Samuel, some of my target birds were again missed in this trip !
Birding at Dong Zhai
1. Transportation
By train : from Xinyang (信阳) Railway Station, take a yellow bus to Ling Shan (灵山) from the nearby long distance bus station & alight at Dong Qiao (董桥) (about 1hr). Many trains start at Guangzhou & pass through Xinyang. Fastest one takes about 13 hrs.
By air: from Wuhan (武汉) Tianhe International Airport take an airport bus to Hankou (汉口) Railway Station & then take a train to Xinyang (about 2 hrs but only a few). You can also hire a van to pick you up from the airport & send you to Dong Zhai direct (3-4 hrs).
2. Accommodation
Happy Farmhouse (農家樂) - about 10 mins walk from the main road. Basic but clean, run by a staff of the nature reserve. His name is 高振建 (董寨老高) & can be contacted at the following email address (in Chinese only, transportation can also be arranged ) :
gzj0376@yahoo.com.cn
Guest House of Bai Yun Protection Station (白云保护站)
- located at the top of the hill; about 50 mins walk from the main road (contact details unsure as I haven't stayed there before)
3. Birding mainly along the vehicular path leading from the main road to the protection station, forest around the station & the paddy-field across the main road.
董寨觀鳥
1. 交通
火車 : 從信陽火車站，到附近的長途汽車站， 坐至靈山的黃色巴士，在董橋下車 (大約 1小時). 廣州有多班火車經過信陽， 特快一班大約13小時可到
飛機 : 從武漢天河機場，坐機場巴士到漢口火車站，再坐火車到信陽 (大約 2 小時,但班次不多) 亦可以包車由機場直接到董橋 (大約 3-4 小時)
2. 住宿
農家樂 - 從大路下車走大約10分鐘, 由保護區一位職員經營，簡單但乾淨。可用電郵聯絡 (包括交通安排) :
高振建 (董寨老高) -
gzj0376@yahoo.com.cn
白云保护站招待所 - 位於山上,從大路下車走大約50分鐘 (因未曾住過，所以未能提供聯絡辦法)
3. 觀鳥主要沿連接大路的支路到山上的保護站,保護站周邊樹林與大路旁邊稻田
