A flock of migratory birds fly towards the the wetland on the coast of Beidaihe, a scenic spot and summer resort in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province on August 14. As autumn comes and temperature plunges, large swarms of migratory fly from the northernmost to the coast, which ornithologist say signals the beginning of their trip to the south.

(China Daily August 16, 2007)