Lhasa: Warm home for migratory bird

As winter falls, the "Sunlit city" Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, becomes the winter inhabitation for migratory birds of Tibet. Particularly in recent years, some migratory birds, that were rare to find in Tibet before prefer to live through the whole winter here.

This winter, some visitors were lucky to witness those distinguished guests. Just at the beginning of November, a Cattle Egret, also known as the Buff-backed Heron was found resting in Lhasa's Lhalu Wetland. Currently, some visitors also come across a cormorant by the Lhasa River.

"It is my first time to see the cormorant in this water area (Lhasa Railway Station-Newu Village) along the Lhasa River," said Zhang Jie, one of the witnesses, who has lived in Lhasa for almost 20 years.

According to an employee from Tibet Autonomous Region Forestry Administration, Dzongyab Lukhang of Lhasa (also known as Naga King Park) is another attraction for birds. Last year, many Chinese mergansers of various kinds from different places have over wintered here.

Thousands of migratory birds gathered in Lhasa River making the serene river paradise of birds.

Thanks to the effective measures taken by the Chinese government, high land ecological environment has been remarkably improved and the coverage of vegetation is increasing as well. Furthermore, the drought has relieved to some degree.

A good habitat is of great importance for the wildlife. The arrivals of the birds like cattle egret, mergansers have proved the fact that Lhasa does a good job in protecting the environment. by:Mirenda Wu