• Cannon Netting Report (13 August 2017)

    Posted on August 21, 2017

    13 August 2017 Chris Hassell, Global Flyway Network (GFN) Whistling Kites are fine, what’s all the fuss about? Black and Brahminy Kites aren’t my favourites though. I probably owe the participants in this week’s catch a few more words than last week. I am rarely confident of catching when we set on Wader Beach as it is […]

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  • Little Stint invasion at Chaun Delta, Chukotka: please keep your eyes out for color-banded birds

    Posted on August 21, 2017

    21 August 2017 Diana Solovyeva, EAAFP Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force Coordinator The breeding range of the Little Stint Calidris minuta ranges along the Arctic coast west of Kolyma Delta, Yakutia to approx. 160o E. Invasions of breeding birds to the east of the known breeding range are rare events. At Chaun Delta, Chukotka, 170o E, the […]

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  • Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating Red Knot

    Posted on August 17, 2017

    by Gloria Dickie on 8 August 2017 The Arctic is warming faster than any other part of the world, and its ecosystems are changing quickly, with shifts in the timing of insect hatches, plant growth and more. Those changes are impacting migratory species that move between the Arctic, the tropics and temperate zones. One such species is […]

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  • Miyoung is migrating, but not too far!

    Posted on August 10, 2017

    Spike Millington, Chief Executive at EAAFP When Ms. Miyoung Choi joined the Secretariat from Incheon City government in February 2014, she knew only one seabird and no shorebirds at all. The seabird was a “seagull”, most likely the Black-tailed Gull that is commonly encountered around tourist sites in Incheon. Three and a half years later […]

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  • Special lecture for the summer debate camp

    Posted on August 9, 2017

    Viktoriya Kang, EAAFP intern Topic of the lecture:  Chocolate and migratory waterbirds: Can you see the world behind the product? Organiser: The State University of New York in Korea Participants: 42 High School students from Yeonsu-gu, Incheon Summary: On 4 August 2017, Tomoko Ichikawa, Communication Officer at EAAFP, visited the State University of New York […]

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  • Cannon Netting Report (6 August 2017)

    Posted on August 9, 2017

    6  August 2017 Chris Hassell, Global Flyway Network (GFN) Whistling Kites are fine, what’s all the fuss about? I am a bit behind with work. A picture paints a thousand words. There is a point when I have to cut down on saying how fantastic all the volunteers are (even though they are completely fantastic). More […]

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  • Conserving wetlands in Myanmar: Gulf of Mottama is Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site

    Posted on August 8, 2017

    International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, which include mountainous wetlands; large freshwater marshes and lakes; and coastal mangroves, mudflats and coral reefs. These ecosystems support fisheries, provide clean water, store carbon and protect local people from the impacts of floods, tsunamis and landslides. As such, […]

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  • News from the field: Final update from Roland

    Posted on August 7, 2017

    4 August 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper This will be my last update because, as I type, I’m finally waiting for my helicopter which should be here around 12:00 hrs local time. Things have been going well since the release with the birds growing and losing any remnants of down on their heads […]

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  • Japan is home to one third of all seabirds – so we mapped its waters

    Posted on July 31, 2017

    7 February 2017 Alex Dale Japan is known for its densely-populated cities, but some of its most vital areas for bird conservation are places where humans rarely venture – its marine waters. A nation comprised of a chain of islands, Japan is blessed with a long and rugged coastline, which is home to a particularly […]

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  • News from the field: The release!

    Posted on July 31, 2017

    30 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper At around 12:00hrs, all 30 of the 2017 cohort of headstarted Spoon-billed Sandpipers were released. Around three hours before the release all shelters were removed from the pen and dishes moved to the front near the entrance. We’ve adopted this approach as we’ve found that it helps […]

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