March 27 updated version. We received updated information from South Korea, the global population of Black-faced Spoonbill should be 3,272!!
(Special thanks go to all enthusiastic voluntary surveyors, as well as all who kindly provide their beautiful photos and videos for the press release, including Benjamin Wong, Bill Man, Billy Lam, Cheung Wing Yu, Connie Ma, Esther Chau, Jack Ng, K.C. Chan, Kai Yuen, Kinni Ho, Michael Chu, Simon Chan, Walter Ma & Wong Hok Sze.)
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The EAAFP meeting held at Kushiro, Japan in January 2015. (Credit: EAAFP)
Feeding on small shrimp and fish at shallow water habitat by swiping with their spoon-shaped beak. (Credit: Wong Hok Sze)
Black-faced Spoonbills feeding at a drained-down fishpond at Fung Lok Wai in the evening. (Credit: Connie Ma)
Feeding on fish. This is a big one and they usually have smaller ones. (Credit: Billy Lam)
Feeding on shrimps, which is often observed but so difficult to capture the moment. (Credit: Esther Chau)
Shallow water habitat is utilized by Black-faced Spoonbill and also other waterbirds. (Credit: Cheung Wing Yu)
Apart from Korea, BFS also breed at eastern coast of Russia. RU09 is a 2.5 year-old immature spoonbill who stayed in Deep Bay and Macau this winter. (Credit: Kinni Ho)
Adult has pure white wing-tips, ruby-red iris and rather conspicuous wrinkles on the beak surface. (Credit: Cheung Wing Yu)
Young BFS showing dark brown iris and pinkish bill with smooth beak surface (also black wing-tips which is obvious when in flight). (Credit: Michael Chu)
An assemblage of Black-faced Spoonbills at
gei wai in Mai Po. (Credit: Walter Ma)
Other than water bodies, they also rest on pond bunds. (Credit: Jack Ng)
Apart from feeding and rest, preening is another major daily activity of BFS. (Credit: Cheung Wing Yu)
Preening pair and a lonely one. (Credit: K.C. Chan)
Black-faced Spoonbills in disputes. (Credit: Kai Yuen)
Flying flock of Black-faced Spoonbills. (Credit: Benjamin Wong)
