Author |
Topic: Baikal Teals at Chongming, China 花臉鴨現身上海崇明東灘 (Read 918 times) |
|
Carrie Ma
BBS Member
BBS God
Gender: 
Posts: 390
|
 |
Baikal Teals at Chongming, China 花臉鴨現身上海崇明東灘
« on: Jan 29th, 2006, 3:06pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
Message extracted from Asia Pacific Migratory Waterbirds e-mail group.
-----Original Message-----
From: Simba Chan
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:45 PM
To: apmw
Subject: [APMW] Baikal Teals at Chongming, China
For your reference.
Simba Chan
>I believe the important message below was sent from Mr Zhang Kejia of the
>Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve, Shanghai, China. There are some photos of
>the Baikal Teals posted by Mr Zhang on a birder's website hosted by WWF China:
>
>http://www.wwfchina.org/bbs/bottomtest.shtm?channelid=7&ddd=428245&a mp;id=428245
>
>http://www.wwfchina.org/bbs/bottomtest.shtm?channelid=7&ddd=428245&a mp;id=428249
>
>
>The record is very interesting and potentially very important as this is
>the biggest flock of Baikal Teals found wintering in China for many years.
>In fact this is the only major wintering flock of thousands of birds found
>outside Korea in recent decades.
>
>Chongming Dongtan (Dongtan means 'eastern tidal flat')is important not only
>for Baikal Teal but also for a number of species such as Hooded Cranes,
>Black-faced Spoonbills etc. There is even a recent record of Chinese
>Crested Tern in September 2004. Let's hope the Chinese Government
>invests more on the conservation and well-management of the site.
>
>Have a Happy Year of the Dog.
>
>
>Simba Chan
>BirdLife International Asia Division
>
>
>At 07:38 06/01/28 +0000, you wrote:
> From January 24~27,2006, I found a flock with 8,000~10,000 Baikal
>Teals in a fish pond in Chongming Dongtan Ramsar Site. Because they
>were always roosting behind the reed block in the pond, I could just
>count them when they were flying. It is the first time that this
>species existing in Shanghai region with so huge population.
>Historically, there were about 200 birds in most being seen in
>Shanghai.
>
|
| « Last Edit: Jan 30th, 2006, 7:50pm by Webcreeper » |
 Logged |
|
|
|
|
BBS
Help
Search
Members
Login
Register
Reply
Send Topic
Print