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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force aims to save this Critically Endangered species and many other shorebirds from extinction.

Joined September 2020
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A new study confirms the extinction of the Slender-billed Curlew. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper could follow by 2065 if trends persist. Learn more about ongoing conservation efforts in the latest Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Newsletter [31] -- tinyurl.com/mj5mwu8c
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ヘラシギ絶滅すんなー #worldmigratorybirdday
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This year marks 10 years of partnership between the Spoon-billed Sandpiper science team and partners in China for SBS monitoring in Jiangsu, China. Over 30 Spoon-billed Sandpipers including [Yellow LY], and 900+ shorebirds have been marked with leg-flags this season!
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Story of Yellow PU!
This Spoonie [Yellow PU] was first flagged in Jiangsu, China in Sept-2018. It was later re-sighted in Meghna Estuary, Bangladesh where it spent the winter from Nov-2019 to Mar-2020. After that, it wasn't seen again until this summer in Chukotka, Russia! Amazing results @SBS_TF
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The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force is at the @GlobalBirdfair today! Come visit and learn about our conversation initiatives across the East Asian Flyway. Robin Marquee (R17)
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Check out the latest Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Newsletter [30] for updates on our conservation and research efforts across the Asian flyway, including the new spring migration tracking of Spoonies in Thailand! Scan QR code or click the link below tinyurl.com/yc4bck4t
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Two Spoon-billed Sandpipers tagged in Thailand last month safely reached Eastern China - they stopped at multiple coastal sites. Their journeys once again underscore the crucial role of interconnected coastal wetlands in conserving endangered species along Asian flyways. @SBS_TF
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REAKING news from Thailand! Welcome Orange K9 and A6, newly color-marked Spoonies! These Spoonies were colour-marked & equipped with satellite transmitters at the Gleua Café, Thailand as part of the "Migratory Shorebird Research Project" led by the DNP! #SaveSpoonie – at Thailand
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Know you've been having quality family time when niece starts seeing Spoon-billed Sandpiper bills all over, from Morwick Water Tower on horizon at Warkworth, Northumberland on Boxing Day walk, to candlestick shadow on her cousin's front... #spoonbilledsandpiper #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Season's Greetings! Exciting news: Spoonie chick X7 leg-flagged in Far East Russia in July 2023 travelled over 8,500 km, reaching Fujian, China by October and Sonadia Island, Bangladesh by late November 2023. Connecting coasts, mudflats, and people along the way! #SaveSpoonie – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Here is the latest @EAAFP's Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force [@SBS_TF] News Bulletin No 29 - tinyurl.com/yu2n7trw! From Thailand's fieldwork to BirdsRussia's Chukotka expedition, explore global Spoonie conservation initiatives. Previous issues: tinyurl.com/ypc3ycks
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After three years, our international SBS fieldwork team is back in China, collaborating with the Jiangsu local team from Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu Academy of Forestry and the Yancheng National Nature Reserve. We’ve marked two Spoonies — CX and TX in Dongling!
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@GlobalFlyway contributed to review of conservation measures to protect waterbirds in China's coastal wetlands. With recommendations on policy & administration, habitat conservation & management, and multiparty participation in safeguarding wetlands! authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (@SBS_TF) News Bulletin 28 (May 2023) is now out with many new exciting updates and with a message from the team that 'we have not saved Spoonie yet', there is much more to do!' See full newsletter here: eaaflyway.net/wp-content/upl…
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As part of regular monitoring, shorebird surveys with special on Spoon-billed Sandpiper were carried out between 20 and 25 January 2023 by national and international experts at the Gulf of Mottama - one of the six Ramsar Sites in Myanmar.
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This year Spoon-billed Sandpiper coordinated winter count will take place on 5 – 25 January 2023! Please feel free to use citizen science platforms like @eBird to record your observations.
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While the species is still declining, we are happy to share some positive news from China.
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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It’s been White 1H’s 3rd year wintering at Yangjiang, Guangdong, South China. Photographer Mr. Chen Jie shared a series of images of this individual Spoonie taken since November 2021 — showing how White 1H moult from winter to breeding plumage. – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
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At our #shorebird #ringing/flagging/tagging site in #Bangladesh, we usually set up floating ringing camp on a boat since most of the areas are flooded during high tide. Wonder if colleagues in other parts of the world do the same. #ornithology #phdlife #phdfieldwork – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskiy (Chairman of the @SBS_TF) left us on 25 January 2022. This special edition of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force News Bulletin (# 26) is to celebrate our wonderful memories with Evgeny. Read our thoughts and tributes here -- eaaflyway.net/wp-content/upl…
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