Who will rid me of this turbulent pest?
Continue readingSpike Millington Chief Executive of EAAFP We spend a lot of time promoting the protection and management of sites and habitat for migratory waterbirds. The rationale for the EAAFP Flyway Site Network is based on protecting and managing sites that can secure the long-term migratory pathways for the different species and groups of migratory waterbirds. […]
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Exhibition
Continue readingEAAFP Secretariat East Asian-Australasian Flyway Exhibitions include sets of photographs or artworks that can be displayed at Flyway Network Sites (visitor centers, city events, etc.). It is not credit-free, but helps Flyway Network Site Managers to raise awareness at the local level. Thanks to the voluntary contribution of many photographers and artists, we have developed […]
The Gangalidda People set to celebrate new Flyway Network Site Nijinda Durlga (Tarrant) [EAAF125]
Continue readingTerrence Taylor, Gangalidda Traditional Owner and Gangalidda & Garawa Ranger Coordinator On the 18th of October 2017 a ceremony will be hosted by the Gangalidda People in Burketown to recognise the inclusion of the Nijinda Durlga (Tarrant) site within the EAAFP. This ceremony will be an opportunity for the local community to come together with […]
Wonderful World of Waders 2017
Continue readingCheo Zi Han and David Li, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore Every year, we welcome a very important visitor. In 2012, a juvenile Whimbrel was mist-netted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve [EAAF073], Singapore. Tagged as A0, it was released, and has been returning to our mudflats every winter since. On 27 August 2017, a shorebird […]
Briefing Paper for Site Managers: Benefits and Expectations of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Site Network
Continue readingThe CEPA Working Group has worked with the Secretariat to update the original version of this paper. While it targets Site Managers identifying for them 7 key Benefits and 6 key Expectations of being part of the of Flyway Site Network, it is also of value in highlighting for other implementers the important role that Site Managers play at the […]
Overview of Kamchatka field season 2017: timing of post-breeding migration suggests Arabian Gulf Great Knot “EI” had a successful breeding season, and many other stories
Continue readingDmitry Dorofeev Researcher in All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection and PhD student in Moscow State University (Continue reading in Russian: Исследование куликов в эстуарии рек Хайрюзова-Белоголовая) In the middle of August we finished our field season of 2017 and returned from Khairusova-Belogolovaya estuary in Western Kamchatka. Unfortunately this year we could not involve foreign […]
