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  1. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Good news to have another potential breeder enter the population. Thanks for keeping us informed. Ken
  2. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Fantastic news about the reduction in netting of birds and a testament to the hard work put in my so many people. The problem isn't over yet, but this is good news and has really made my day! :clap:
  3. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Great news. Would be lovely to see some of your photos - always good to see SBS photos and juveniles are less frequently encountered and photographed. Thanks for keeping us posted! Ken
  4. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Yes - good luck. Hope you get better views so you can see if there are any flagged birds. Happy birding Ken
  5. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Thanks Mcaribou They must all be heading north. I know the team are in place and waiting for the Spoonies at Meinopylgyno but they've not arrived yet. It should be any day now! Ken
  6. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Hello Again Alan - just realised I didn't give the link to the website/blog. It's http://www.saving-spoon-billed-sandpiper.com/ Cheers Ken
  7. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Hey Alan You're probably best looking at this website and following the blog. There's news on the headstarting of birds in the wild and updates on the captive birds. Everything crossed for a successful breeding season this year at Slimbridge and in Chukotka. Happy birding Ken
  8. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Lime green 05 has been seen as well? That's excellent news. I'm losing track now - wasn't that bird seen further south earlier in the winter? I'll have to go through a few posts on Facebook and see if I can work out who's been seen. Ken
  9. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Baz Hughes from Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has provided this information; "This bird – an adult male - was ringed at Meina on 20 June 2013 and, I think, is the mate of Light Green 03." So good to be getting sightings of these birds as they head back north. Ken
  10. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Wonder if it could be another one of the headstarted birds as Lime green 08 was. Excellent news - we'll wait to see 'who' it is. Ken
  11. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Excellent news. It's always nice to hear about non-adult birds as we know so little about them and their haunts. Thanks for reporting and well done too on responding quickly to the gull poaching. Such a positive result and good to know you were taken seriously. Keep up the good work Ken
  12. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Excellent news. Always especially good to hear about 1st winter birds as they are so much more elusive than the adults. Hope you see it again and it stays safe. Happy birding Ken
  13. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Excellent news. So pleased they're being seen. To anyone who might see SBS this season, don't forget to look for rings and leg flags of birds which were marked in Russia this year as part of the head-starting work. You can download an information sheet from the EAAFP web-site and report any...
  14. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Just great news. Well done to all the surveyors and especially to Mcaribou. Rudong is such a monumentally important site.
  15. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Excellent news! Good to know some young birds are making it to adulthood and heading north. Thanks for posting.
  16. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Yes. Fingers crossed that one or more of the headstarted birds is seen somewhere. They did get off to a good start but it would be fantastic to know that they went on to migrate like the wild-hatched birds. I have every confidence that they have, but would be nice to be sure. Thanks for the...
  17. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Nice to know the birds are still occurring here despite all the work and reclamation. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping the world informed. Ken
  18. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    I like your optimism and hope you're right. Wish I could be there to look with you. Good luck! Ken
  19. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Thank you for the information. That's all extremely worrying and deeply sad. This is especially so after Christoph Zockler's visit last year when the big count was made. I really don't know what to say. Could this be the last hope gone for the species? :-C Thanks again for sharing. Ken
  20. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Sad news and very worrying. It sounds like there has been a lot of reclaiming this winter. Was the big area in Dongtai traditionally good for waders and shorebirds? I hope there is somewhere left for the birds to go as the come north this spring. :-C Ken
  21. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Disturbing indeed, and although I am very concerned, this would concern me even more if it weren't for recent news out of China with respect to activists reacting to the poisoning of storks, netting of birds and night-time hunting. I hope Chinese conservationists are able to act quickly again to...
  22. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    SBS wintering and trapping in S China Hi all Just read the very first post in this thread from Mark hoping to generate sightings from china for the SBS task-force. What an amazing change in the 4+ years since he wrote that. SBS continued to decline, much has been put in place to help them on...
  23. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Christoph Zockler talks about his visit to Rudong in this excellent podcast... http://www.talking-naturally.co.uk/tn99-christoph-zockler-on-the-rudong-tidal-flats/ Keep up the good work, guys! Ken
  24. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    I'd not heard that before. Perhaps the juvenile birds make the journey in smaller hops. Let's hope a few more make it through. Certainly the pressures on the Yellow Sea are immense but I know almost nothing about SBS in Japan. Best wishes Ken
  25. KFC

    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

    Great result. Thanks for keeping us informed. Would have hoped for more first winter birds. They just seem to disappear! Good work. Ken
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