Spike’s Farewell Party
Minjae Baek, Senior Intern Spike Millington has been dedicated to the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats throughout the East Asian – Australasian Flyway since he began his role as Chief Executive of the EAAFP Secretariat in 2012. For 6 years, Spike has guided the Secretariat with his leadership, wisdom, dazzling communication skills, and […]
Continue readingPesta Sayap (Festival of Wings) 2017
Pesta Sayap (Festival of Wings) 2017 ~wings over wetlands~ in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day A healthy planet for migratory birds and people – their future is our future 14 October 2017, Malaysian Nature Society This year’s Pesta Sayap was organised by the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), together with the District Council of Kuala […]
Continue readingDelegates flock to Gangalidda Country to celebrate the Nijinda Durlga (Tarrant) Flyway site [EAAF125]
Terrence Taylor, Gangalidda & Garawa Ranger Coordinator On the 18th October 2017 a ceremony was hosted by the Gangalidda People in Burketown to celebrate the opening of the new Flyway Network Site Nijinda Durlga (Tarrant). The ceremony welcomed representatives from the Australian Government’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Queensland Government’s Department of […]
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Curlew crisis deepens: vital Australian wetlands under threat
The curlews are one of the most widespread and far-travelling of all the bird families — and also one of the most threatened. It seems that wherever they roam, habitat loss and human encroachment follows. We can’t let the Far Eastern Curlew go the same way as its fellows. 19 October, 2017 Connie Warren, BirdLife […]
Continue readingA story from Korea – Japanese Bush Warbler, EAAFP, and Black-faced Spoonbill
【저어새주보】 ‘한국 멤버로부터의 소식 – 섬휘파람새, EAAFP, 그리고 저어새’ 【クロツラ週報】韓国のメンバーからの日報 ―日本のウグイス、EAAFP、そしてクロツラヘラサギ― 【Weekly Spoonbill Times】 ‘A story from Korea – Japanese Bush Warbler, EAAFP, and Black-faced Spoonbill’ 24 September, 2017 Minjae Baek Senior Intern, EAAFP Secretariat 안녕하세요. 한국의 팀스푼 멤버 백민재입니다. 매주 즐겁게 ‘저어새 주보 (Spoonbill times)’를 읽어왔기에 이렇게 직접 글을 쓰게 되어 기쁩니다. こんにちは。韓国のSPOONメンバーのMinjae Baekと申します。いつもクロツラ週報を楽しく読んでいます。今回週報を書く機会を頂き、とてもうれしく思っています。 Hello, My name is Minjae Baek a […]
Continue readingSUNGEI BULOH WETLAND RESERVE CONDUCTS INAUGURAL WETLAND MANAGEMENT COURSE UNDER THE SINGAPORE COOPERATION PROGRAMME
Mendis Tan, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, National Parks Board On 25 to 29 September 2017, Center For Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) conducted a Wetland Management course, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by trainers from SBWR (Chua Yen Kheng, David Li and Yang Shufen), NBC (Linda Goh) with […]
Continue readingCatch report (24 Sep 2017)
Daniel Aspey, Global Flyway Network (GFN) Do I like birds? If I tell you that last week I went to our school book parade dressed as the Field Guide to Australian Birds, with a bird bath on my hat, does that give you a big enough clue? This was my sixth cannon netting and there’s always a […]
Continue readingThe Gangalidda People set to celebrate new Flyway Network Site Nijinda Durlga (Tarrant) [EAAF125]
Terrence 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 […]
Continue readingWonderful World of Waders 2017
Cheo 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 […]
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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
Dmitry 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 […]
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