Thanks all for the messages...
Terry, luckily this year the death wall was much less impressive than last years with much fewer nets and fewer sites, I still haven't made the final count but it will be far fewer than last year. The other good news is that the entire Leizhou area was free of nets, I haven't seen a single nets there, all the villagers I've been given to talk to, were knowing that it is illegal to catch birds, and I even found some notice concerning protected species in China in a restaurant at Leizhou...I think it is the result of the last year reportage o the CCTV13 team at Leizhou, wich lead to the previous Forestry dpt of Leizhou to be suspended... I guess that the new one has a lot of pressure on its shoulder concerning birds protection and it has to be said that they've made incredible good work there...It is really great to think that these Spoonies are resting at a very safe place...and also very glad to see that it is possible to eradicated illegal mistnetting... just matter of willing and energy put on it...
The second fact is that Leizhou has been hitted twice by Typhoon in september and many area has been really devasted...just make the Sponnies and other shorebirds happy as they're having plenty of drained ponds for roosting...but it gives a lot of works of local people there to rebuilt everything...
Ken, well noted, I'm still in the field for two more days, but will post some of the pics here when back home...