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Where have the tracked spoonies spent the last few months?
26 February 2017 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper The last time you heard from us about the birds that are being satellite tracked was on the 17 November last year. Why no news since? There simply hasn’t been much to report. But no news is good news. The birds have all spent the non-breeding season at […]
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The International EAAFP SBS Task Force met in Mawlamyine, Myanmar for their 11th meeting, 12-22 January 2017
January 2017 Pyae Phyo Aung, Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association, and Christoph Zöckler, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator About every two years the Task Force (TF) members come together somewhere along the flyway to exchange information on their activities and discuss urgent conservation issues. The concept of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (SBS) TF for the biennial […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Meeting in Myanmar
Christoph Zockler, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator A Two days meeting of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force will be held in Mawlamyine, Myanmar on 18-19 January 2017. To download the tentative agenda below in Word document, click here. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Meeting January 2017 Agenda (tentative) Date: 18-19-January 2017 […]
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Why ET, HU or CT might lead us to missing spoonie sites
15 November 2016 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper With the third Spoon-billed Sandpiper on the move, Prof. Rhys Green gives us his insights on why these three birds could lead us to as yet unknown sites, and how that could have important implications for conservation efforts. From Prof. Rhys Green The journeys of the three tagged […]
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BANCA’s Annual Report 2015
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)‘s Annual Report 2015 has recently been published. Click here to read it in PDF file. This report includes articles on migratory waterbirds conservation activities in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway: Saving the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper programme in Myanmar (p.5) The assessment of economic value from the ecosystem service of Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.15, April 2016
The 15th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is now available here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Foreword from the Editor Banding in Rudong and Dongtai Jiangsu, China Autumn survey in Rudong, China Links Hotel and Birding Tours […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.13, February 2015
The 13th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is downloadable here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Foreword from the Editor Russkaya Koshka expedition June 2014 – first positive trends in the breeding grounds Ringing SBS at stopover […]
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Recently joined Flyway Network Sites of EAAFP
Judit Szabo, Science Officer EAAF114: Dashinchilen Tsagaan Wetland – Mongolia This central Mongolian site is a complex of spring-fed lakes of variable depth and salinity as well as marshes with reed and sedge. It is an important breeding site for many cranes, anatids and shorebirds and a significant stopover sites for waterbirds that breed further […]
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Roughing it gives great rewards!
Written by Nigel Clark We are just back in Yangon having spent the last 8 days on an expedition to resurvey the waders that winter on the upper Bay of Martaban. The team consisted of Nigel Clark from the BTO, Guy Anderson, Graeme Buchanan and Rhys Green from the RSPB, Geoff Hilton from WWT […]
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Myanmar Conservation Group Protects Endangered Bird Species
Author: Logan Linnane As the level of human and infrastructural development in Myanmar continually climbs, the status of the republic’s wildlife looks bleak more than ever. The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper is one of the world’s most Critically Endangered birds, with a population falling below 500 members. While the drop in population couldn’t be any more […]
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