Jason Loghry, Aug 24<\/p>\n
A huge highlight of joining shorebird research in the Yellow Sea, especially in Korea, is having decent chances to see the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper<\/strong>. Although we might have a project focused on other species, it’s very important for us to always keep detailed records, get images, and make videos of any Spoon-billed Sandpipers<\/strong> observed. In July, while researching Far Eastern Curlew<\/strong> at the Geum, I observed one adult Spoonie, which was very exciting. It was during a high tide roost count and the bird appeared to be an adult in post-breeding plumage. And then in August, I observed several different birds, including one individual that had been banded in Korea (white engraved A5 over orange). It’d be really useful to get information about that particular bird, so I’ve been trying to get in touch with banders at NIBR (See EDIT at end of post)<\/em>. I’ve uploaded all of these observations to my YouTube channel<\/a>, so you can watch them there if you’d like.<\/p>\n