For birders, the Wolongshan area is like a poorer cousin of Balangshan – due to the lower elevation, the...

Given how hot and sometimes humid it is in Shanghai in July, it is a wonder there are any...

The Collared Finchbill is not a rare bird, and it is not endangered, but it is a particular favorite...

Yes, I know. It is kind of unappealing to see blog posts with highly specific and rather boring-sounding titles...

Balangshan – slightly below the pass at 4500 meters – seems to be a good place to see Grandalas,...

This year, migration seems to have ended a bit earlier than in most previous years – not very surprising...

Such an embarrassingly populist title of a blog post should obviously be followed by some dry facts. Here goes:...

In June 2023, I again went to Balangshan, a mountain about 3 hour’s drive from Sichuan’s capital Chengdu –...