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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育 >>  Chinese Crested Terns in Fujian coast 福建沿岸的黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
        
(Message started by: Carrie Ma on Jun 14^th, 2005, 7:09pm)

Title: Chinese Crested Terns in Fujian coast 福建沿岸的黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
Post by Carrie Ma on Jun 14^th, 2005, 7:09pm

For members' interest. Message from WWFChina about the finding of Chinese Crested Terns in Fujian Province.

From: "cccp" <watchingbirds@...>
Date: Mon Jun 13, 2005  3:40 pm
Subject: A couple of Chinese Crested Tern was find in Coast of Fujian province  

Dear OBers

June 4,2005: Under the support of WWF China's Small Grants Fund, The Xiamen Bird Watch Society went to Minjiang wetland to search for a species called the "Myth
Bird"."We found 2 of these species in 2004. After 4 hours searching we find a couple of CCT in a big group of Great Crested Tern finally" Said by president of
Xiamen Bird Watch Society, "This recorded sighting was in the Breeding season. Luckly, we observed all the progress of how are they looking for a mate. It prove
that the CCT keeping breed in this area, which is a exciting news especially as they are Critically Endangered species. "

Please click the URL below to see the picture.
http://www.wwfchina.org/birdgallery/showpic.shtm?id=9952

Any question,pls do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,

Wu Nan
Chinese Website WebMaster-Communication & Market Department
WWF CPO

Wen Hua Gong, Working People's Cultural Palace
100006, Beijing
phone: ++86 10 6522 7100 Ext. 3271
Fax: ++86 10 65227300
http://www.wwfchina.org
Email: nwu@...

2005-06-13

Picture extracted from the above links:

http://www.wwfchina.org/birdgallery/bpic/11186442412.jpg