By Peng Junjun

The reporter learnt from Rudong Ecological Environment Bureau that the recent biodiversity surveys show that 106 species and nearly 20,000 birds were recorded in a single spring migration in the area; the wild Milu deer population exceeds 400, with dozens of newborn fawns this spring. Rudong's ecology continues to improve.

Since wild Milu was first recorded in Rudong in 2019, their presence has expanded from a few scattered individuals to three stable groups, with a total population exceeding 400 individuals. Furthermore, they have successfully achieved natural breeding in Rudong.

During a bird survey and monitoring operation at the end of April, researchers observed 106 species and nearly 20,000 birds in a single observation. The majority of these were migratory birds. In addition, dozens of nationally protected bird species were recorded during the survey, including the Black-faced Spoonbill, Eurasian Spoonbill, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Curlew, Saunders’s Gull, and Reed Parrotbill. The ‘bird waves’ formed by flocks of waterbirds taking off were truly spectacular.

【背景阅读】

麋鹿成群候鸟翔集

如东生态持续向好

记者从如东县生态环境局获悉，近期生物多样性调研显示：当地春季迁徙鸟类单次记录106种、近2万只；野生麋鹿种群逾400头，今春新生幼鹿达数十头。如东生态持续向好。

自2019年如东首次记录到野生麋鹿以来，其踪迹已从零星一两头扩展为三个稳定集群，种群总量已逾400头，且在如东成功实现自然繁育。

4月底的春季迁徙期鸟类调查监测中，调研人员单次观测到鸟类106种、近2万只。其中大部分是迁徙的候鸟。此外，在调查期间还记录到数10种国家级的重点保护鸟类，包括黑脸琵鹭、白琵鹭、翻石鹬、白腰杓鹬、黑嘴鸥、震旦鸦雀等。水鸟集群起飞形成的“鸟浪”十分壮观。