Yiyang**Quan**Reporter Chen Xu Wenqian Correspondent Zhou Wei.
On December 18, during an interview in Xizhou Village, Changjiao Town, Nanxian County, the reporter saw that four photographers from the Nanxian Photographers Association were greeting the villagers familiarly, "When migratory birds fly south, we also come as scheduled." After hearing this, the reporter asked suspiciously: "Are there any migratory birds in the village?"At this time, the villagers present explained: "The habitat of migratory birds is very close to us, but not in our village, they live in the southernmost part of our factory cellar, where not only the water and grass are beautiful, but the scene of migratory birds trampling is even more beautiful!."According to the villagers, that corner of the place, the blue waves are thousands of acres, the reeds are thick, named "Tianxingzhou", the South Dongting Lake Tianxingzhou Wetland Reserve can not only pick wild vegetables in spring and summer, but also enjoy the reeds and birds in autumn and winter.
Seeing that the villagers were talking so mysteriously, the reporter followed their guidance and walked south with the photographers, but only six miles away, they arrived at the Tianxingzhou Wharf. Subsequently, we took a boat ride with the staff for more than ten minutes and arrived at the Tianxingzhou Wetland Reserve. Walking through the reeds, Chen Yiling, director of the Nanxian Photographers Association, told reporters that they come to the reserve every year to photograph wild birds, and it is gratifying that there are more and more birds coming to spend the winter in Tianxingzhou every year. This year, Chen Yiling photographed spoonbills for the first time and was very excited. "I came to the reserve in 2018 to photograph birds, and at that time there were about 20 species of wintering migratory birds, and this year there are more than 40 species, an increase of 50%. When it comes to bird photography and bird watching, Chen Yiling believes that it is thanks to the protection measures made by Nanxian County around the Tianxingzhou Wetland Reserve over the years that birdwatching enthusiasts can realize their dream of "chasing birds".
At present, the Tianxingzhou Wetland Reserve covers an area of about 30,000 acres and is a key area of Dongting Lake Wetland. Now is the best time for bird watching, and as far as the eye can see, a variety of wild birds are flying close to the water, forming a spectacular "bird tide", which is breathtaking. What makes the Tianxingzhou wetland so beautiful?It turned out that as early as 2018, Nanxian County carried out ecological restoration and protection work on this wetland, removing invasive alien plants, implementing ecological water conservation and replenishment, dredging blocked water systems, planting aquatic plants, repairing the ecological base, transforming the micro-terrain, and creating ecological islandsCreate a hidden environment in important wildlife habitats such as whooper swans, and take measures such as aquatic vegetation restoration and wild feeding sites to increase food sources. At the same time, we have intensified the popularization and protection of wetlands, severely cracked down on illegal activities such as destroying wetlands and indiscriminate hunting, and continuously improved the ecological environment of wetlands.
Up to now, more than 12,000 wintering migratory birds have been ushered in in the Tianxingzhou area. "Every year at this time, a large number of migratory birds spend the winter, including whooper swans, white spoonbills, wild geese and other national key protected wild animals. Guo Youshun, director of Tianxingzhou Management Station, said that the next step will be to increase patrol and patrol efforts to eliminate factors that interfere with the migration of migratory birds in a timely manner and create a "paradise" for birds to inhabit.