Poyang Lake has a large shallow beach. After 10 every year, wintering birds from the north arrive one after another. At the foot of Lushan Mountain, there are thousands of white cranes in Sixia Lake District, Banghu Township, Xing Zi County, Poyang Lake. Every year from 10 to 1 10.
Sixia Lake is one of many lakes in the west of Poyang Lake. There are nine shallow lakes in the south of the reserve, including Banghu Lake, Zhu Shi Lake, Changhuchi Lake, Meixi Lake, Elephant Lake and Caozhou Lake Beach, which span Yongxiu, Xing Zi and Xinjian counties. Since 1980, when the white crane was found wintering in Poyang Lake, there were more than 300 species of birds, including waterfowl 1 15 species. Among them, there are more than ten kinds of national first-class protected animals such as white crane, white-headed crane and great bustard. There are more than 40 kinds of national second-class protected animals, such as swan, white-naped crane, gray crane and mandarin duck. There are not only many kinds of rare birds in the reserve, but also a large number. The total number of single cranes has reached more than 7,000, so it has the reputation of "the kingdom of cranes". There are more than 8,000 swans and more than 20,000 white-fronted cranes here. The economic birds here are mainly geese and ducks, with a number of more than 300 thousand. When they fly, they cover the sun, and when they land, they are like stars. What do you know about Poyang birds? When flying in Yun Zheyue, I can't see the grass by the lake when I fall. "This is a world of birds.
The white crane is known as the "lily" of hundreds of birds and is called "ling chicken bird" by local people. There are only 320 species in the world, so it is listed in the international red book of endangered species. To this end, China has also listed the white crane as a national first-class protected animal. In China, people call it a crane, which is a symbol of good luck, longevity and nobility. Before winter comes, they fly to temperate and subtropical regions for wintering, mainly in Pozui Lake in China. In addition, the Dongting Lake area in Hunan and the southern lake area in Anhui are also scattered.
Every year when fish maws gather in Huang Zhi, white cranes fly from the north one after another, and basically arrive in early and middle June165438+1October. At this time, the crane was exhausted from the long flight and was eager to find food to restore his strength. Bird watchers or bird patterns can approach about 100 meters. Coupled with the crisp and transparent weather in autumn, this is the best time to watch and shoot birds in a year.
Sixia Lake is a small tributary in the west of Poyang Lake, surrounded by hills and low mountains on three sides, and there is a dike in the south to prevent water from forming a lake. Because the lake is small and the surrounding terrain is high, there is a road leading directly to the lake, which is the best place for bird watching in this area.
Every year in mid-March, when the weather gets warmer, the white crane travels north with its mouth, and usually leaves before Tomb-Sweeping Day. Before flying north, most of them spread their wings and soar in the air, singing endlessly and doing warm-up exercises. When they take off from the water, they spiral up and the momentum is spectacular. They are called "disk clouds". When a sunny day appears and the white crane goes with the wind, the lake area suddenly becomes silent, which makes people feel lost until next winter.
1. Go to Xing Zi to watch birds in the lake: the train from Beijing-Guangzhou line to Jiangxi or the "Guangdong Tieqing" tourist train, get off at De 'an, then take a bus to Sujiadang, and it takes about an hour to get to the lake from Mamiao. Then walk to the hill where Banghu township government is located, which is the best bird watching point.
2.* * * Bird watching in South Lake: Go ten miles south from Sixia Lake along the dam outside the lake, and go to Jiashuai Village of Hongxing Branch under the jurisdiction of * * * Qingken Farm.
3. Bird watching time: White crane is a winter migratory bird. The bird-watching season is from the end of1October to the beginning of April every year, and the best season is 1 1 early April.
4. Special reminder: there is still schistosomiasis in Poyang Lake area, and those who go down to the lake must wear high heels. Don't use the lake water easily to avoid contracting schistosomiasis.