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<blockquote data-quote="rockfowl" data-source="post: 1641704" data-attributes="member: 64295"><p>I received this disturbing email yesterday, so apologies to Dr Tomkovich, though I'm sure he wouldn't mind me relaying the depressing news, I've posted it in full.</p><p></p><p>Dear colleagues,</p><p></p><p>I just got a phone call from Alexei Dondua, my friend, who spent this</p><p>summer season on Belyaka Spit, northern Chukotka, which is one of the</p><p>two areas known as key breeding sites for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper.</p><p>It is the area where all my main studies of this species were</p><p>undertaken in 1986-1988 (ca. 50 males were breeding there) and in 2002</p><p>(22-24 males). During the whole bird breeding season of 2009 in the</p><p>very same area Alexei was able to find about 100 nests of waders and</p><p>ringed 202 chicks and adults, but DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE RECORD OF Spoon-billed</p><p>Sandpiper. This means that one of the two largest local breeding</p><p>populations of this species is now extinct. You may remember that in another largest</p><p>local population Vladimir Arkhipov and me revealed 12 males this</p><p>summer (instead of ca. 70 in early 2000s). This shows how critical in</p><p>the current situation with this species. I must say that I am getting</p><p>more and more pessimistic about future of this species, it is really</p><p>very close to the brink of extinction.</p><p></p><p>Pavel S. Tomkovich, Dr.Sci.</p><p></p><p>Very sad news indeed!</p><p></p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockfowl, post: 1641704, member: 64295"] I received this disturbing email yesterday, so apologies to Dr Tomkovich, though I'm sure he wouldn't mind me relaying the depressing news, I've posted it in full. Dear colleagues, I just got a phone call from Alexei Dondua, my friend, who spent this summer season on Belyaka Spit, northern Chukotka, which is one of the two areas known as key breeding sites for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper. It is the area where all my main studies of this species were undertaken in 1986-1988 (ca. 50 males were breeding there) and in 2002 (22-24 males). During the whole bird breeding season of 2009 in the very same area Alexei was able to find about 100 nests of waders and ringed 202 chicks and adults, but DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE RECORD OF Spoon-billed Sandpiper. This means that one of the two largest local breeding populations of this species is now extinct. You may remember that in another largest local population Vladimir Arkhipov and me revealed 12 males this summer (instead of ca. 70 in early 2000s). This shows how critical in the current situation with this species. I must say that I am getting more and more pessimistic about future of this species, it is really very close to the brink of extinction. Pavel S. Tomkovich, Dr.Sci. Very sad news indeed! Mark [/QUOTE]
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