From vivek@EE.Princeton.EDU Sun Oct 1 11:29:16 2000
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:55:44 -0700
From: Vivek Tiwari
To: Natural History of South Asia - General discussion and research
Subject: FW: [OB] FW: [EBN] Spoon-billed Sandpipers colour ringed in Siberia
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gruff Dodd [mailto:gruff@doddg.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:32 AM
To: Oriental Birding
Cc: chrisz@unep-wcmc.org
Subject: [OB] FW: [EBN] Spoon-billed Sandpipers colour ringed in Siberia
This may be of interest.
GRUFF DODD
2 Clos Tawe, Barri, Cymru / Wales
Gruff@doddg.freeserve.co.uk
Tel +44 (0)1446 720828
Mobile +44 (0)7939 537497
-----Original Message-----
From: EuroBirdnet - the list for Western Palearctic birds and
birdwatching [mailto:EUROBIRDNET@listserv.funet.fi] On Behalf Of
Christoph Zockler
Sent: 26 September 2000 08:41
To: EUROBIRDNET@listserv.funet.fi
Subject: [EBN] Spoon-billed Sandpipers colour ringed in Siberia
I know this is more an info for the Asian Birdnet (Is there any?), but
I assume some of the subscribers do travel to regions this autumn or
next spring likely to encounter a few Spoon-billed sands.
This summer during an expedition lead by E.E. Syroechkovski, we
managed to catch and ring 8 ad. and 6 young Spoon-billed Sandpipers
(Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus) in the breeding area in Chukotka (Russia)
with a light green flag.
Now, specially Hongkong birders or those of you looking in Korea or
other places with Spoon-billed sandpipers, please look out for light
green flags.
The actual situation is according to our (E.E. Syroechkovski, P.
Tomkovich and others) surveys very serious and much worse than
expected. many areas, earlier known as breeding sites were completely
deserted. The total population is assumed to be even much less than
the previously published 1600 - 2500 pairs.
More detailed information will be published soon
A trip list of species seen this summer is available. Those interested
can send me an email
Christoph Zöckler
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge, U.K. CB3 0DL
Tel +44 1223 -277 314
Fax +44 1223 -277 136
email: chrisz@unep-wcmc.org
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/arctic/data/birds/