Mai Po Natural Area

The Mai Po Natural Area, Hong Kong is a Nature Reserve loaded with natural beauty, exotic landscapes and wide varieties of birds. The scenic beauty of the Mai Po Natural Area attracts thousands of tourists throughout the year. It has gradually become a very famous tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

Mai Po Natural Area shares its border with Deep Bay towards the northwestern coastal region of the New Territories. The area of Mai Po is in fact a wetland and the Mai Po Natural Area lies in the middle of this wetland. The Nature Reserve is internationally popular as the resting place of the migratory birds that take shelter in this Reserve and increase the glamour of the place by their presence. The Mai Po Natural Area is also a feeding place for those migrating birds. The East Asian-Australian Flyway is the migrating route of these birds. During the months between October and May the birds can be seen as this the season of their migration. You may expect at least 430 species of birds during this time. Some species are rare and you can't see them beyond the Mai Po Natural Area.

The Mai Po Natural Area, Hong Kong claims to be the 7 th Lamma Marshland of China. The Reserve is not only an ideal place for bird watching, but also has numerous ponds bearing different species of shrimps and fishes. You will also find an intense mangrove forest that surrounds the Mai Po Natural Area. Besides the different species of rare birds, another 50,000 species of migratory water birds can also be seen here. The list includes the Black-faced Spoonbill, which is considered to be an uncommon and endangered species.

Various other animals and insects are also found in the Mai Po Natural Area, Hong Kong. The Reserve is a home to various unique species of colorful butterflies, leopard cats, otters and different types of mammals. The wet vegetation of the marshland helps these flora and fauna to survive and increase the beauty of the place. So what is the wait for? Go ahead and visit this picturesque scenery in the land of Hong Kong. Let yourself carried away by the scenic beauty and the twittering of the migrating birds.