Stories from Jixi · China

Monitors at Heilongjiang Province's Xinkai Lake National Nature Reserve are awaiting the return of bird '47' as part of ongoing efforts to protect migratory birds. Monitors at Heilongjiang Xinkai Lake National Nature Reserve, including Liu Huajin, are continuing their wait for the return of Bird 47 this year. The source identifies Liu Huajin as a monitor at Heilongjiang Xinkai Lake National Nature Reserve and describes the lake as a "quiet international airport" for migratory birds in Northeast Asia. Xinkai Lake, a national nature reserve in Heilongjiang Province, serves as a stopover for migratory birds on the Northeast Asian flyway, becoming particularly busy each spring. Liu Huajin and his apprentice, monitors at Heilongjiang Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve, observed the return of 'Princess Meitou' (S66), a bird they had cared for.