香港觀鳥會在2019年把「中國自然保育基金」擴展為「香港觀鳥會亞洲自然保育基金」，希望支持和促進更多亞洲區的鳥類保育工作。
2019/20年度資助的其中一個項目為「印尼蘇門答臘島亞齊特區東海岸的涉禽調查」，項目已於2020年2月完成。亞齊特區北端岸邊的魚塘區域是印尼於2018年11月首次記錄勺嘴鹬的地區，但當地保育人士對於此地區的重要調查點及鳥種數量尚未有足夠的了解。因此，亞洲自然保育基金資助Warisan Hidup Sumatera Foundation (WHiS)進行此項目，期望找出該地區的涉禽聚集區及重點鳥區，並估算涉禽的種群數量。
調查團隊沿著227公里的海岸線走訪了14個地點，發現Ulee Matang、Kuala Parek及Cinta Raja村的魚塘地區可能是遷徙涉禽棲息的重要地點。雖然這個項目中沒有記錄到勺嘴鹬，但整個調查記錄到43種水鳥 (13,460隻) 及27種涉禽 (7,681隻) ，當中包括瀕危的白䴉鸛及紅腰杓鷸。
對於印尼亞齊特區的保育團體、大學及政府來說，當地觀鳥活動還是剛剛起步。本會很榮幸能贊助當地的鳥類研究。若各位希望支持及了解更多「香港觀鳥會亞洲自然保育基金」的工作，歡迎瀏覽 https://www.hkbws.org.hk/cms/acf。
HKBWS transformed the “China Conservation Fund” into “HKBWS Asia Conservation Fund” in 2019, hoping to further support and promote bird conservation in Asia.
One of the successful applicants in 2019/20 round completed the project “Survey of shorebirds in Eastern Coast of Aceh Province, Indonesia” in February, 2020. Indonesia’s first record Spoon-billed Sandpiper was reported in November 2018 in a fishpond area along the north Aceh Coast. However, information about important sites for shorebirds and their population in that area is inadequate and limited. HKBWS Asia Conservation Fund funded the Warisan Hidup Sumatera Foundation (WHiS) to carry out this project, aiming to identify possible sites which are important to congregation of shorebirds and Important Bird Area, as well as to estimate the population sizes of shorebird species in that area.
The team conducted the survey along a 227km-long coastline at 14 locations and found out that the fishponds area in the villages of Ulee Matang, Kuala Parek and Cinta Raja are potential important locations for migratory shorebirds. Although no Spoon-billed Sandpiper was found, the team recorded 43 waterbird species (13,460 individuals) and 27 shorebird species (7,681 individuals), including 2 “Endangered” species, Milky Stork and Far Eastern Curlew.
Bird watching is a new thing for local green groups, universities and the government in Aceh. HKBWS is honoured to support the ornithological research in Indonesia. If you wish to learn more about “HKBWS Asia Conservation Fund” and support us, please visit: https://www.hkbws.org.hk/cms/acf
當地的瀕危留鳥──白䴉鸛 An Endangered resident bird species in Indonesia: Milky Stork
Ulee Matang、Kuala Parek及Cinta Raja村的位置 The location of Ulee Matang, Kuala Parek and Cinta Raja villages
調查團隊於Ulee Matang的魚塘地區做調查 The team conducted survey in a fishpond area in Ulee Matang village
