Collaboration on tracking Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill
Continue readingThe Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill is one of the key species in the East Asian -Australasian Flyway Partnership. The conservation of this globally threatened species had been fostering collaboration and joint actions beyond national boundaries. This year, a joint project between researchers from China and South Korea had been implemented to track the migration of satellite-tagged […]
Colour marking of Bewick’s Swans on the West Pacific Flyway
Continue readingThe project aims to estimate the survival of adult and juvenile Bewick’s Swans (in some literature considered as Eurasian subspecies of Tundra Swan and considered as separate species in Russia) as depending on marking method. West Pacific Flyway of the Bewick’s swan connects tundra between Indigirka River in the West (150o E) and Koluchin Bay […]
Celebrating 2020 World Migratory Bird Day in Adelaide, South Australia
Continue readingFriends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (FAIBS) in South Australia celebrated the 2020 World Migratory Bird Day on October 10th with a viewing session located between the foreshore and clay pans at Thompson Beach, some 70 kms north of the capital city, Adelaide. With the gift of a perfect spring morning, around 30 birders attended, […]
Welcome new EAAFP Partners – Hong Kong Bird Watching Society and Mangrove Foundation
Continue readingIn line with the World Migratory Bird Day, we are very pleased to announce that the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society became the 38th and Mangrove Foundation the 39th Partners of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) on 10th October, 2020. The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS), based in the Hong […]
EAAFP WMBD 2020 #legflagChallenge Webinar – “How can legflags on birds guide conservation”
Continue readingEast-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership, BirdLife International and Oriental Bird Club are honored to invite Dr. Nigel Clark, Scientific Advisor to the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force; Ms. Katherine Leung, Field Ecologist; and Dr. Chi Yeung Choi, Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, as speakers for this Webinar that aims to raise awareness of […]
Literature list (July-September, 2020)
Continue reading1) Biology & ecology Seasonal and population differences in migration of Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Fenliang Kuang, Jonathan T. Coleman, Chris J. Hassell, Kar-Sin K. Leung, Grace Maglio, Wanjuan Ke, Chuyu Cheng, Jiayuan Zhao, Zhengwang Zhang & Zhijun Ma Flexible Behavior of the Black-Tailed Godwit Limosa limosa is Key to Successful Refueling during […]
Team SPOON 5th anniversary online party
Continue readingTeam SPOON is a group working to connect people beyond the border through Black-faced Spoonbills (BFSs), and to inherit the rich nature which BFSs can alive and the peace of East Asia. This year, Team SPOON marked our 5th anniversary! To celebrate the anniversary, they held an online event on 13th September. Team SPOON created […]
EAAFP Foundation Presents Corporate Champion Program with Migratory Waterbirds Proposal at the 4th CSR Matching Day
Continue readingOn September 15, 2020, the EAAFP Foundation attended the ‘4th Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Matching Day’ at the Seoul Garden Hotel. This event was organized to provide an opportunity to foster cooperation between civil society organizations and private sector. To comply with the government’s Covid19 policy, only the representatives of 17 participating organizations which were […]
Bangladesh Government published “Migratory Birds in Bangladesh and East Asian-Australasian Flyway Network Sites”
Continue readingBangladesh is occupying a unique geographical location in South Asia. The country with its vast wetlands-about 6.8 hectares and geographically less challenging environment provide an ideal place for avian species searching for conducive homes away from the challenges of seasonal transition. Birds from the remotest corners of the world such as Siberia, Mongolia, and the […]
Global Pandemic-2020 creates a new pathway of conservation strategy in Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar
Continue readingIndawgyi lake from Myanmar, an ecologically significant area in Southeast Asia, involves as partnership site in (22) countries of East Asia-Australasian Flyway. Structure of landscape and variety of habitats including open lake, floating vegetation, seasonally flooded grasslands and surrounding paddy fields provide shelter and food for at least about 20,000 migratory birds annually. From birds […]
