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rockfowl · Monday 22nd September 2008, 15:46

Hi Folks, Xiaoming, Mcaribou et.al

I'm posting this in the hope that we can help the species recovery team with as much genuine data/records of Spoon-billed Sandpipers coming from China as possible - age/date/location etc
I passed on Mcaribou's fine observation of six adults in August as well as asking various observers I know in China to do the same.

There is a new hypothesis that Spoon-billed Sandpipers could be crossing mainland China from their wintering grounds in Bangladesh in Spring/possibly Autumn. Could you pass on the word to other observers and let me know of any possible sightings around Dongting Hu and any other potential inland sites?

Regards

Mark

mcaribou · Thursday 6th November 2008, 13:29

Visited the wintering ground at Minjiang Estuary near Fuzhou city with Paul Holt from 31 Oct to 2 Nov.
5 spooner on 31 Oct,and 10 on 2 Nov by Paul(I just counted 7).

xiaoming · Sunday 9th November 2008, 14:03

Great birds
Hope I can see it one day.

mcaribou · Sunday 21st December 2008, 02:13

still 6 spooner at Minjiang Estuary on 30 Nov.

mcaribou · Friday 1st May 2009, 09:29

They're coming back to Rudong.
Yesterday I saw at least two(one winter,one breeding plumage),with about 10,000 shorebirds.
Cheers!

mcaribou · Thursday 7th May 2009, 06:42

checked the photos by Ulf,a Swedish birder on 29 Apr and we found there were actually more,most of which were in breeding plumage.

mcaribou · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 04:47

On 11 May I saw 7(6 br,1 win) spooners at Rudong.

mcaribou · Sunday 24th May 2009, 15:00

On May 24,one spooner (br) at Rudong.

rockfowl · Tuesday 2nd June 2009, 17:33

Great stuff Mcaribou, keep up the good work! Not heard of any records from the Hebei coast this year, Happy Island etc. The breeding survey is about to start, fingers crossed it's a successful season this year.

Mark

mcaribou · Friday 26th June 2009, 04:05

Back from Xinjiang.Many birds in nest.Highlight includes two adult and at least one hatchling of Imperial Eagle.
Hope Spooner's breeding goes well and they'll come back to Rudong soon.

rockfowl · Sunday 28th June 2009, 09:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcaribou

Back from Xinjiang.Many birds in nest.Highlight includes two adult and at least one hatchling of Imperial Eagle.
Hope Spooner's breeding goes well and they'll come back to Rudong soon.

I'll let you know the results Mcaribou, survey team on location right now, fingers crossed!

mcaribou · Tuesday 11th August 2009, 03:29

8 Nordmann's Greenshank in Rudong on 27 July.Now in a sea trip in Shandong trying to find Chinese Crested Tern.
I think Spooner will have arrived when I get back to Shanghai next week.

mcaribou · Thursday 27th August 2009, 08:57

Hi rockfowl
what's going on about the survey?
at Rudong,one adult was recorded on 24 Aug.
in early Sep I may be free to visit Rudong to see if there're more Spooners there.

mcaribou · Wednesday 9th September 2009, 02:20

At Rudong I saw 3 Spooners(all adults) on 5 Sep and 7(all adults) on 6 Sep,with 5 Nordmann's Greenshank.

Neil · Wednesday 9th September 2009, 11:12

I'm going to be in Shanghai from 19 - 23 rd September and will be heading to Chongming for at least one night. I'm looking forward to seeing some good migration activity.
Also where's a good place to stay there?
Neil.

mcaribou · Thursday 10th September 2009, 03:58

Chongming is a big island.It's according to where u visit.If u visit Dongtan NR at the east end of the island, u can night at Qianshao (Nongchang) Town which is 8km from the NR.

MKinHK · Thursday 10th September 2009, 16:54

Neil

Look out for Chinese Parrotbill in the reeds - Dongtan is a top spot.

Cheers
Mike

xiaoming · Saturday 26th September 2009, 12:07

Aug 26th
A pupil birdwatcher took a photo of SBS in geziwo, Beidaihe.

http://bbs.fon.org.cn/bbs/bbsDetail....zeStr=&id=2263

rockfowl · Sunday 27th September 2009, 17:54

Thanks folks,

I'll let you know the survey details as soon as clarified although I hear it is once again not good news!

Xiaoming, where is 'geziwo' in Beidaihe?

Gretchen · Monday 28th September 2009, 04:25

Geziwo is literally Pigeon's nest (park) - the formal name of the park on the point at the sand flats. So tricky how many names a place can have

xiaoming · Monday 28th September 2009, 05:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockfowl

Thanks folks,

I'll let you know the survey details as soon as clarified although I hear it is once again not good news!

Xiaoming, where is 'geziwo' in Beidaihe?

Just the place where we waited for the Cranes.

rockfowl · Monday 28th September 2009, 09:31

Fantastic record then, for me anyway as I spend a lot of time there - I knew there was always hope of bumping into one in the Spring sometime!

mcaribou · Tuesday 13th October 2009, 03:15

one Spooner was recorded near Dongtan NR,Shanghai on 4 Oct.
steadily recorded at Rudong.

mcaribou · Wednesday 21st October 2009, 04:10

only 2 SBS and 6 NG left in Rudong on 19 Oct.I guess they'll leave near the end of Oct.

mcaribou · Sunday 1st November 2009, 13:05

still one SBS in Rudong on 31 Oct,before a cold front arrived.

Monday 22nd September 2008, 15:46	#1
rockfowl Mark Andrews Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 6,195	Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China Hi Folks, Xiaoming, Mcaribou et.al I'm posting this in the hope that we can help the species recovery team with as much genuine data/records of Spoon-billed Sandpipers coming from China as possible - age/date/location etc I passed on Mcaribou's fine observation of six adults in August as well as asking various observers I know in China to do the same. There is a new hypothesis that Spoon-billed Sandpipers could be crossing mainland China from their wintering grounds in Bangladesh in Spring/possibly Autumn. Could you pass on the word to other observers and let me know of any possible sightings around Dongting Hu and any other potential inland sites? Regards Mark

Thursday 6th November 2008, 13:29	#2
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	Visited the wintering ground at Minjiang Estuary near Fuzhou city with Paul Holt from 31 Oct to 2 Nov. 5 spooner on 31 Oct,and 10 on 2 Nov by Paul(I just counted 7). __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Sunday 21st December 2008, 02:13	#4
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	still 6 spooner at Minjiang Estuary on 30 Nov. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Friday 1st May 2009, 09:29	#5
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	They're coming back to Rudong. Yesterday I saw at least two(one winter,one breeding plumage),with about 10,000 shorebirds. Cheers! __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Thursday 7th May 2009, 06:42	#6
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	checked the photos by Ulf,a Swedish birder on 29 Apr and we found there were actually more,most of which were in breeding plumage. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Sunday 9th November 2008, 14:03	#3
xiaoming Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beijing,China Posts: 282	Great birds Hope I can see it one day.

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 04:47	#7
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	On 11 May I saw 7(6 br,1 win) spooners at Rudong. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Sunday 24th May 2009, 15:00	#8
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	On May 24,one spooner (br) at Rudong. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Tuesday 2nd June 2009, 17:33	#9
rockfowl Mark Andrews Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 6,195	Great stuff Mcaribou, keep up the good work! Not heard of any records from the Hebei coast this year, Happy Island etc. The breeding survey is about to start, fingers crossed it's a successful season this year. Mark __________________ DigiPics & Artwork - http://www.smandrews.com Digivideos - http://www.youtube.com/user/rockfowlmarkandrews Support the Oriental Bird Club

Friday 26th June 2009, 04:05	#10
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	Back from Xinjiang.Many birds in nest.Highlight includes two adult and at least one hatchling of Imperial Eagle. Hope Spooner's breeding goes well and they'll come back to Rudong soon. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Tuesday 11th August 2009, 03:29	#12
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	8 Nordmann's Greenshank in Rudong on 27 July.Now in a sea trip in Shandong trying to find Chinese Crested Tern. I think Spooner will have arrived when I get back to Shanghai next week. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Thursday 27th August 2009, 08:57	#13
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	Hi rockfowl what's going on about the survey? at Rudong,one adult was recorded on 24 Aug. in early Sep I may be free to visit Rudong to see if there're more Spooners there. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Wednesday 9th September 2009, 02:20	#14
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	At Rudong I saw 3 Spooners(all adults) on 5 Sep and 7(all adults) on 6 Sep,with 5 Nordmann's Greenshank. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Wednesday 9th September 2009, 11:12	#15
Neil Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hong Kong (ex Sydney) Posts: 9,094	I'm going to be in Shanghai from 19 - 23 rd September and will be heading to Chongming for at least one night. I'm looking forward to seeing some good migration activity. Also where's a good place to stay there? Neil.

Thursday 10th September 2009, 03:58	#16
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	Chongming is a big island.It's according to where u visit.If u visit Dongtan NR at the east end of the island, u can night at Qianshao (Nongchang) Town which is 8km from the NR. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Thursday 10th September 2009, 16:54	#17
MKinHK Mike Kilburn Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 2,381 My location	Neil Look out for Chinese Parrotbill in the reeds - Dongtan is a top spot. Cheers Mike __________________ Latest Patch: Grey-streaked Flycatcher, Oriental Reed Warbler, Crested Serpent Eagle, Chinese Goshawk, Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Osprey (83) Latest Hong Kong: Thick-billed Warbler, Naumann's Thrush (443) Latest Greater China: Père David's Tit, Chinese Fulvetta (955)

Saturday 26th September 2009, 12:07	#18
xiaoming Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beijing,China Posts: 282	Aug 26th A pupil birdwatcher took a photo of SBS in geziwo, Beidaihe. http://bbs.fon.org.cn/bbs/bbsDetail....zeStr=&id=2263

Sunday 27th September 2009, 17:54	#19
rockfowl Mark Andrews Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 6,195	Thanks folks, I'll let you know the survey details as soon as clarified although I hear it is once again not good news! Xiaoming, where is 'geziwo' in Beidaihe? __________________ DigiPics & Artwork - http://www.smandrews.com Digivideos - http://www.youtube.com/user/rockfowlmarkandrews Support the Oriental Bird Club

Monday 28th September 2009, 04:25	#20
Gretchen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Minnesota? or elsewhere in US Posts: 2,019 My location	Geziwo is literally Pigeon's nest (park) - the formal name of the park on the point at the sand flats. So tricky how many names a place can have

Monday 28th September 2009, 09:31	#22
rockfowl Mark Andrews Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 6,195	Fantastic record then, for me anyway as I spend a lot of time there - I knew there was always hope of bumping into one in the Spring sometime! __________________ DigiPics & Artwork - http://www.smandrews.com Digivideos - http://www.youtube.com/user/rockfowlmarkandrews Support the Oriental Bird Club

Tuesday 13th October 2009, 03:15	#23
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	one Spooner was recorded near Dongtan NR,Shanghai on 4 Oct. steadily recorded at Rudong. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Wednesday 21st October 2009, 04:10	#24
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	only 2 SBS and 6 NG left in Rudong on 19 Oct.I guess they'll leave near the end of Oct. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

Sunday 1st November 2009, 13:05	#25
mcaribou Migration coming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai Posts: 466 Blog Entries: 24 My location	still one SBS in Rudong on 31 Oct,before a cold front arrived. __________________ 有些风景出现的那么偶然，虽然独自欣赏，也是同样美丽 Birding guide,living in Shanghai,China www.shanghaibirdingtour.com

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