Covering an area of 1,900 square kilometers, the East Dongting Lake National Reserve is an important winter habitat for waterfowls.
Zhang Hong, deputy director of the reserve, says that a larger number of birds are expected to arrive here this winter than in previous years.
"A few years ago, there were about 100-thousand to 120-thousand birds inhabiting Dongting Lake for the winter. Based on our observation and estimates, I believe there can be over 170-thousand migratory birds arriving here this winter season."
According to Zhang, the increase of migratory birds in the reserve is not only in their number
