Abstract: A total of 233 birds,belonging to 33 species,were caught and banded during August 14-26,2001 at eight sites in the Altay Area and Turpan Depression of Xinjiang,China.About 17 species were banded for the first time in China.These included Nightingales (Luscinia sp.),Savis Warbler (Locustella luscinioides),Grasshopper Warbler (L.naevia),Pallass Grasshopper Warbler (L.certhiola),Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus),Blyths Reed Warbler (A.dumetorum) and Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria),most of which are from Sylviinae and Turdinae.