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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  K31 seen in Japan
        
(Message started by: Project Officer on Jan 20^th, 2004, 1:07pm)

Title: K31 seen in Japan
Post by Project Officer on Jan 20^th, 2004, 1:07pm

Message for members' information.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simba Chan"
To: "Dr. Kim Sooil"
Cc: "Hong Kong Bird Watching Society" ; "Yu Yat-tung"; "Ms KOBAYASHI Chihiro" ; <Wild Bird Federation Taiwan :>; "Dr. Fang Woei-horng, WBFT" ; <Richard Grimmett, BirdLife International :>; "Mike Crosby, BirdLife International" "BirdLife International in Indochina"
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: K31 seen in Japan

> Dear Sooil,
>
> This is the information from Ms Chihiro Kobayashi of 'Crane Park Izumi',
> Kogashima Prefecture, Japan:
>
> On 19 January 2004, 3 Black-faced Spoonbills and 1 Eurasian Spoonbill were
> seen at Shibushi-cho, Soo-gun of Kagoshima Profecture. One of the
> Black-faced Spoonbills had a red band (probably K31 was written) on its
> right leg and a combination of color bands red-green-blue on its right leg.
>
> A Hooded Crane was seen with those birds at the same site.
>
> Rough coordinates of the site are: 131deg05E 31deg27N
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Simba
>