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Birding Sites Around Shanghai: Use this page to help you find the right spots for birding in Shanghai and further afield in east-central China. The Shanghai region encompasses the city-province of Shanghai plus parts of neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Habitats range from mudflats on the coast to wooded parks in the inner city and forested hills and mountains inland.

Birding Cape Nanhui: Despite manic development and a complete lack of protection, the coastal area 85 km (53 mi.) southeast of People’s Square remains the premier spot for birding in Shanghai and one of the most famous birding sites in China. The microforests at Cape Nanhui are astonishingly effective migrant traps for woodland species such as Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and Siberian Blue Robin. The wetlands offer East Asian specialties Black-faced Spoonbill and Asian Dowitcher.

Birding in the Urban Center of Shanghai: Century Park in Pudong offers excellent birding and is easily accessible on Metro Line 2. Yellow-bellied Tit, White’s Thrush, Red-flanked Bluetail, and Daurian Redstart are among the East Asian specialties commonly noted at Century and other parks in the urban core of Shanghai.

Field Guides to the Birds of Shanghai: Shanghai birders should regularly consult Craig Brelsford’s Shanghai-centric Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of China, published in its entirety on this website. Every birder in Shanghai should own Mark Brazil’s Birds of East Asia and John MacKinnon’s Guide to the Birds of China.

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