"Five white cranes come to Quanzhou Bay!" On the morning of November 22, good news came from Quanzhou Bird Watching Society - five white cranes appeared in the outside wetland of Shishi Shuitou, Quanzhou Bay. This is the third time that the stone lion has recorded a white crane a

"Five White Cranes visit Quanzhou Bay !" On the morning of November 22, good news came from Quanzhou Bird Watching Society - five white cranes appeared in the outside wetland of Shishi Shuitou, Quanzhou Bay. This is the third time that the white crane has recorded in Shishishi after "the first time the white crane has entered Fujian" in November 2020, and the number of this time is far greater than that of one two years ago.

Baihe

is a national first-class key protected wildlife

only more than 4,000

is known as the "living fossils" of birds

mainly concentrated in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi for wintering

In November 2020, Baihe visited Shishi Wetland Park for the first time, leaving a glimpse, rewriting the observation history of "White Crane does not enter Fujian"; on January 14, 2021, Baihe visited Shishi again and stayed for 62 days, "a crane touched a city." Since then, no trace of white cranes has been found in Quanzhou Bay and even in Fujian Province.

"If you never forget it, there will be a response!"

At around 10 am this morning, Mr. Zheng Rongkai, a photographer who has long observed birds in Quanzhou Bay, first discovered this group of white cranes and "reported good news" to the WeChat group of Quanzhou Bird Watching Society, which caused a strong response. The five white cranes recorded this time appeared in the Shishi Shuitou wetland. Although they were at the climax of the tide, the large area of light beach after the removal of Muhua Rice Grass has become an ideal place for white cranes for food. These five white cranes gathered together, and there were many rare birds such as black-faced spoonbill and white spoonbill at Guangtan.

Chairman of the Volunteer Committee of the Provincial Wildlife Conservation Association and President of the Quanzhou Bird Watching Society said that the Baihe visited the stone lion again and the number increased to five, which is of great significance to Quanzhou Bay bird observation and biodiversity protection . How long will these white cranes stay in the wetlands outside the Shishi Shuitou? Quanzhou Bird Watching Society and Shishi Daily reporters will continue to pay attention.

Reporter: Mao Luoping, Lin Enbing, Li Xin, Dong Xiaopeng,