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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  Global Census 2004 - part 2
        
(Message started by: Yat-tung YU on Mar 5^th, 2004, 8:17pm)

Title: Global Census 2004 - part 2
Post by Yat-tung YU on Mar 5^th, 2004, 8:17pm

Dear all,

Good news keeps coming! The result from Yancheng, Jiangsu, China has also been received and a total of 20 Black-faced Spoonbills were recorded on 17 January 2004. It makes the world known population of the Black-faced Spoonbill to exceed 1200 birds, to a total of 1206 individuals.

This is a wonderful time. We just recorded over 1000 birds in Jan 2003 but now number can reach over 1200. However, the spoonbill is still facing several threats in both breeding and wintering grounds and we still need to work hard for rescuing this endangered species.

The preliminary result is updated and listed below.

Best regards,

Yu Yat Tung (余日東)

Coordinator

International Black-faced Spoonbill Census

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society

Hong Kong

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Jeju, South Korea: 24

Japan: 149

Yencheng, Jiangsu: 20

Shanghai: 2

Zhejiang: To be confirmed

Fujian: 0 (1)

Taiwan: 632 (1)

Mai Po, Hong Kong and Futian, Shenzhen: 243

Macao: 50

Panyu, Gaungzhou: 0

Hainan Island: 62

Hepu, Guangxi: 7

Xuan Thuy, Vietnam: 15 (61 were counted in early Feb.)

Petchaburi Province, Thailand: 2

Total: 1206 (possibly up to 1234)

* Numbers in brackets are the birds counted outside the census period.