HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 (Moderators: Webcreeper, BBS Moderators)    Yangtze Waterbird Survey Report 2004 長江流域水鳥調查報告 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Yangtze Waterbird Survey Report 2004 長江流域水鳥調查報告  (Read 347 times) HKBWS Office BBS Member BBS God     Posts: 1316 Yangtze Waterbird Survey Report 2004 長江流域水鳥調查報告 « on: Oct 17th, 2004, 8:58pm » Quote Modify For members' information, message extracted from Oriental Bird Club e-mail group, share with members.   ----- Original Message -----   From: "Mark Barter" <markbarter@optusnet.com.au> To: "Oriental Birding (posting)" <orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Yang Qin" <QYang@wwfchina.org> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 10:51 AM Subject: [OB] Yangtze 2004 waterbird survey report     >   > WWF-China has recently published a bi-lingual (Chinese and English) report describing the results of the waterbird survey conducted over a 2 week period in January/February 2004 along the floodplain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, stretching through Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu to Shanghai. >   > &nbsp; >   > Highlights of the survey were: >   >　1.. A total of 515,896 waterbirds of 83 species were counted. Individual Province counts were: Anhui - 171,841, Jiangxi - 138,643, Hunan - 133,306, Hubei - 47,469, Jiangsu - 15,796 and Shanghai Municipality - 8,841.   >　2.. Thirteen globally-threatened species and one near-threatened species were found during the survey.   >　3.. The most common species group was the Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) comprising 66% of the waterbirds counted; next were shorebirds (17%), gulls (7%), and egrets and herons (5%).   >　4.. The counts of Swan Geese (60,886 individuals) and Lesser White-fronted Geese (16,937) exceeded current estimates of their respective global (55,000) and regional (14,000) populations.   >　5.. Large numbers of cranes were seen: 93% of the global population of the Siberian Crane (2,784 individuals counted), 93% of the regional population of the Hooded Crane (933 individuals), and 68% of the regional population of the White-naped Crane (2,716).   >　6.. 57% of the global population of the Oriental White Stork (1,697 individuals) was counted.   > Those wishing to obtain a copy of the report should contact Ms. YANG Qin QYang@wwfchina.org at WWF China, Beijing. >   > &nbsp; >   > Mark Barter « Last Edit: Oct 17th, 2004, 10:59pm by Webcreeper » Logged From the HKBWS Office Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 => Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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