The boardwalk/cycle-path on the south bank embankment of the Yenshui River is a good birdwatching destination for visitors to Tainan without access to their own transport. Species likely to be seen include: Whimbrel, Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Redshank, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler, Kentish Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Grey Heron, Egrets (Great, Intermediate, Little, Cattle), Black-crowned Night Heron, Bitterns (Cinnamon, Yellow), Black-winged Stilt, Sacred Ibis, Moorhen, White-breasted Water Hen, White-vented Bulbul, Tree Sparrows, Japanese White-eye, Black Drongo, Shrike (Brown, Long-tailed), Doves (Red Turtle, Spotted Turtle), and Mynas (Common, White-vented).
The
easiest way to find this area is to walk north a couple minutes from
the Anping Fort or Treehouse area. Following the embankment westward
will bring you to the coast past several mudflats. A group of
established Azure-winged Magpies are often to be seen in the park area
on the south side. Expect the occasional semi-feral (but not aggressive
to humans) dog.Bird of the day the curlew - great views.
New birds seen in the Anping Area:
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
