Waterfowl Count April 2001
Summary Report

The April 2001 waterbird count took place on the 15th. Coverage of the Ramsar Site was complete with the exception of Tam Kon Chau. For the Deep Bay area as a whole, all sites were surveyed apart from Ma Tso Lung (Shenzhen River B).

A total of 12,858 waterbirds were recorded in the Deep Bay area (including Fu Tian, which is now being regularly surveyed), of which 11,683 were present in the Ramsar Site. The largest group in April always comprises waders, whose peak of occurrence in terms of numbers occurs sometime in the latter half of the month. This year, 10,892 waders were recorded; the next largest group comprised ardeids at 5301 in the Deep Bay area. Ducks and grebes have largely disappeared by this time of year, and this is reflected in the total of 216.

It can be seen that this year’s count was above average, and the highest since monthly waterbird counts began.