Itinerary :

Day01/Arrive in Beijing-Beidaihe
Arrive in Beijing, then take train or express bus (about 3 hours) to Beidaihe, stay overnight in
Beidaihe (Qinghuangdao). (D)

Day02/Beidaihe
Bird watching in Lianfeng Hill and Yanghekou, stay overnight in Beidaihe. (B,L,D)

Day03/Beijing
Birding in Shanhaiguan (Shanhai) Pass Great Wall, stay overnight in Beidaihe. (B,L,D)

Day04/Beijing-Beijing
City birding in Beidaihe, then take train or express bus back to Beijing. TOUR ENDS! (B,L)

Note: B-Breakfast  L-Lunch  D-Dinner

Better time to watch birds: Mar-Jun and Sep-Nov

Places to watch birds :
River mouth (such as Daihe river, Yanghe river, Dapuhe river), Chitushan hill, Geziwo (Pigeon nest), Lianfengshan hill, Qilihai, Happy Island,
Shanhaiguan pass, Laoling (old summit).

Time to watch birds :
General, needs about 3-10days for birding.
The best birding time is from late April to middle May; better in middle and late Oct for another peak for bird migrating; and from late Aug to Sep for
migrating birds of middle & small size; in Mar and Nov cranes migrating.

Jan: not many as resident birds watched.
Feb: Anser fabalis (Bean Goose) fly in the sky.
Mar: Winter birds start to leave; Gooses, cranes etc migrating via Beidaihe.
Apr: Chirping birds.
Late Apr-Earlier May: Peak time for migrating birds such as Oriolus chinensis (lack-naped orioleb), Phylloscopus etc.
Jun: Breeding time for some birds.
Jul-Aug: Charadriiformes.
Sep-Oct: Another peak for birds migrating. Circus melanoleucos (Pied Harrier) migrating better from 09:00 to 11:00 in the morning.
Nov: Peak time to watch cranes etc.
Dec: Resident birds.