Migratory birds take wing over a wetlands area in Huanzidong National Wetland Park, Shenyang, on March 17. As temperatures gradually rise with the arrival of spring, Huanzidong National Wetland Park in Faku county, Shenyang, is now seeing many migratory birds stopping over for food and rest during their migration to regions further north.

As temperatures gradually rise with the arrival of spring, Huanzidong National Wetland Park in Faku county, Shenyang, is now seeing rare Siberian cranes stopping over for food and rest during their migration to regions further north.

It is estimated that currently, Huanzidong National Wetland Park is playing host to some 45 Siberian cranes, over 100 swans and around 15,000 wild geese; and another 2,000 Siberian cranes are expected to fly to the park when the weather is warmer, according to information from a monitoring center at the park.

Every spring and autumn, it welcomes around 3,000 rare birds, including about 2,000 white cranes, which land to recharge their batteries for between 90 and 100 days.

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