Rescuing injured or sick migratory birds is one of the most common ways we care for migratory birds in our daily lives. According to the relevant requirements, when the rescued migratory birds recover their ability to survive in the wild, they will be released back into the wild and return to life in the wild.
60 rescue migratory birds were released in Poyang Lake.
This morning, 60 migratory birds transported to Jiangxi from all over the world were released into the natural area of Poyang Lake after observation and recuperation and replenishment.
Reporter Yin Yiyuan: The migratory birds that are about to be released are still locked in customized wooden boxes, with a total of 60 birds of 19 species, including the white-naped crane, the Oriental white stork, and the black stork, which are national first-class protected animals, and the mandarin duck, wild goose, whooper swan, whooper swan, and white-fronted goose, which are national second-class protected wild animals. These migratory birds mainly come from Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Shenzhen and other places, and are released uniformly after being rescued and raised to meet the standards of release into the wild.
At the scene of the release event, as the bird cages were opened one by one, the rescued migratory birds flapped their wings and swirled their wings, and after a little adaptation, they spread their wings and soared.
Wang Xiangfeng, deputy director of Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: Poyang Lake is the largest habitat for wintering waterbirds. Today, the migratory birds from Heilongjiang, Tianjin, Beijing and other places have fallen behind in the process of migrating from north to south, and have been injured and rescued by the forestry department, and they cannot come to Poyang Lake for wintering on their own. Therefore, in order to let these migratory birds catch up with the large army and come to Poyang Lake for wintering, we consider sending them here together for release.
Before the release of some rare migratory birds, the staff also wore satellite trackers and bird rings for them to observe and monitor their migration routes and whereabouts later. These specialized devices do not interfere with the normal activities of migratory birds.
Wang Xiangfeng, deputy director of Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: Wearing trackers is mainly for species under national key protection, and it is necessary to track their migration patterns and changes in habitat environment. In fact, whether it is to rescue migratory birds in the wild or rescue some wild animals on a daily basis, the main purpose is to maintain biodiversity, maintain the ecological balance in the wild, and achieve a beautiful vision of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The reporter visited the "secret place" of the flora and fauna of Xinjizhou
To care for migratory birds, we should not only keep a distance from them, but also leave enough space for them to roam freely. In the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River, there is a Jiangxinzhou, called Xinjizhou, which used to be a place where human beings lived, but now, the permanent residents here have long since moved away and become a national wetland park. The residents moved away, and Sinjeju became a "secret place" for flora and fauna. Winter is coming, are the migratory birds wintering on the island coming?
Sinjeju is a Yangtze River beach type national wetland park. It is not open to tourists, and there is no bridge to connect it with the land, so it has completely withdrawn from the function of production and life, and maintains the mode of ecological environment recuperation.
Reporter Wu Rui: Xinjizhou, the third largest island in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River, has a unique landscape and remarkable biodiversity. There are as many as 1,734 species of animals, plants and microorganisms, including 222 species of birds, including the Oriental White Stork, Black-faced Spoonbill and other national first-class protected animals, and there are 32 finless porpoises on the river around Sinjeju to settle here, which shows that Sinjeju is a mysterious and peaceful ecological island.
As soon as the reporter landed on the island, he met more than a dozen Nanjing citizens who had been allowed to go to the island for bird watching, and they all brought professional photographic equipment to photograph migratory birds. These bird-watching enthusiasts come to Sinjeju every year to shoot and are delighted with the changes in the ecological environment of the wetlands.
Qin Zhonglu, a bird-watching enthusiast in Nanjing: In the past two years, especially this year, there have been more and more varieties and numbers of migratory birds. In the past, it could be seen sporadically, but now it can be seen in groups and patches. I have photographed more than 440 species of birds. It is understood that this year is the first time that the red-headed sandpiper has come to Nanjing, and we are now looking for it with a few photographers, because Xinjizhou is a gathering area for migratory birds.
In the past, Sinjeju was an ordinary island in the Yangtze River, belonging to the Jiangning District of Nanjing, and its residents were often affected by floods during the flood season. In November 2000, the Jiangning District of Nanjing City relocated 1,123 households on Xinjiju Island, marking 23 years of recuperation on the island.
Reporter Wu Rui: After Xinjeju was "empty", there were many development ideas, but Nanjing decided to turn Xinjeju into a green and ecological island, and there was no planned and actual development of Xinjeju, and there were no new residents living here, so it became a paradise for animals and plants.
Through wetland ecological restoration, functional reconstruction, and biodiversity conservation, the former villages, farmlands, and fish ponds have gradually faded into forests, swamps, shrubs, woodlands, and other wetlands.
Li Quanquan, Director of the Office of Nanjing Yangtze River Xinjizhou National Wetland Park Management Center: At present, the Xinjizhou Wetland has played a very good ecological role in conserving water and soil, conserving water sources, and purifying water quality, and is very rich in biodiversity. The wetland provides a good breeding place for 584 species of plants, as well as 222 species of birds, 404 species of insects, 38 species of fish, 37 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 19 species of mammals.
Jiangning District of Nanjing City adheres to the concept of "ecological protection first, natural restoration first, supplemented by artificial restoration", and has formed a conservation team of more than 100 people to carry out low-disturbance and friendly ecological protection and restoration measures on the island, and continue to optimize the ecosystem of Xinjeju Wetland Park.
Reporter Wu Rui: At the tree planting site in Xinjeju, dozens of workers are planting metasequoias. Why plant metasequoia?It is a water-tolerant plant. Every summer, this place will overflow to the vicinity of the embankment because of the river water**. Some plants also die naturally every year, and the management center will replant at the appropriate time to ensure that the plant population and population of the entire reserve are stable.
The excellent ecological environment has attracted more species to "settle down": egrets take light steps to forage in the shallows of the Yangtze River;Flocks of flower-faced ducks frolic in the island lake;The Oriental White Stork hovers over the blue sky, showing its chic ......The fish fly to the shallow bottom, the gulls and herons soar and gather, the reeds sway with the wind, and the birds sing one after another.
700,000 migratory birds flew to Poyang Lake for bird watching.
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds come here every winter. According to the monitoring statistics on December 8, the number of migratory birds in Poyang Lake has reached 700,000, and there are 58 species. With the arrival of a large number of migratory birds, bird-watching enthusiasts are also coming. Today (10th), the annual Poyang Lake International Bird Watching Season was officially launched. So, for bird-watching enthusiasts, what can you see birds in Poyang Lake?What kind of birds can you see?How can I watch birds better?Let's find out
Reporter Fan Cunbao: In Yugan County, on the southeast shore of Poyang Lake, a large number of cranes inhabit and spend the winter. It's a great location for cranes. The entire area of Poyang Lake is more than 4,000 square kilometers, and there are more than a dozen counties and districts along the lake
Shan Jihong, a fourth-level researcher at the Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: In order to facilitate the masses to watch birds, we have specially issued a bird-watching route map this year, planning 8 bird-watching routes and 20 bird-watching spots, and Qiqizhou is one of the planned bird-watching spots. Here, there are a large number of rare migratory birds, such as white cranes, gray cranes, oriental white storks, and many wild goose and duck populations. It's a location that's relatively close to the birds, perfect for bird watching. At the bird-watching spot, we have built a lot of infrastructure, like a bird-watching promenade. The promenade is somewhat camouflaged to avoid frightening the birds. We have built corresponding facilities for each planned bird-watching spot, such as bird-watching platforms and bird-watching pavilions, to facilitate bird watching.
Poyang Lake, known as the "paradise of migratory birds", has hundreds of species and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds coming every year to overwinter and inhabit, including 26 species of national first-class protected birds. At present, rare birds such as white cranes, white-headed cranes, oriental white storks, and Baer's Pochard have arrived at Poyang Lake one after another, and it is now a good time for bird watching.
Shan Jihong, a fourth-level researcher at the Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: If you want to see white cranes, it is recommended to choose Nanchang five-star white crane community or flag island, Nanchang five-star white crane community can photograph white cranes at the closest distance. If you want to ** Oriental White Stork, it is recommended to go to the Nanji Wetland National Nature Reserve, because it is an area where Oriental White Stork is more concentrated. Baer's Pochard can go to East Lake in Chaisang District, Jiujiang City, and more than 600 Baer's Pochard have been recorded in East Lake. If you want to see the scene of migratory birds gathering and thousands of birds flying together, it is recommended to go to the Duchang Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Jiujiang, where the birds are distributed in large flocks, which is very spectacular.
Cameras and telescopes are indispensable, and civilized bird watching is the most important.
What do we need to prepare for bird watching?What should I pay attention to when getting along with birds?
In Flag Planting Island in Yugan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, migratory birds are perching and foraging in the farmland outside the bird-watching promenade. This year, in order to facilitate tourists to watch and photograph birds, the local area has specially built and perfected a bird-watching corridor of several hundred meters, and camouflaged the top, so that tourists can get close to all kinds of birds in the lake area without disturbing migratory birds. In the promenade, bird photographers are setting up their equipment, keeping their eyes on it, for fear of missing every wonderful moment of these creatures in the lake area.
Poyang Lake is located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, and from December to February every year, it is the best season for migratory birds. However, in the Poyang Lake area in winter, the temperature is low and accompanied by strong winds, so bird watching enthusiasts should try to choose warm and windproof clothing, light and waterproof shoes, and avoid rain and fog to go to the lake area for bird watching.
Shan Jihong, Level 4 Researcher of Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: On clothes, we try to choose a darker color that is close to nature. It is best for us to wear a telescope when we travel, so that we can better ** migratory birds. In addition, it is best to bring a map, so that we can identify the bird as soon as we see it. If you have the conditions or are more interested in shooting, it is best to bring some monoculars and telephoto lenses.
In 2022, the local government also issued and implemented the "Regulations on the Protection of Migratory Birds in Jiangxi Province", which clearly stipulates that behaviors such as destroying the habitat environment of migratory birds and interfering with the normal habitat activities of migratory birds will be punished accordingly. It is recommended that tourists who go to the lake area for bird watching should be civilized bird watching and compliant shooting.
Shan Jihong, Level 4 Researcher of Jiangxi Provincial Wildlife Conservation Center: In areas such as concentrated distribution areas of migratory birds, important habitats of wild animals, nature reserves, etc., unmanned equipment such as drones cannot be used to photograph migratory birds, which will interfere with the normal habitat of migratory birds. These behaviors also have corresponding penalties in the regulations on the protection of migratory birds.
The filming team recorded the wonderful moments of migratory birds in Poyang Lake.
Bird watching should be professional, and bird photography should be even more professional. During this time, in order to present the habitat of migratory birds in the wintering ground, the front reporting team of the main station also gave full play to their professional expertise, and recorded a lot of wonderful pictures with professional technology and professional equipment.
In order to capture the wonderful pictures of migratory birds, several shooting teams of the main station set up a number of hidden shelters in the area where migratory birds gather to feed. Normally, migratory birds spend their days at their feeding grounds and rest at night at their overnight resting grounds, and the work of building shelters is done at night. In order not to arouse the vigilance of migratory birds, the filming team had to set off at three or four o'clock in the morning, and had to prepare the shooting equipment in the bunker before the arrival of migratory birds at five or six o'clock in the morning. By daybreak, the migratory birds arrived at their feeding grounds one after another, and the day's filming began. During the shoot, the cameraman must not speak loudly, and must keep an eye on the screen and lock on to the subject of the shoot at all times.
With the help of a 4K 8K telephoto lens, migratory bird activity from a distance of several hundred meters can be recorded clearly.
This is a scene of an Oriental white stork snatching a fish. An Oriental White Stork had just caught a mandarin fish, the fish was a bit big, and the Oriental White Stork couldn't swallow it for a while, and an Oriental White Stork next to it found out and immediately rushed over to snatch the fish. The situation was not good, and the Oriental White Stork in front of him immediately flew into the air to avoid the robbery, but how could the snatcher give up easily.
One flies in front, the other in hot pursuit. After chasing and circling in the air for a few laps, the Oriental White Stork in front of it really couldn't hold the big fish, and after the big fish fell into the water, it immediately had to flee for its life, but the Oriental White Stork who snatched the food did not leave a chance for the fish to escape at all. In the feeding grounds of the Oriental White Stork, such fish fights take place at any time, and some scenes are almost repeated.
In contrast to the blatant Oriental White Stork, the heron is more low-key when foraging, and will choose a hidden place to eat the fish so that the predators who grab the food will come to the beak.
A heron catches a catfish that is not small and has been struggling. The heron couldn't swallow it directly, so it put the fish down, took two steps back, and used its sharp beak to stun the fish in one fell swoop.
Maybe it's because the force is too strong, and the sharp beak can't be pulled out. After adjusting it a few times, I still can't swallow it, so try it again. Just as he was about to swallow it, several curious white-fronted geese nearby came over again, and the heron hurriedly flew away with the big catfish in his mouth.
White-fronted geese don't eat fish, so they don't steal herons' fish, maybe they're just curious about what herons are doing in their territory. It seems that the food in this place is very rich, and this group of white-fronted geese eat while walking, and they eat round and round one by one, which is very pleasant.
Poyang Lake is also the habitat of elk, which is the footage of the elk running in the water recorded by the main station shooting team with an ultra-high-speed camera. With the arrival of a large number of migratory birds, Poyang Lake in winter is more biologically diverse, and ecological beauty can be seen everywhere.
*: CCTV.