tmichael

Is it still the case that for the first time in living memory there are no Dalmatian Pelicans in Deep Bay this winter?

If so it seems worth bringing to public attention in connection with concerns expressed in today's HK press about off-the-scale pollution levels there, and in view of the rather ironic fact that the HK Govt has decided to feature that species on their $50 definitive stamp for the next few years.

Mike Turnbull

tmichael

Sorry I added this post to "Landbirds>>Doves"!

Grateful if one of the site managers could relocate for me.

Mike T.

tmichael

I'm not an expert either, but I really think we can discount "bird flu" as a significant factor.

Hunting pressure, especially in the breeding area, and winter habitat loss and degradation are, I'm sure, to blame in what has been a steady final decline of this population over the last 40 years or so, as evidenced by counts in HK.

Mike Turnbull

tmichael

Great footage but these haunting images may be all we have left of them now.

Mike Turnbull