Can Gio – platform of migratory birds

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IN HO CHI MINH CITY, Nguyen Anh The observed rare and precious migratory birds such as the red-necked bird, the golden-billed magpie in the mangroves, and salt fields along the coast of Can Gio.

Can Gio Mangrove Forest was recognized by UNESCO as the first World Biosphere Reserve in Vietnam in 2000, covering more than 75,000 hectares, in the vast delta of the Dong Nai, Saigon and Vam Co Dong rivers. West Grass. For more than 20 years, the forest has played the role of the green lung of Saigon, home to hundreds of species of terrestrial and aquatic animals and plants. In particular, the bird fauna has more than 130 species, including migratory species in different habitats, creating a vivid natural picture.

Visitors to the Vam Sat tourist area, Monkey island, or the routes through the forest capture the ancient citronella species (also known as the cheetah), an impressive kingfisher with striking sky-blue plumage and white-collared shells.

The photo was taken by wildlife photographer and guide Nguyen Anh The (often called Andy Nguyen, born in 1984, HCMC).

Andy Nguyen is currently the owner of the Vietnambirds website, often organizing bird watching tours, including bird watching tours in Can Gio. Just over an hour by car, visitors come to a space of mangroves as far as the eye can see, the boats cross and the sea whispers.

Nature lovers in the process of photographing in Can Gio can meet the small yellow-throated bird (pictured), with olive-yellow plumage, white rings around the eyes and yellow throat. In addition, when wandering in the forest, visitors also see fire herons, black-winged stilts, silver cheeks, white cotton swabs or striped ear cotton swabs.

The black-spotted magpie has long pale yellow legs, often foraging along the mangroves. In addition to native birds, in the coastal area, Can Gio salt fields are also wintering grounds for seabirds, in which there are many rare and critically endangered species that still visit Can Gio every year, this is a special thing. which is not easy to find elsewhere.

The swinging brown hawk, a common migratory seabird with a straight red bill with a black tip.

Black-tailed gulls (top) and Caspian terns (documented as Caspian terns). Every year, during the long journey from the North to the South, from the end of September, migratory seabirds begin to appear and the density is increasingly crowded, sometimes up to thousands of bustling birds on the coast. Can Gio beach.

According to Andy Nguyen, birdwatchers using binoculars or photography equipment are ideal for observing and capturing the moment they forage in flocks, such as the sight of the herd turning brown and gathering food in the salt fields.

Visitors can take a boat trip on Ganh Rai bay to see the beauty of the Can Gio coast and sea birds follow the stern to find food. In the photo is the majestic dance of the great crested tern while flying close to the stern of the ship in the sea. This bird’s way of feeding is to fly continuously in the air and suddenly swoop down to the sea to catch fish.

Among migratory birds, it is hard to ignore the cuteness and charm of the turtledoves walking lazily on the sand filled with seashells.

The striped-tailed ibex is a relatively common migratory species.

Many migratory birds such as brown-bellied larks, spotted-breasted larks, small swans, and terns feed in the same area. Depending on the tide when the water recedes, they will go to the beach to feed and when the water is high, they will focus on resting on the shore or nearby salt fields.

A red-necked turn has the appearance of a small bird, only about ½ of a sparrow. They have crossed a distance of more than 10,000 km from far northeastern Russia to the Can Gio coast, where the food is abundant with mollusks and crustaceans.

The golden-billed magpie, a bird whose global population is estimated at 1,200-2,000 individuals, is on the brink of extinction. After the annual breeding season, this bird still migrates a long distance from the Far East, the eastern part of Siberia in Russia, down to the South and chooses Can Gio beach as a landing place to feed. To take pictures of this rare bird, it is necessary to have skills in observing and understanding their behavior, so professional birdwatching guides and photographers often need a certain amount of luck.

“The Can Gio ecosystem is diverse, pristine, and needs to be protected in its current state to create an ideal habitat and stopover on the annual migration of birds from the far North,” said Andy. Nguyen shared. Follow vnexpress

Photo: Nguyen Anh The

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