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Migratory birds seen in wetlands in Fujian, SE China
By Xinhua Published: Nov 20, 2023 10:55 AM
Black-faced spoonbills are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Black-faced spoonbills are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on Nov. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Hoopoes are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Hoopoes are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Birds fly over the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Birds fly over the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Avocets fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Avocets fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Birds fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Birds fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Water birds are pictured in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)

Water birds are pictured in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. (Photo: Xinhua)