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Summer Plumaged Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please. (1 Viewer)

KFC said:
Only 250 years since its discovery and we are starting to learn something about it thanks to Christoph Zockler and people like David Sibley.
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Yes, I just wish I had that level of perception and eye for detail when watching a rare bird (or any bird ;))...

Richard
 
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Richard Klim said:
Yes, I just wish I had that level of perception and eye for detail when watching a rare bird (or any bird ;))...

Richard
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I know what you mean. And usually, when birding abroad, there is so much that is new that I can often get caught up in moving from one new species to the next. I forget to stop and enjoy the one that's in front of me. If ever I am lucky enough to catch up with a spooner I will make sure I enjoy the moment and take in as much as I can.

Ken
 
In mid-December 2009 I was taken to see the SB Sand and we spent over an hour looking for one, eventually we found 3 individuals.

The guide said that in 2008 he had at least 17 sightings, in 2009 - the 3 we had pushed his sightings to 5 for the year.
 
Bangladesh

Richard Klim said:
Yet more well-deserved attention...
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...first report (from Sayam Chowdhury, on OrientalBirding today):

Dear all,
I am extremely delighted to let you know that we found a minimum of 25 Spoon-billed Sandpipers last week at Sonadia Island (in addition to other rare wader species including 24 Nordmann's Greenshanks and over 450 Great Knots). We are planning to visit several more potential SBS sites along the Bengal coast in the coming days of this month long SBS search.
Kind Regards,
Jez Bird, Alex Lee & Sayam Chowdhury
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Richard
 
Very good news- of course with Spoonie there's always something to worry about: Sonadia Island is the subject of a giant deepwater harbour project. Not something that will be lightly modified or discontinued. See for example this from Bangladesh Ministry:

“If we can implement the deep seaport project at Sonadia Island in time and maintain the standard of service we may expect a new Singapore within Bangladesh,” he said, adding that the deep seaport might be a major vehicle of economic development of Bangladesh."
 
Richard Klim said:
...first report (from Sayam Chowdhury, on OrientalBirding today):

Dear all,
I am extremely delighted to let you know that we found a minimum of 25 Spoon-billed Sandpipers last week at Sonadia Island (in addition to other rare wader species including 24 Nordmann's Greenshanks and over 450 Great Knots). We are planning to visit several more potential SBS sites along the Bengal coast in the coming days of this month long SBS search.
Kind Regards,
Jez Bird, Alex Lee & Sayam Chowdhury
Dhaka, Bangladesh
​
Richard
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Great News - a much more optimistic number than I was expecting, especially so early in the trip. Also reported here, for those that don't subscribe to OBN, though in typical PB style! - http://punkbirder.webs.com/latestsightings.htm
 
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