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Headstarting is a collaborative effort between WWT, BirdsRussia and the RSPB, and occurs as part of the International Arctic Expedition mounted each year by BirdsRussia under the leadership of Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskiy.

Date:01 Nov 2016

Baz Scampion

Baz Scampion

Baz Scampion

Baz lives in North Norfolk and has been to Kamchatka and Chukotka on two previous expeditions. In 2011 he was an integral part of a small team which discovered Spoon-billed Sandpipers at a new breeding site in Northern Kamchatka, and is passionate about this important project.

He is a trained ecologist/conservationist having obtained an Hons degree in Ecology from the University of East Anglia and worked in the UK for Natural England and The Wildlife Trusts involved with bird and plant surveys.

Baz now runs his own business in Norfolk involved with Wetland restoration.

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SayamChowdhurySayam U. Chowdhury@SayamChowdhury·
28 Jun

Thanks to the @orientbirdclub (BirdingAISA - biannual bulletin on Asian birds) for publishing this positive news on rescuing and saving a single individual of a Critically Endangered species.

#SaveSpoonie #conservation #shorebird #ornithology

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SayamChowdhurySayam U. Chowdhury@SayamChowdhury·
23 May

Let’s start the week with a positive news! This Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper was rescued from the mudflats of Quanzhou, China by a local villager during heavy rain last week, the bird was wet & unable to fly (1/8)
#SaveSpoonie #EarthOptimism #ConservationOptimism

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EUCWTPartners Against Wildlife Crime@EUCWT·
18 Oct

Incredible and moving footage of Spoonie's 05 and P7 in the Inner Gulf of #Thailand. An homage to this little bird flying towards extinction, and to our host country for its critical role in the race to save it and secure a future for Spoonies #SaveSpoonie https://youtu.be/U3-9xlJ8tfM

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