duration	1
weather	晴天，有时云和冰雹
rout	阿尔金山自然保护区中心坐标37°00’N和89°10’E，东西长370km，南北宽190km，面积46800km2。海拔在3870－6973m之间，平均海拔4580m。环境以高原荒漠、湿地为主。考察队的考察路线和主要地点包括阿塔提罕河山口检查站、祁曼塔格山、阿雅克湖、依协克帕提中心站、阿布拉稀罕达坂、斯坎乃尔达坂、小沙湖、库木库里、阿其克湖、沙子泉、大九坝、卡尔墩、昆仑山（主脉）、阿尔金山、玉素普阿勒克及铁木里克等地。
equipment	单双望远镜
notes	阿尔金山是中部昆仑山的一个支脉，位于新疆西南部，是甘肃、青海、西藏、新疆四省区汇合之地，属于“四大无人区”之一。关于这个区域的鸟类调查资料比较缺乏，散见于个别论著之中。阿尔金保护区中心坐标37°00’N和89°10’E，东西长370km，南北宽190km，面积46800km2。海拔在3870－6973m之间，平均海拔4580m。考察路线和主要地点包括阿塔提罕河山口检查站、祁曼塔格山、阿雅克湖、依协克帕提中心站、阿布拉稀罕达坂、斯坎乃尔达坂、小沙湖、库木库里、阿其克湖、沙子泉、大九坝、卡尔墩、昆仑山（主脉）、阿尔金山、玉素普阿勒克及铁木里克等地。2012年5-7月，考察队对阿尔金山保护区内黑颈鹤的繁殖生态进行了观察。在整个依协克帕提湿地（面积7×90km2）内估计有16-30个巢，繁殖种群的数量约60只。我们仔细观察了16个巢，并对其中的7个巢及13枚卵进行了测量。关于黑颈鹤研究见： http://maming3211.blog.163.com/blog/static/109271612012519112419585/


#	species	number	comment

1	Graylag Goose (Anser anser)	16

2	Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)	12

3	Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)	16

4	Gadwall (Anas strepera)	2

5	Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)	2

6	Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)	2

7	Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)	2

8	Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)	11

9	Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)	12

10	Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)	3

11	Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)	3

12	Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)	1

13	Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)	2

14	Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)	2

15	Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)	4

16	Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)	38

17	Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)	101

18	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)	4

19	Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima)	1

20	Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)	111

21	Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)	4

22	White-rumped Snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)	16

23	Père David's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)	28

authors

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Allan Linn
Binzhao Lv
Black lark
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Daxian
gebi huyang
Gou Jun
Isabekov Askar
jack A
Liujianming
Marmot
maysnow
mcaribou
Nico, Little Ground-jay
Roller MaMing
Tiddler
yang feifei

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rare birds records

Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)

Dec. 28, 2018, LIU Zhongde found this species in Manas River wetland.

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

15 Sept 2018, shot from Dafdar,Tashkurghan has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.

Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

27 May 2018, photo by Allan from Kuntibes,Akto has been confirmed a new record in Xinjiang.

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