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:27 Oct 2016

Ewan Weston

Ewan Weston

Ewan Weston

Ewan joined the team in 2015. In 2015 and 2016 he was part of the wader ringing team working with Nanjing Normal University catching spoon-billed sandpipers and other waders on the Jiangsu coast in China. Ewan works as an ecologist in Scotland on Golden Eagles and carried out his PhD on their juvenile dispersal behaviour. He has been a licensed bird ringer in the UK for 17 years, with interests predominantly in waders and terns.

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EAAFPEAAFP@EAAFP·
4 Jan

đź“ť @SBS_TF is coordinating Winter count between 15 and 31 Jan, 2021 at all wintering grounds of #SpoonbilledSandpiper.
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BarbieriSueDr. Sue Lowerre-Barbieri@BarbieriSue·
24 Dec

HELP us save Spoon-billed Sandpipers - less than 250 pairs, please share! #SaveSpoonie #ChinaDreams #ornithology https://goo.gl/FT5UCz

An amazing migrant, facing tough challenges. Donations make a great holiday present @iTAG_Science @biologging

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8 Dec

SPOONIE MASKS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY ONLINE!!Visit http://wildsounds.com’s front page to place your order. 100% of the price you pay will be donated to Spoon-billed Sandpiper Taskforce and their amazing work. If you buy one, do share pics masked up with hashtag #SaveSpoonie

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