On the way drive from Marerkang to Ruoergai:

we should see such species as Ruddy Shelduck, Black-eared Kite (split from Black), Upland Buzzard, Common Redshank, Common Tern, Eurasian Hoopoe, the huge endemic Tibetan Lark, Horned Lark, Oriental Skylark, Blyth’s Pipit, the lovely Citrine Wagtail, Black Redstart, Siberian Stonechat, Dusky Warbler, the endemic Père David’s Laughingthrush, Sichuan Tit (split from Songar), Japanese Tit (split from Great), Grey-backed Shrike, the impressive near-endemic Chinese Grey Shrike, Eurasian and Azure-winged Magpies, the huge Tibetan race of the Common Raven, Twite (of the interesting interior Asian form, which may represent a distinct species), Common Rosefinch and Godlewski’s Bunting