Rich first became involved in spoon-billed sandpiper conservation in 2014, when he spent the autumn conducting surveys on the southern Jiangsu coast at Tiaozini and Yangkou with ornithologists from China and the UK. Rich returned in 2015 to help catch and colour-mark the first spoonies in China – among the 1,000 shorebirds caught were 10 spoon-billed sandpipers. Sightings of colour-marked birds have been made all along the flyway and help us understand how the birds move around and how long they survive for.
📝 @SBS_TF is coordinating Winter count between 15 and 31 Jan, 2021 at all wintering grounds of #SpoonbilledSandpiper.
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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