Updates of 2019 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Winter Census in China

To understand the wintering situation of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China, many volunteers from different organizations and institutions conducted a synchronized survey of the species in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan between 25^th and 27^th January 2019. Organizations participated in the survey include: Center for EAAF Studies of Beijing Forestry University, Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation(MCF), Fujian Minjiang River Estuary Wetland National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Neilingding Futian National Nature Reserve, Futian Mangrove Ecological Park, Guangdong Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, Guangxi Beilun Estuary National Nature Reserve, Hainan Xinying National Wetland Park, Hainan Dongfang Black-faced Spoonbill Provincial Nature Reserve, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Sun Yat-sen University, Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China, Fujian Bird Watching Society, Xiamen Bird Watching Society, Xiamen Jujiu Ecological Technology Ltd., Zhanjiang Bird Watching Society, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Maoming Bird Watching Society, Guangxi Bird Watching Society, Guangxi Biodiversity Research and Conservation Association, Guangxi Project Centre of Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE), Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE), Tianlai Nature Observation and Education Centre, Hainan Bird Watching Society, Haikou Duotan Wetland Research Institute. 100 volunteers participated in the survey. Preliminary results show that 26 Spoon-billed Sandpiper, which is about 3.7% of its global population.

Chinese version:

为了全面了解勺嘴鹬在中国的越冬情况，来自国内很多机构的志愿者于2019年1月25日-27日在中国包含福建、广东、广西和海南在内的区域开展勺嘴鹬越冬同步调查。本次参与调查的单位包括：北京林业大学东亚-澳大利西亚候鸟迁徙研究中心、红树林基金会、福建闽江河口湿地国家级自然保护区、广东内伶仃-福田国家级自然保护区、福田红树林生态公园、广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区、广西北仑河口国家级自然保护区、海南新盈国家湿地公园、海南东方黑脸琵鹭省级自然保护区、南方科技大学、广西大学、中山大学、勺嘴鹬在中国、福建省观鸟协会、厦门市观鸟协会、厦门雎鸠生态科技有限公司、湛江爱鸟协会、香港观鸟会、茂名观鸟会、广西观鸟会、广西生物多样性研究和保护协会、阿拉善SEE广西项目中心、阿拉善SEE基金会、天籁自然观察与教育中心、海南观鸟会、海口畓榃湿地研究所等组织和个人，共计100名志愿者。据初步统计，本次调查录得26只勺嘴鹬，约为其全球种群数量的3.7%。