"Big Crested Tern!" On September 18, Zhang Lei, an investigator of the water bird of the Qingdao Bird Watching Association, made new discoveries when he counted the number of Chinese Crested Tern at an sea cucumber breeding farm in Jiaozhou Bay . After analysis, Xue Lin, president of Qingdao Birdwatching Association, told reporters on the 21st that the large-crested tern that was active in the south should have gone north to Qingdao with the typhoon "Plum Blossom".
Big Crested Tern. Photo by Zhang Lei
suspected of coming with the typhoon "Plum Blossoms"
Zhang Lei has to observe the changes in the number of Chinese crested terns every day. That day was the first time he saw the sister gull of Chinese crested terns. "Intuition tells me that this may be a new record. After I came back, I carefully checked the illustrations and found that it was a young bird of the big crested tern." Zhang Lei said.
According to Xue Lin, the big crested tern is a national second-class protected animal, , distributed in tropical waters in southern my country and Africa, Australia and other places, and lives on rocks, cliffs and beaches on coasts and islands. "When Chinese crested terns breed on islands in the south, they always 'camped' with the big crested terns to have children." Xue Lin introduced that although the two are called sister birds, the big terns generally do not come to Qingdao, and this arrival should be related to the typhoon "Plum Blossom". If a large crested tern is found in the future, it means that they will also come to Qingdao with their sisters. As the temperature drops, Qingdao has ushered in the best time for bird watching. Xue Lin said: "There are a large number of water birds in Jiaozhou Bay. Some of them go south in batches, and some have just flew from the north."
There are 82 Chinese crested terns in Qingdao
There is a bird called "mythical birds". There are only more than 150 people in the world, but no matter where it is born, it will gather in Jiaozhou Bay after it has been reproductive. This bird is the Chinese crested tern. On August 24, Qingdao Morning Post exclusively reported the latest news about the Chinese crested tern in Qingdao: As of August 22, the Qingdao Bird Watching Association has recorded 82 Chinese crested terns in Qingdao. The report caused a strong response after its launch, and more people learned about the origins of this "bird of myth" and Qingdao. Qingdao's geographical superiority and the urban appearance of blue sky, white clouds, red tiles and green trees have also left a deep impression on readers everywhere.
Source｜Qingdao Morning Post reporter Wei Niobang Intern Liu Xinjing
