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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  BFS Breeding colony in Liaoning, China
        
(Message started by: Uncle_Tall on Apr 28^th, 2004, 11:43am)

Title: BFS Breeding colony in Liaoning, China
Post by Uncle_Tall on Apr 28^th, 2004, 11:43am

We just came back from a trip to Heilongjiang. We learnt from people of the Northeastern Forestry University (東北林業大學) that there is a breeding colony of tens of pairs out in a remote island in Liaoning.

Reporters of the Magazine "Wild Animals" (野生動物）published by the University is going to visit the colony in mid-May. If confirmed, they will help setting up a reserve there.

Title: Re: BFS Breeding colony in Liaoning, China
Post by Uncle_Tall on Jul 31^st, 2004, 4:18pm

Published in latest issue of 野生動物 (Ye Sheng Dong Wu 2004; 25(4): 25-26) is a report of breeding colony of BFS in a remote island in Shi Shing Islands （石城島）, Liaoning. There are photos showing 4 BFS in breeding plumage on a rock, one BFS at its nest on a cliff and 6 flying BFS.

Besides BFS, Swinhoe's egret, Black-tailed gull and herring gull also breeds there.

Apparently, a provincial status nature reserve has been approved to be set up in the island and surround sea.

Title: Re: BFS Breeding colony in Liaoning, China
Post by Project Officer on Sep 26^th, 2004, 8:59pm

For members' information. There is an article in Chinese National Geography (Issue No.527, Sept 2004) about the findings in a breeding site of Black-faced Spoonbill in Liaoning, China:

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/DSCN8120.JPG