MKinHK
Mike Kilburn
Yesterday 359 Black-faced Spoonbills were counted at Mai Po in Hong Kong and 1017 in Taiwan - both are record counts. This is hugely encouraging after news that one of the principal colonies failed this year.
It is too early to say if the population has grown - this will have to wait until the annual co-ordinated count which takes place every January and in addition to HK & Taiwan covers sites in China and Vietnam (plus the odd straggler to Thailand), but the signs are encouraging.
It is too early to say if the population has grown - this will have to wait until the annual co-ordinated count which takes place every January and in addition to HK & Taiwan covers sites in China and Vietnam (plus the odd straggler to Thailand), but the signs are encouraging.
