China Coastal Waterbird Census wins Ford Green Award

China lies at the centre of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, and vast numbers of migratory birds pass through the country every year on the journeys between their breeding and…

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Record number of Black-faced Spoonbill Birds Recorded in Census

There are a record high 1,628 black-faced spoonbill birds in Taiwan, according to an annual census, Taijiang National Park officials said Sunday. The census, part of a worldwide counting…

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Fewer Ponds in Candaba mean Fewer Migrant Birds

Even in perfect weather, a smaller number of migratory birds returned to the Candaba Swamp this time around, partly because farmers now grow rice on what used to be…

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Rongcheng, Safe Haven for Swans

Thousands of swans winter in the coastal wetlands of Shandong each year, and every effort is exercised to make sure these migratory birds have a comfortable refuge. Han Bingbin…

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Malaysia Not Out of Stork

An increasing number of visitors are flying into Malaysia, with their own wings. The country is now playing host to Asian openbill storks. The local birdwatching fraternity is all…

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Shorebird Trapping Threatens New Spoon-billed Sandpiper Wintering Site in China

Four Spoon-billed Sandpipers were found at Fucheng, near Leizhou, south-west Guangdong Province in December 2012. Together with several other recent sightings this record indicates that Spoon-billed Sandpiper is a…

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Wintering Grounds of Red-crowned Crane in Kangryong, Mundok and Anbyon, DPR Korea

Kangryong District borders the…

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