Qinghuangdao is endowed with an extremely rich bird population. 405 among China's 1244 bird species have been recorded here. Several are worldwide, such as Siberians, Red-crowned Cranes, Oriental White Storks, Saunders's Gulls, and Relict Gulls. Rather poor period for birds. Winter visitors begin to depart, like Bean Geese, Cranes, Great Bustards, Rooks and Daurian Jackdaws.
Songbirds begin arriving while ducks are passing through.
The shorebird migration gets underway at the end of the month. Towards the end of the month, the overall migration declines. Some raptors and songbirds like Richard's Pipit and flycatchers join the migration. In autumn, Pied Harriers are abundant during the first two week. The shorebird migration rapidly declines during the month.