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Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China (1 Viewer)

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 the breeding grounds, wintering grounds and in captivity... and records from China, often reported first through this thread, have increased massively. Of course, this is largely because of effort made by Mcaribou and other observers in China who have changed (or perhaps just provided evidence for) our perceptions of the importance of the country for this species. Well done to observers on the ground and to Mark for starting the thread in the first place!

BUT... that's not what I was writing about. Report from Birdlife International about SBS wintering in China and the intensified threat of shorebird trapping can be found here

Best wishes everyone
Ken
 
Thanks Ken! and disturbing news from China, 11.5 km of mist nets!! :eek!:

Time to continue to push for an active and upheld ban on this nonsense before its way too late.
 
rockfowl said:
Thanks Ken! and disturbing news from China, 11.5 km of mist nets!! :eek!:

Time to continue to push for an active and upheld ban on this nonsense before its way too late.
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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 combat this recently identified threat.

Good luck one and all
Ken
 
It is, of course, disturbing to read about the sheer scale of the illegal mist-netting activity at this site. But the timing of Jonathan and Richard's discovery is good: there is a new government initiative to crack down on illegal poaching across the country, including extra resources and people for the worst affected areas. And the media is taking a strong interest. See this article from Shenzhen , which would have been very unlikely before the recent incidents in Tianjin and Hunan Province.

The fact that there are SBS at this site will increase the interest, and pressure, both from the public and the media. Jonathan, together with local groups, has secured a meeting with the head of the local Forestry Department to discuss what can be done.

Grounds for optimism in what can, at times, seem like a sea of despair..!
 
After Chinese New Year,workers come back to Rudong and are finishing a new seawall which surrounds the best area for waders in 2008/2009 which then was destroyed by Spartina.
 
mcaribou said:
big area in Dongtai has been reclaimed :(
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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
 
Hi Ken
Yes,the extensive mudflat extends from Dongtai southward to Rudong,all very good for waders and Spooner. The count of 106 Spooner came from all these areas in total.
Where u visited in Yangkou,Rudong has also been reclaimed this winter,although it had already been ruined by Spartina.
Tmr may go to southern Rudong to check situation there.
 
mcaribou said:
Hi Ken
Yes,the extensive mudflat extends from Dongtai southward to Rudong,all very good for waders and Spooner. The count of 106 Spooner came from all these areas in total.
Where u visited in Yangkou,Rudong has also been reclaimed this winter,although it had already been ruined by Spartina.
Tmr may go to southern Rudong to check situation there.
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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
 
southern Rudong is still good.It's even better than Yangkou now in the numbers of wintering waders.
Let's see if there can be more Spooner than Yangkou in a few weeks.
 
mcaribou said:
southern Rudong is still good.It's even better than Yangkou now in the numbers of wintering waders.
Let's see if there can be more Spooner than Yangkou in a few weeks.
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I like your optimism and hope you're right. Wish I could be there to look with you. Good luck!

Ken
 
Dear All,

A Spoonbilled Sandpiper was present on 11th of April at Xitou of the Guangdong coast on the beach roosting with about 3000 mixed waders, and a different individual was present on 12th at the same place but the bird from the day before could not be relocated. None of them were present on 13th. Other good bird include a second winter Glaucous Gull, a first for Guangdong outside Hong Kong, and 2 Grey Phalarope on 13th on the beach together with the other roosting waders. Helped by the really abd weather, bushes was full of birds, with at least 3 Siberian Blue Robin, 3 Orange-headed Thrush and a nice diversity of Flycatchers.

All the best.

Jonathan
 
Dear All,

A Spoonbilled Sandpiper was present on 11th of April at Xitou of the Guangdong coast on the beach roosting with about 3000 mixed waders, and a different individual was present on 12th at the same place but the bird from the day before could not be relocated. None of them were present on 13th. Other good bird include a second winter Glaucous Gull, a first for Guangdong outside Hong Kong, and 2 Grey Phalarope on 13th on the beach together with the other roosting waders. Helped by the really abd weather, bushes was full of birds, with at least 3 Siberian Blue Robin, 3 Orange-headed Thrush and a nice diversity of Flycatchers.

All the best.

Jonathan
 
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