by Jason Loghry Wind Energy Development at Minjiang: Potential Impact on Important Staging and Wintering site of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China. According to an online article in Wind Energy and Electric Vehicle Magazine, “The high, consistent average wind speed in … read more
A very short update sent out to members of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force on October 25th includes a count of 106 Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Rudong this southward migration. This confirms (once more) that Rudong on the Chinese Yellow Sea coast is the … read more
Bird News by Jason Loghry I had an amazing weekend beginning with a lecture to a small group of students given by Dr. Nigel Clark, Head of Projects at BTO and very actively involved in Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation. I was … read more
By Jason Loghry Why is it that almost all Spoon-billed Sandpipers recorded in Japan are juvenile rather than adult? Comments and discussion are welcomed. read more
“With only about 100 breeding pairs remaining in the wild, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is in crisis. To help save this species from extinction, SOS – Save Our Species – are financially supporting an innovative conservation project to boost … read more
Highlights from Nial Moores, Kevin Johnson, Vince Smith, Therese Catanach and Kazunori Yoshizawa. A belated report on a week in the field, at Seosan (25th), Mokpo, Heuksan Island (26th-29th), Gocheonnam (30th), the Geum Estuary (31st) and several sites between Jeonju … read more
Bird news by Subhojit Chakladar with Bradlee Sulentic and Jason Loghry A fantastic weekend of birding along the west coast. Starting early on a hot. humid Saturday, Brad and I spent some time around the Seosan lake A. Highlights included … read more
Jason Loghry/Birds Korea Good news. Just got word from Jeju this morning that the IUCN motion on “Improving conservation and sustainability of the Yellow Sea” has been adopted with recommendation for changes in policy implemented by the central government of … read more
Mr. Spike Millington, Chief of the Secretariat of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership, September 5th 2012. Reproduced with permission. “Yubu Island is Korea’s most important shorebird site and large numbers of shorebirds depend on this area during their migration. It … read more
Nial Moores (PhD, Director of Birds Korea), September 5th 2012 Figure 1: A “Shopping bag” of shorebirds: appropriate treatment? Yubu Island, September 4th, 2012. Image copyright of Lee Jung-Kyu. On September 4th 2012, two Birds Koreans (Ms. Lee Jung-Kyu … read more