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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  Ringed Black faced spoonbill / Ringed Greenshank
        
(Message started by: Apache Lau+Joanna Lam on Nov 5^th, 2002, 7:18pm)

Title: Ringed Black faced spoonbill / Ringed Greenshank
Post by Apache Lau+Joanna Lam on Nov 5^th, 2002, 7:18pm

Ringed Black faced spoonbill / Ringed Greenshank
5 Nov.02
Mai Po

Can anybody tell us where did those Black faced spoonbill and Ringed Greenshank were ringed ?

1) Ringed Black faced spoonbill – three were found
All three were found in 3 storeys Hide No.9 Pond /
3:00p.m.
Number of Black faced spoonbill around 80-

a) Number A21 Yellow letters in Green background
The other ring: Green/Red/Yellow
With satellite transmitter

b)Number A17 Yellow letters in Green Background
The other ting: Blue/Red
With satellite transmitter

c)Number (?) 11 Yellow letter in Blue backgound
(letter and number not clear/color of the tags are
very sure)
The other ring: Blue only
No satellite transmitter

2) Ringed Greenshank – one was found
Mai Po / Floating Bridge / 12:45
Ring: blue/white (not clear)

Ringed Black faced spoonbill record cc to

Samson
Mr Kiyoaki Ozaki /Yamashina Institute for Ornithology /dzi00252@niftyserve.or.jp
Mr Yutaka Kanai/Research Center/Wild Bird Society of Japan/kgb00707@niftyserve.or.jp
Mr M J Ueta/Research Center/Wild Bird Society of Japan/MJ-UETA@netlaputa.ne.jp
Mr Simba Chan/International Center/Wild Bird Society of Japan/simba.chan@earthling.net
Korea /Mr Kim / sooil@cc.knue.ac.kr
Mr Tom Dahmer/ Ms Mary Felly) /ecosys@hk.super.net

** Samson: can u send me the email address of Mr. Lee Do-Han so I can send him this information.

Apache Lau + Joanna Lam

Title: Re: Ringed Black faced spoonbill / Ringed Greensha
Post by TUNG on Nov 5^th, 2002, 8:20pm

Dear Apache,

Congradulations! Your observations are very detail. I also saw these spoonbills this morning from the tower hide. Also, a total of 143 Black-faced Spoonbills were present in Mai Po.

These birds are quite interesting. A17 (blue red) and A21 (green, red, yellow) were received the rings in Jan 1999. A17 was then found in poor condition and picked up to send to Kadoorie Farm for treatment. The bird was released two weeks later. The bird still comes back to Mai Po every winter. A21 still carries the antenna. But it also means it is not harmful and the bird still undergoes migration.

The most exciting is T11, blue number ring on left leg, and single blue ring on right leg. This bird was received the rings from Taiwan. It is the first record of Taiwan bird coming to Hong Kong, although some Hong Kong bird have been found wintering in Taiwan already.

Sighting of these colour-ringed spoonbills is very important as it could provide many information about this species. All members are welcome to submit the observations of these colour-ringed Black-faced Spoonbills (and also other ringed bird!!).

Good birding

Tung

Title: Re: Ringed Black faced spoonbill / Ringed Greensha
Post by Apache Lau+Joanna Lam on Nov 6^th, 2002, 2:37pm

Dear Tung,

Thank you for your information.

Samson and Ueta sent to me some detailed information.

Regards

Apache

on 11/05/02 at 20:20:33, TUNG wrote:

Dear Apache,

Congradulations! Your observations are very detail.  I also saw these spoonbills this morning from the tower hide. Also, a total of 143 Black-faced Spoonbills were present in Mai Po.

These birds are quite interesting. A17 (blue red) and A21 (green, red, yellow) were received the rings in Jan 1999. A17 was then found in poor condition and picked up to send to Kadoorie Farm for treatment. The bird was released two weeks later. The bird still comes back to Mai Po every winter. A21 still carries the antenna. But it also means it is not harmful and the bird still undergoes migration.

The most exciting is T11, blue number ring on left leg, and single blue ring on right leg. This bird was received the rings from Taiwan. It is the first record of Taiwan bird coming to Hong Kong, although some Hong Kong bird have been found wintering in Taiwan already.

Sighting of these colour-ringed spoonbills is very important as it could provide many information about this species. All members are welcome to submit the observations of these colour-ringed Black-faced Spoonbills (and also other ringed bird!!).

Good birding

Tung