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(Message started by: Project Officer on Feb 20^th, 2004, 9:02pm)

Title: A new site for Black-faced Spoonbills
Post by Project Officer on Feb 20^th, 2004, 9:02pm

A message from Dr Wen at the Oriental Bird Club e-mail group for members' reference.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Xianji Wen"
<orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:23 AM
Subject: A new site for Black-faced Spoonbills

> Dear All,
>
> Twelve Black-faced Spoonbills and one European Spoonbill were seen in
> Funing Bay, Xiapu County, Fujian Province, China in mid-February,
> 2004, reported by staff of Fujian Forestry Department. The coordinate
> of the site is 26$)G"x53'40'' N, 20"x03'27'' E. The Black-faced spoonbills
> was first seen in the site in 26 January 2004, and confirmed in both
> 13th and 15th February 2004. In addition, some 2,000 Coots and many
> gulls were also seen in the site. For more information, please visit
> the website: http://www.wwf.org.hk/chi/maipo/updates/index.html
>
> Best regards,
>
> Xianji Wen
> WWF Hong Kong
>