01 / RAPTOR MIGRATION
Guangzhou Raptor Monitoring System
A multi-site, volunteer-supported monitoring programme documenting raptor migration in Guangzhou, with a particular focus on Black Baza movements and flock dynamics.
Explore the researchIndependent Naturalist · Field / Science / Conservation
JUN ZHEN
Observe. Understand. Conserve.
Connecting field observation, scientific research and conservation practice.
I work across natural history, long-term wildlife monitoring, conservation and writing. My projects begin with careful observation in the field, develop through evidence and collaboration, and return to the places and communities they aim to serve.
GUANGZHOU · CHINA FIELD-BASED INQUIRY
01ObserveLong-term field records
02UnderstandEvidence-led research
03CommunicateWriting and public engagement
04ConservePractical conservation
Selected Work
Research, fieldwork & conservation
A connected practice, grounded in places, species and long-term questions.
02 / LONG-TERM SPECIES RESEARCH
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Long-term work in Zhucun brings together community observations, seasonal phenology, habitat questions and evidence-based conservation for a critically endangered migrant.
Explore the research03 / CONSERVATION IN PRACTICE
From observation to action
Community science, habitat monitoring, volunteer development and data systems that help turn field knowledge into practical conservation work.
Explore conservation04 / FIELD NOTES & WRITING
Stories grounded in nature
Field notes, photography and research-led writing that make natural history accessible without losing the complexity of the evidence.
Read field notesA way of working
Start with the field.
Follow the evidence.
Stay with the question.
Natural history is not a single discipline. It asks us to notice carefully, ask better questions, connect observations across time, and work with others to protect the living world.
This site is an evolving record of that work — its projects, methods, discoveries and stories.
More about my approachPHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
Hero Black Baza photograph by Tisha Mukherjee (CC BY-SA 4.0); project-card Black Baza photograph by NatureAtYourBackyard (CC BY 2.0); Yellow-breasted Bunting photograph by Tisha Mukherjee (CC BY-SA 4.0). All via Wikimedia Commons. These are credited reference photographs, not photographs by Jun Zhen.