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

James Phillips

James Phillips

James Phillips

James has had a lifelong passion for birds and nature conservation and has worked for Defra and now for Natural England (the UK Government’s adviser for the natural environment in England) since 2000. He has managed Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme and currently leads on the design and delivery of Agri-environment schemes which help land managers and farmers to conserve and restore habitats for priority species, wild pollinators and farmland birds across England. Since the spring of 2014 he has led and taken part in SBS surveys in Jiangsu, China and Myanmar in February 2016 and currently sits on the SBS UK support group.

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nathali83724878nathalie stevenson@nathali83724878·
12 Aug

Anyone ever estimated typical flight height of Spoonbilled Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)? Are SBS usually found in flocks of other waders and migrate in mixed spp flocks or solitary? #spoonbilledsandpiper #savespoonie @BirdLife_Asia @SayamChowdhury @SBS_in_China @EAAFP

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BazWWTBaz Hughes@BazWWT·
22 Feb

Yet another example of the talent of our Russian colleagues currently visiting @WWTSlimbridge to discuss our spoonie headstarting project
https://www.saving-spoon-billed-sandpiper.com/2019/10/expeditions/news-from-the-field-summary-of-the-2019-headstarting-season/
Headstarting just 10 nests per year increases pop trend by 3% #SaveSpoonie @WWTworldwide https://twitter.com/_James1Phillips/status/1230978416993882113

James Phillips@_James1Phillips

Great catching up with Birdlife Russia, @WWTconservation @BazWWT & the Spoonie team @WWTSlimbridge 2day...There are biscuits & then there are amazing Spoon-billed Sandpiper gingerbread biscuits. Wonderful biscuits made by Nikolai’s wife, just possibly the best biscuits ever made! 3

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