Spring Birding Outing with Terry Townshend

Event Details

WHAT: Spring birdwatching in Hebei guided by Terry Townshend.

WHEN: Sunday April 27th. Bus leaves at 5.30am, returning 16.30, including 2 hours travel each way.

WHERE: The trip will begin and end at the Liangmahe Hilton. 北京希尔顿酒店（亮马河店）东方路1号. The birding venue is 2 hours' drive , west of the Huailai reservoir at Yanghe 洋河。

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: The birding site just across the border in Hebei province was scouted by Terry recently and found to host lots of wild swans, geese, storks, ducks, eastern marsh harriers, lapwings, avocets, and gulls. More than 75 species were recorded. It is perfect for Spring bird spotting, but only for the next few weeks, as many of the waterbirds will move on soon after.

HOW MUCH: Cost is RMB 250 for members (priority booking) and RMB 350 for non-members. Children are welcome, at full price if they take a seat on the coach. Payment by Alipay may be easier than by WeChat. Credit cards are also accepted. Interested in becoming an RASBJ member? Please sign up at https://rasbj.org/membership

Instead of charging a fee for guiding us on this tour, Terry invites participants to support Shan Shui Conservation Center, a local NGO that focuses on community-based conservation on the Tibetan Plateau and runs urban biodiversity programmes in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou (please see http://en.shanshui.org/ for more information). RASBJ will donate half of any surplus from this event to Shan Shui Conservation Center, as we did during RASBJ's previous birding excursions; therefore adult registrants who travel to the reservoir using their own transport are asked to pay full price.

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT: Please click "Register" or "I Will Attend" and follow the instructions, which will include providing your WeChat so that we can reach you with any last-minute information and updates – very important! After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you seem not to have received it, please check your spam folder.

Places are limited to 15. RASBJ members have priority until Monday April 21st. Places will be limited to one per person and will be allocated in order of receipt of payment, so early booking is advised.

REFUND POLICY: If the event is cancelled or postponed by RASBJ, all registrants will receive refunds in full. Registrants wishing to cancel for their own reasons will be refunded if cancellation is received via email to communications@rasbj.org by April 24th, so that your place can be offered to those on the waiting list

Speakers

Terry Townshend
Tour leader
Through the website "Beijing Birding", Terry Townshend celebrates the birds and other wildlife that can be found in and around China’s capital city. A passionate conservationist, Terry has spearheaded efforts to raise awareness about, and help save, some of China’s most endangered birds, in particular the Jankowski’s Bunting, a relatively little-known bird living in remote northeast China. Terry is dedicated to encouraging the public, especially young people, to learn, and care, about the environment. He initiated projects to track some of Beijing’s iconic birds -- including the Beijing Swift and the Beijing Cuckoo -- discovering for the first time that both species undertake incredible migrations to southern Africa for the northern winter.
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