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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得 >>  Yangtze Waterbird Survey Report 2004 長江流域水鳥調查報告
        
(Message started by: HKBWS Office on Oct 17^th, 2004, 8:58pm)

Title: Yangtze Waterbird Survey Report 2004 長江流域水鳥調查報告
Post by HKBWS Office on Oct 17^th, 2004, 8:58pm

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----- 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

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> 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.
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> Highlights of the survey were:
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>　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.
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> Mark Barter