#TheGreatBeautyofGuangdong Putting an end to a three-year hiatus, Chinese Crested Tern has appeared in Zhanjiang again. This is one of the most endangered birds in the world. People fondly call it a "mythical bird". China has classified the bird as a national first-class protected wild animal. At present, there are only about 100 such birds in the world.

Zhanjiang is located in the Leizhou Peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides. It has the largest mangrove nature reserve in China and is a good wintering place for waterbirds.

According to the statistics of the Zhanjiang BirdWatching Society, more than 300 species of birds have been spotted in Zhanjiang, including 13 first-class national protected birds such as Spoon-billed sandpiper and Oriental stork.

Zhanjiang is the largest destination for the wintering group of Spoon-billed sandpipers in China, which also became the name card of Zhanjiang birds.

时隔3年，中华凤头燕鸥近日再一次亮相湛江。中华凤头燕鸥是世界上最濒危的鸟类之一，素有“神话之鸟”之称，是国家一级保护野生动物，全球种群数量仅为100只左右。

湛江地处雷州半岛，三面环海，拥有全国面积最大的红树林保护区，是良好的水鸟越冬地。

据湛江爱鸟协会统计，湛江已记录到300多种鸟类，勺嘴鹬、东方白鹳等国家一级保护鸟类就有13种，其中勺嘴鹬在国内最大的越冬群体就在湛江，是湛江鸟类名片。