Chuxiong 楚雄 RMB 69/person
Taxi to  Zixi Shan 紫溪山 RMB70
Ticket RMB 15/person

Wanghai Shan Zhuang, Zixishan, Chuxiong 楚雄紫溪山望海山庄
2 Star Hotel RMB 80 a standard room
(86) (878) 3810381
Hire a Mini van half day RMB100


Mar 25-26
….. > Kunming
Kunming Jijie Binguan 昆明机械宾馆



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Ruili, Yunnan Province  March 2008 雲南瑞麗

A few highlight of our visit to Ruili on Yunnan and Myanmar border.

Black Eagle
Nanjingli （南京里）, Ruili
March 2, 2008

Crimson Sunbird
Wanding Eco-park （瑞丽生态园）
March 2, 2008

Dark-sided Thrush
Moli Waterfalls （莫里瀑布）, Ruili
March 3, 2008

[ Last edited by hjohn at 22/06/2008 22:03 ]

John Holmes

Wire-tailed Swallow
Wanding Eco-park （瑞丽生态园）
March 2, 2008

kmike

Great stuff - more more more!

John Holmes

Quote:

Great stuff - more more more!"

Oh..... Okay!  more shots....  


We re-vsited the Wanding Eco-park （瑞丽生态园）this afternoon (March 5, 2008).   

We had Wryneck(1), Red Avadavats(6),  Striated Swallows (60+) , Wire-tailed Swallows (3) Rosy pipits , Black-shouldered Kites......+

We are moving to Husa (户撒）tomorrow....  probably no internet access for a few days.

Here are a few more shots of today.

jemi

We moved to Tengchong(騰衝) yesterday Mar 8 from Husa (户撒).
RMB150 hired a mini van from Husa to Yingjiang.
Yingjiang to Tengchong by bus RMB 20/person.  
"Tengchong Red Guest House" 騰衝紅房子青年旅舍
mobile: 13508751451
RMB 60 a standard room with wireless internet access.



Hire taxi to the top of Laifengshan RMB 30-40 and walk down hill.
(Mini-van RMB 20)

Had a good morning birding in Laifengshan Park in Tengchong. 騰衝來鳳山公園

Some photos taken with 1DIII400 mm on Mar 9, 2008.


Blue-fronted Redstart


Blue-fronted Redstart



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Brown-winged Parrotbill


Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler


Chestnut-vented Nuthatch


Chestnut-vented Nuthatch


Grey Bushchat


Black-breasted Thrush

jemi

Husa Village戶撒村
March 8, 2008
1DIII 400mm


Black-shouldered Kite


Black-shouldered Kite


Black-shouldered Kite


Striated Grassbird


Striated Grassbird


Spot-billed Duck


Spot-billed Duck


White-vented Myna (centre and left)  Crested Myna (right)


Black-breasted Thrush

jemi

Where we had tasty stir-fired dishes! 美味小炒


A Chong Minority 阿昌族


A Chong Minority 阿昌族


A Chong Minority 阿昌族


Lisu Minority  傈僳族


Lisu Minority  傈僳族


Lisu Minority  傈僳族


Jingpo Minority 景頗族

sken

Awesome post!!

great birding photos and added images of the culture.... I loved the roto-tiller vehicle!

also liked info for taking the trip!

jemi

[quote:9bc9a7611e="sken"]Awesome post!!

great birding photos and added images of the culture.... I loved the roto-tiller vehicle!

also liked info for taking the trip![/quote]


Thanks for the comments!

We were told that the A Chong Minority are going to celebrate the Canola Flower Festival in Husa village on March 21, 2008.

tbob

John & Jemi,

Great shots and thanks for the atmospheric shots, I particularly love this shot - I hope you don't mind a little creative work

Bob

PS: I just realized I lost a little of the muffler

lwingkay

[quote:62ff7eca6c="tbob"]John & Jemi,

Great shots and thanks for the atmospheric shots, I particularly love this shot - I hope you don't mind a little creative work

Bob

PS: I just realized I lost a little of the muffler[/quote]

Interesting retouching. A new feeling came to mind when viewing this retouched shot: the ladies up there would not be laughing any more with the diesel tracker moving at this speed.  :  :
Peter

jemi

Thanks Bob for enhancing the photo!



[quote:1a15e5a027="tbob"]John & Jemi,

Great shots and thanks for the atmospheric shots, I particularly love this shot - I hope you don't mind a little creative work

Bob

PS: I just realized I lost a little of the muffler[/quote]

John Holmes

Some photos taken from Bailhualing with  1dIII and 1dIIn 400mm



红喉山鹧鸪        RUFOUS-THROATED PARTRIDGE        Arborophila rufogularis


栗喉鵙鹛        CHESTNUT-THROATED ( Black-eared) SHRIKE BABBLER        Pteruthius melanotis


金喉拟啄木鸟        GOLDEN-THROATED BARBET        Megalaima franklinii


栗头雀鹛        RUFOUS-WINGED FULVETTA        Alcippe castaneceps


橙胸[姬]鹟        RUFOUS-GORGETED FLYCATCHE        Ficedula strophiata


棕腹鵙鹛        BLACK-HEADED SHRIKE-BABBL        Pteruthius rufiventer


火冠雀        FIRE-CAPPED TIT        Cephalopyrus flammiceps


火冠雀        FIRE-CAPPED TIT        Cephalopyrus flammiceps


灰胁噪鹛        GREY-SIDED LAUGHINGTHRUSH        Garrulax caerulatus


赤尾噪鹛        RED-TAILED LAUGHINGTHRUSH        Garrulax milnei


赤尾噪鹛        RED-TAILED LAUGHINGTHRUSH        Garrulax milnei


Giant Squirrel


Red & White Flying Squirrel Petaurista alborufus

John Holmes

MCA Guesthouse Dali 大理


山藍仙鶲        HILL BLUE-FLYCATCHER        Cyornis banyumas
Dining Room MCA Guesthouse Dali 大理


白腹錦雞        LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT        Chrysolophus amherstiae
Cang Shan, Dali 大理蒼山


星鴉        SPOTTED NUTCRACKER        Nucifraga caryocatactes
Cang Shan, Dali 大理蒼山

John Holmes

灰頭斑翅鶥        STREAKED BARWING        Actinodura souliei


MANIPUR FULVETTA        Alcippe manipurensis


白尾        WHITE-TAILED NUTHATCH        Sitta himalayensis


黃頰山雀        YELLOW-CHEEKED TIT        Parus spilonotus


黃眉林雀        YELLOW-BROWED TIT        Sylviparus modestus


紅脅藍尾鴝        ORANGE-FLANKED BUSH-ROBIN        Tarsiger cyanurus


斑姬啄木鳥        SPECKLED PICULET        Picumnus innominatus


紋喉鳳鶥        STRIPE-THROATED YUHINA        Yuhina gularis


棕肛鳳鶥        RUFOUS-VENTED YUHINA        Yuhina occipitalis


慄背岩鷚        MAROON-BACKED ACCENTOR        Prunella immaculata


灰翅鶇        GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD        Turdus boulboul Female


斑胸鈎嘴鶥        SPOT-BREATED SCIMITAR BABBLER        Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis

John Holmes

雉雞        COMMON PHEASANT        Phasianus colchicus suehschanensis


紅頭[長尾]山雀        BLACK-THROATED TIT        Aegithalos concinnus


灰喉柳鶯        ASHY-THROATED WARBLER        Phylloscopus maculipennis


長尾山椒鳥        LONG-TAILED MINIVET        Pericrocotus ethologus


火尾希鶥        RED-TAILED MINLA        Minla ignotincta


高山旋木雀        BAR-TAILED TREE-CREEPER        Certhia himalayana


黃頸擬蜡嘴雀        COLLARED GROSBEAK        Mycerobas affinis Female


黃頸擬蜡嘴雀        COLLARED GROSBEAK        Mycerobas affinis Male

jemi

We would like to say thank you to Prof Han lian xian (韓聯憲 教授), Yu yat-tung 余日東 , Samson So (蘇毅雄), Kwok Jai (國仔) and Dong jiang-tian（董江天)  for their info and help.



滇  YUNNAN NUTHATCH Sitta yunnanensis
Zixishan, Chuxiong 楚雄紫溪山
March 25, 2008
1dIII 400x1.4

Hendrix

very good  

jemi

中國雲南觀鳥相片簡報 Slideshow of Birding in Yunnan, China