Photo 1：A tremendous view of more than 300 Eurasian oystercatchers hovering over the wetland of Jiaozhou Bay in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo by Wang Haibin/dailyqd.com]

Photo 2：A European herring gull chick pecks at frozen fish on sea ice of Jiaozhou Bay in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo by Wang Haibin/dailyqd.com]

Photo 3：Two Chinese egrets are seen flying over the Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao, Shandong province, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo by Wang Haibin/dailyqd.com]

Large flocks of migratory birds were seen forging on the wetland of Jiaozhou Bay in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao as the ice and snow started to melt due to the temperature slightly rising on Feb 1.