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Cannon-Netting Shorebirds at Broome Bird Observatory (26 June 2016)
Written by Patrick Walters, Bachelor of Natural Resources & Education La Trobe University, Bendigo Edited by Chris Hassell La Trobe University, Broome Bird Observatory staff and experienced volunteers rallied out the front of the main office of the BBO where Chris Hassell, Global flyway Network Ornithologist, met us for the great shorebird cannon-netting briefing. We […]
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Opportunistic breeding and habitat restoration
Spike Millington, Chief Executive It’s summer in the Republic of Korea. Not many waterbirds are migrating, but quite a few are in the middle of their breeding season. Not far from the Secretariat office in Songdo, an area of reclaimed land with shallow pools and some emergent coastal vegetation supports large colonies of Saunders’s Gulls […]
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中国沿海出现了一条“新长城”！
Read in English: Qineng Shi 越来越多的海堤被用于海边围垦、围海造地，这条水泥“长城”延绵覆盖了中国60%的海岸线。为各地政府带来丰厚经济回报的同时，对滨海湿地的围垦也带来了严重的生态危机：水鸟濒临灭绝，湿地生态退化，外来物种入侵…… 本文的撰写出版经历了长达数月的采访与研究。采访与引用的对象包括NGO的主管（如EAAFP），中国的政府官员，中外研究湿地或候鸟的专家，以及义务保护珍稀鸟类的志愿者。 信息资源: 中国的滨海湿地 – Chinese National Geography (in Chinese)
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Conserving Coastal Wetlands to Address Climate Change
22 June 2016 The Paulson Institute The China Coastal Wetland Conservation Network’s second annual meeting, a training workshop on climate change and coastal wetlands, took place on June 22 in Shenzhen. The event was jointly organized by the Paulson Institute, the Wetland Conservation Management Center of the State Forestry Administration of China, and the Forestry […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in June 2016
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Kraus, R. H. S., J. Figuerola, and K. Klug. 2016. No genetic structure in a mixed flock of migratory and non-migratory Mallards. Journal of Ornithology 157:919–922. Latty, C. J., T. E. Hollmén, M. R. Petersen, A. N. Powell, and R. […]
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Hunting in Russia: The “Under The Radar” threat to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway?
Terry Townshend Birding Beijing Zhu Bingrun (Drew) is one of a new generation of brilliant Chinese ornithologists. These young scientists are adding a great deal to our knowledge about migratory birds in China, keen to collaborate with international experts and part of a growing network of young people in this vast country who want to study, and […]
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The Yellow Sea and shorebirds: An evening with Professor Theunis Piersma
5 May 2016 Terry Townshend, Birding Beijing On Wednesday evening, birders in Beijing were treated to a brilliant lecture by Dutch Professor Theunis Piersma, the world-leading shorebird expert. China’s east coast hosts one of the world’s most amazing natural spectacles every spring and autumn – the migration of millions of shorebirds from their wintering grounds […]
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News from the field: More eggs and some good and bad news from the western oil drills
18 June 2016 Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Update just in from Roland: the western area of Meinypil’gyno is proving good for pairs this year, a bird from the 2014 headstarting cohort has been spotted and 20 eggs are in the incubator. On the 15 June, a small team including Nikolai, Egor and Roman and Sveta’s family, […]
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Yellow Sea wetlands and waterbirds under threat
10 June 2016 Taej Mundkur, Wetlands International The wetlands of the Yellow Sea shared by China, North and South Korea are a globally important hotspot for waterbirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Several million waterbirds, including 20 globally threatened species depend on these wetlands to complete their annual migrations; shorebirds like Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Knot and […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill stories
Let us share with you the submissions from the students and teachers who participated in the Black-faced Spoonbill Youth Conservation Activity, which was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, last year. These are based on their continuous monitoring activities. The Story of K94, ‘Gusailsaeng’ Written by Park Young Ran, Teacher Goo Jeolcho Data by Kim […]
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