September 2014 - Eaaflyway

News from the 9th Australasian Shorebird Conference

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 30, 2014

Following the Management Committee meeting of the Australian Wader Study Group on September 19, the Australian Australasian Shorebird Conference kicked off with the attendance of over 60 shorebird researchers…

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H3 STILL GOING STRONG

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 30, 2014

Article by Global Flyway Network H3 at Yalu Jiang…

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First ‘grand-chick for conservationist

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 29, 2014

All the text and photos by The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) This little fellow is the first ever spoon-billed sandpiper chick to be hatched in the wild…

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Update from the SBS survey team in Rudong, China

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 29, 2014

Author: Nigel Clark (SBS Task Force from China) A Team lead by SBS in China and with five international wader experts; Nigel Clark from BTO, James Phillips from…

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Vietnamese Flyway and Ramsar Site Manager Workshop on 21-24 October 2014

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 29, 2014

Together with Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia, EAAFP organised a national site manager training workshop on 21-24 October, hosted by Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment,…

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Shenzhen’s reach for stars puts Deep Bay wetland birds at risk

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 25, 2014

Press release: South China Morning Post Environmental experts said Shenzhen’s scheme to convert Deep Bay wetlands into a commercial zone would threaten many migratory birds visiting the Mai…

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Instruction to erecting of Scaly-sided Merganser artificial nest site

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 23, 2014

General notes Scaly-sided Merganser is extreme cavity nester. From the other hand the species inhabits only fast flowing clean rivers of third to seven order. Upper 40 km…

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ACB becomes the 33rd Partner of EAAFP

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 20, 2014

On August 21st, EAAFP welcomed the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) as its 33rd Partner. The ACB…

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The ‘Monument’ Spoon-billed Sandpiper ‘01’ returns to Rudong

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 15, 2014

Author: Christoph Zöckler (SBS Task Force Coordinator) The male Spoon-billed Sandpiper ‘01’ has bred not far from the village Meinypilgyno in Chukotka, Russia since at least 2010, but possibly…

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LONG-DISTANCE AUSSIE TRAVELLERS ‘UNDER THREAT’

Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on September 12, 2014

News Release by Fuller Lab Two once-common migratory birds have been nominated this week for admission to Australia’s list of threatened species. Catastrophic recent declines in populations of the…

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