As the ecological environment continues to improve, Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park is attracting more and more wild birds.

Egrets hop around the tidal flats in Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]

The local government has been ramping up efforts to improve the ecological environment and offer a more ideal habitat for wild birds. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]

More and more wild birds, including many rare ones, have been spotted in Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]

Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park is an important breeding ground, habitat and a place to migrate for wild birds. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]

Flocks of wild birds that are mostly endangered species and under State protection are seen on the tidal flats in Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]

The muddy tidal flats are attractive foraging grounds for groups of wilds birds. [Photo by Wang Haibin/Guanhai News]