This is a Chinese bird that we didn't show last month. Kamal tells us that this bird is "the common magpie, a different species (recently split) from our North America Black-billed and Yellow-billed magpies. It looks the closest to our Black-billed Magpie but it is quite a bit larger. It has an extensive distribution and occurs clear across Asia and into Europe. It is a very common bird in the cities of Britain and Europe."
Kamal confirmed that this is a juvenile heron of some kind.
According to Kamal, this bird is a "male Siskin (Carduelis pinus) not to be confused with our Pine Siskin. It is related to our American Goldfinch and Pine Siskin. This species is a common finch that occurs in Europe and China."
Our thanks to Kamal Islam for identifying these Chinese birds for us.