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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

Jochen Dierschke

Jochen Dierschke

Jochen Dierschke

Jochen Dierschke, 42, freelance biologist and volunteer in the project, mid May to mid July. Interested in bird ecology, rare birds, football and politics. Mainly birding on Helgoland and in the German Wadden Sea. He is on the editorial Board of the popular birdwathing magazing “Falke”. He always dreamt of going to the breeding grounds of arctic waders, especially Spoon-billed Sandpiper, having been in the Russian arctic on Kolguev (2007) and Kamchatka (2009).

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sayamchowdhury Sayam 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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sayamchowdhury Sayam 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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eucwt Partners Against Wildlife Crime @eucwt ·
18 Oct 2021

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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