Tundra swans rest and forage at Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in China's Fujian

Tundra swans forage at the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

A drone photo shows tundra swans flying over the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

A panoramic aerial drone photo shows a view of the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Tundra swans fly over the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Tundra swans (one of them wearing migration tracking tag) forage at the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Tundra swans are pictured at the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Tundra swans fly over the Minjiang River estuary nature reserve in southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2025.

The Minjiang River estuary wetland serves as an important stopover for bird migration between East Asia and Australia. A large number of tundra swans flock in to rest and forage here every winter. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)