Summer Wong China Bird Tours

Tibetan Plateau Birding Tours

2025 July 14-25 (12 days) Leaders : Wenbin Wang + Summer Wong , scheduled tour, cost: 2900 USD, single room supplement: 450 USD, tour is full

2026 July 14-25 (12 days) Leaders : Wenbin Wang + Summer Wong , scheduled tour, cost: 2900 USD, single room supplement: 450 USD

Lhasa extension July 25-28 (4 days) Leader : Wenbin Wang, scheduled tour, cost: 1400 USD, single room supplement: 150 USD

See Itinerary, Price,Testimonials, birds, mammals, scenery, hotels & food Photos, Reports below

Day 1 Arrive at Xining, birding at Xining hills, night in Xining

Possible birds in Xining hills: Przevalski’s Partridge, Red-billed Chough, Pied Wheatear, Meadow bunting, Godlewski’s Bunting, Rufous-breasted Accentor, Rufous-tailed/Common Rock Thrush, Common Pheasant, Little Owl, Eurasian Eagle Owl

Day 2 Morning birding at Dongxia forest park , drive to Gonghe, 185km, 3 hours drive, birding at Gonghe, night in Gonghe

Possible birds in Dongxia forest park : Gansu Leaf Warbler, Przevalski’s and Chinese Nuthatch, Crested Tit Warbler, Goldcrest, Siberian Rubythroat, Chinese White-browed and Common Rosefinches, Yellow-streaked Warbler, White-throated Redstart, Chinese Song Thrush, Elliot’s Laughingthrush, White-winged Grosbeak, Black-faced Bunting, Grey-headed Bullfinch

Possible birds near Gonghe : Mongolian Finch, Desert Finch, Lesser Whitethroat, Pine Bunting, Black-faced Bunting, Isabelline and Desert Wheatear, Rock Sparrow, Twite, White-rumped and Rufous-necked Snowfinches

Day 3 Birding at Longyangxia Valley and Mt.Ela then head to Maduo, 340km, 4 hours drive, night in Maduo

Main bird targets in Longyangxia Valley ( this is a new place found by Chinese birders for Pale Rosefinch during the covid ): Pale Rosefinch, Przevalski’s Partridge, Desert Finch, Mongolian Finch, Lesser Whitethroat

Main bird target birds in Mt.Ela : Roboroveski’s/Tibetan Rosefinch, Guldenstadt’s/White-winged Redstart, Tibetan Snowfinch, Brandt’s and Plain Mountain Finches

Main bird targets on the way from Gonghe to Maduo: Mongolian Lark, Przevalski’s Finch, Streaked Rosefinch, White-browed Tit, Black-winged Snowfinch, Guldenstadt’s/White-winged Redstart etc

Day 4 Drive from Maduo to Nangqian via Yushu, night at Nangqian, 500km, 7 hours drive, night in Nangqian

Target birds on the way from Maduo to Nangqian : Ibisbill, Upland Buzzard, Himalayan Griffon, Lammergeier, Saker Falcon, Daurian Jackdaw, Little Owl, Mongolian Lark, Ruddy Shelduck, Bar-headed Goose, Common Redshank, Brown-headed Gull, Common Tern, Pale Martin, Citrine Wagtail, Salim Ali’s Swift, Eurasian Crag Martin, Asian House Martin, White-rumped, Black-winged and Rufous-necked Snowfinches, Common Hoopoe, Kessler’s Thrush, Giant Grey Shrike, Brown Deeper, Black, Hodgson’s and Blue-fronted Redstart, Tickell’s/Alpine Leaf Warbler, Red-rumped Swallow, Streaked and Great Rosefinches

Mammals: Kiang, Tibetan Gazelle, Tibetan Fox, Kiang, Wolf

Day 5 Birding at Kanda Shan, night in Nangqian

Main target birds in Kanda Shan : Tibetan Bunting, Tibatan Snowcock, Tibetan Partridge, White-eared Pheasant, Szechenyi’s Monal-Partridge (Buff-throated Partridge), Tibetan Babax, Chinese Rubythroat, White-browed Tit, Sichuan Tit, White-browed Tit Warbler, other possible species: Wallcreeper, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Golden Eagle, Grandala, Chinese Beautiful, Red-fronted and Streaked Rosefinches, Snow Pigeon, White-capped Redstart, Plain Mountain Finch, White-winged Grosbeak

There is also good chances for Blue Sheep

Day 6 Birding at Baizha forest, night in Nangqian

Main target birds in Baizha forest : Szechenyi’s Monal-Partridge (Buff-throated Partridge), White-eared Pheasant, Tibetan Babax, other possible species: Elliot’s and Giant Laughingthrush, Three-banded, Pink-rumped and Common Rosefinches, Crested Tit Warbler, White-throated Dipper, Hodgson’s Treecreeper, Long-tailed Thrush, Black and Grey-headed Woodpecker, Himalayan Bluetail, Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Rosy Pipit, Rufous-vented, Grey-crested and Sichuan Tit, Chinese Fulvetta, Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler, Rufous-breasted and Maroon-backed Accentors, Salim Ali’s Swift, Aberrant Bush Warbler, Sichuan Leaf Warbler

There is also good chances for Blue Sheep

Day 7 Drive from Nangqian to Qumalai, birding and mammal watching on the way, night at Qumalai, 400km, 5 hours drive, night in Qumalai

Possible birds on the way from Nangqian to Qumalai: Ibisbill, Black-necked Crane, Upland Buzzard, Himalayan Griffon, Lammergeier, Saker Falcon etc

Mammals : Kiang, Wolf, Tibetan Fox

Day 8 Drive from Qumalai to Golmud, 480 km, 6 hours drive, birding and mammal watching on the way, night at Golmud

Main target birds on the way from Qumalai to Golmud : Tibetan Sandgrouse, Tibetan Sand Plover, Saker Falcon, Upland Buzzard, Little Owl, Lesser Whitethroat etc

Mammals: Tibetan Antelope, Tibetan Gazelle, Tibetan Fox, Kiang, Wolf

Day 9 Drive from Golmud to Dulan via B, birding on the way, 350km, 4 hours drive , night in Dulan

Main target birds on the way from Golmud to Dulan: Henderson’s Ground Jay, Tarim Babbler ( a new place found by local Chinese birders during the covid ), Lesser Whitethroat, Asian Short-toed Lark, Isabelline Shrike, Bearded Reedling etc

Mammals: Goitered Gazelle

Day 10 Drive from Dulan to Chaka, birding on the way, night in Chaka

Main targets birds on the way from Dulan to Chaka: Przevalski’s Redstart, Przevalski’s Partridge, Daurian Partridge, Pine Bunting, Giant Grey Shrike, White-winged Grosbeak, Black Redstart etc

Day 11 Morning birding in Chaka area then head to Rubber mountain and Koko Nor lake / Qinghaihu lake, drive to Xining, night in Xining

Main target birds in Chaka area: Pallas’s Sandgrouse, Henderson’s Ground Jay, Mongolian Lark, Blanford’s/Plain-backed Snowfinch, Desert and Isabelline Wheatears

Main target birds in Rubber mountain: Przevalski’s Finch, White-browed Tit, White-rumped, Rufous-necked and Black-winged Snowfinch, Robin and Brown Accentor, Dusky Warbler, Tickell’s / Alpine Leaf Warbler

Main target birds in Koko Nor lake : Black-necked Crane, Bar-headed Goose, Brown-headed Gull, Ground Tit, Mongolian, Hume’s Short-toed and Tibetan Lark, Pere David’s Snowfinch, Pale Martin ect

Mammals: Przewalski’s Gazelle

Day 12 Morning birding in Xining area if time allowed. Departure

Lhasa extension

Day 1 Lhasa airport pick up, check in hotel, visit Jokhang Monastery , Barkhor Street, night in Lhasa

Day 2 Morning birding in Luobulinka Park, visit Potala Palace in the afternoon, night in Lhasa

Day 3 Full day birding in Xiongse Monastery and around Lhasa, night in Lhasa

Day 4 Morning birding in Lhasa area if time allowed, then drive to airport send off, departure