Waterfowl Count August 2001
Summary Report

The August 2001 waterbird count took place on the 19th, and coverage of the Ramsar Site was complete. With regard to the Deep Bay area as a whole, all other sites were surveyed apart from Ma Tso Lung (Shenzhen River B) and San Tin.

A total of 4,124 waterbirds were recorded in the Deep Bay area (including Fu Tian), of which 2,858 were present in the Ramsar Site. Two groups comprised the bulk of birds: ardeids at 2118 and migrant waders at 1895.

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