More than 10 million migratory birds gather in China's "last stop" Erguna will fly to Siberia after a short rest
China News Service Hulunbeier, May 7 (Zhang Wei, Qin Xuwei, Qin Yajie) On the 7th, the reporter learned from the Ergun City Government of Hulunbeier, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that more than 10 million migratory birds have recently arrived in the Ergun Wetland Nature Reserve. After a short rest, he will leave for Siberia.
Ergun is located in the northeast of Inner Mongolia, northwest of the Greater Xing'an Mountains, the northern end of the Hulunbeier Grassland, the right bank of the Ergun River, China's northernmost border city, and Russia across the Ergun River.
The picture shows migratory birds migrating to Ergun Wetland Nature Reserve. Photo by Li Kun
Every year from the end of April to the beginning of May, migratory birds that overwinter in southern China will fly back to the north one after another. The Erguna Wetland Nature Reserve has gathered a large number of migratory birds for many years in a row, becoming a paradise for many migratory birds to breed, migrate, and transit, and has become The "last stop" for China's stay.
According to official statistics, as of now, there are more than 10 million migratory birds in transit in Erguna in 2020, and the total number of migratory migratory birds is expected to exceed the same period last year.
Zhang Hong, director of the Forest Farm Public Welfare Management Office of the Erguna Forestry and Grassland Bureau, told reporters that every spring, a large number of migratory birds gradually migrate north from the southern wetlands around Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake to Hulun Lake and along the Ergun River The wetlands of the watershed are inhabited.
"Here is their main habitat. After staying here for more than 20 days, these migratory birds continue to move north to Siberia and Lake Baikal." Zhang Hong said.
According to official information of the Erguna City Government, the Erguna Wetland Nature Reserve is rich in species. During the dry season, due to relatively stable water conditions and sufficient wetlands, this has become a very important shelter for many birds. The "bottleneck" of the global bird migration route from East Asia to Australia. Every year, there are about 20 million birds that migrate and breed here, which is one of the most important breeding grounds for the world's endangered species Hongyan and Red-crowned Crane. At the same time, the number of great bustards and little swans migrating from here each year accounts for 17% and 19% of the global total, respectively, making it an important area for bird protection in the world.
The reporter saw in the Derbugan River on the north side of the Ergun Wetland Nature Reserve that rare birds such as swans, geese, ducks, ducks, and mandarin ducks sometimes forage, play, and flock in the river valley. The formation circled and sang in the sky, complementing the spring nature, forming a beautiful ecological picture.
The reporter learned that in recent years, the Ergun Wetland Nature Reserve has adopted a series of protection and management measures for the wetland ecology, strengthened the protection and patrol of the protected area, and strengthened the protection of many wild animals and plants, especially rare birds. Monitoring, widely publicize the "Wildlife Protection Law" and other laws and regulations, and go all out to create a good habitat for transit migratory birds. (Finish)