Waterfowl Count 12 November 2000
Summary Report

The November 2000 waterbird count took place on the 12th, 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 Nim Wan/Lau Fau Shan and San Tin.

A total of 29,553 waterbirds were recorded in the Deep Bay area (including Fu Tian, which is now being regularly surveyed), of which 17,411 were present in the Ramsar Site. Ducks and grebes easily formed the largest proportion of birds, constituting over 40% of birds present in the bay. This reflects the arrival of winter visitors.