A fruitful trip. Thank you for sharing. Don't forget to share your travel arrangement such as transport and accommodation. Author: Paux Time: 9/06/2010 20:43
Samuel, some of my target birds were again missed in this trip !
Birding at Dong Zhai
1. Transportation
By train : from Xinyang (信阳) Railway Station, take a yellow bus to Ling Shan (灵山) from the nearby long distance bus station & alight at Dong Qiao (董桥) (about 1hr). Many trains start at Guangzhou & pass through Xinyang. Fastest one takes about 13 hrs.
By air: from Wuhan (武汉) Tianhe International Airport take an airport bus to Hankou (汉口) Railway Station & then take a train to Xinyang (about 2 hrs but only a few). You can also hire a van to pick you up from the airport & send you to Dong Zhai direct (3-4 hrs).
2. Accommodation
Happy Farmhouse (農家樂) - about 10 mins walk from the main road. Basic but clean, run by a staff of the nature reserve. His name is 高振建 (董寨老高) & can be contacted at the following email address (in Chinese only, transportation can also be arranged ) : gzj0376@yahoo.com.cn
Guest House of Bai Yun Protection Station (白云保护站)
- located at the top of the hill; about 50 mins walk from the main road (contact details unsure as I haven't stayed there before)
3. Birding mainly along the vehicular path leading from the main road to the protection station, forest around the station & the paddy-field across the main road.