Migratory birds breed at major nature reserve in Hebei, China

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Migratory birds breed at major nature reserve in Hebei, China

STORY: Migratory birds breed at major nature reserve in Hebei, China DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YUGUANG, Staff member of Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Migratory birds at Hengshui Lake in north China's Hebei Province have entered the breeding season. Hengshui Lake is a national reserve that maintains a complete wetland ecosystem consisting of swamps, water, mud flats, meadows, and woodlands. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YUGUANG, Staffer of Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve "Since April, birds near Hengshui Lake have been flocking to their breeding grounds. They build nests among reeds, cattails bushes, and on nearby trees. The first group of migratory birds that arrived are grey herons, great crested grebes, and black-crowned night herons. So far, 333 species of birds have been observed at Hengshui Lake." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from He

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