HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Special Topics 特別主題    Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Yat-tung YU)    Record High Count of BFS at Mai Po « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Record High Count of BFS at Mai Po  (Read 1868 times) Carrie Ma BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 390 Record High Count of BFS at Mai Po « on: Jan 24th, 2006, 10:28am » Quote Modify Message circulated in the OBC e-mail group:   -----Original Message----- From: Michael Rank Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:05 AM To: Jesper Hornskov; Hornskov Jesper; orientalbirding Subject: [OB] Record High Count of Black-faced Spoonbill at Mai Po NatureReserve    From WWF HK January newsletter.   Michael Rank   Record High Count of Black-faced Spoonbill at Mai Po Nature Reserve   The year of 2005 ended with fantastic news for the globally endangered Black-faced Spoonbill at Mai Po Nature Reserve with a new record high count. On 29 December 2005, an enthusiastic local bird watcher counted a total of 340 Black-faced Spoonbill using the gei wai inside the reserve, an increase of 35 birds from last year's highest count. The official count from the 2006 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census in early January recorded a total of 341 Spoonbill in Deep Bay (including Futian and Shenzhen). Both counts reflect the successful habitat management work done by WWF, including winter draining of gei wai to provide large quantities of food for the birds, and safe roosting areas, both of which encourage these globally endangered "guests" to stay.     The International Symposium on Research and Conservation of the Black-faced Spoonbill held on 16-18 January 2006 in Hong Kong, entitled "Keeping Asia's Spoonbill Airborne", announced the official world population of Black-faced Spoonbill to be over 1600, continuing the rising trend witnessed over the last 25 years. An action plan on research and conservation strategy was discussed among representatives at the symposium from over 13 sites along the Black-faced Spoonbill flyway route including the coastal regions of China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. The future is looking very bright and promising for our charismatic friends.   There is also this link to birds seen at Mai Po in second half December http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/birdrecord/200512_2.html Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃 => Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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