News from the Field: Eggs hatched and release pen ready to go
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 17, 201713 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper At 15:30hrs on 10 July, our 30th and last chick hatched! Although we didn’t…
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Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 17, 20173 July 2017 Roland Digby, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On 1 July, clutch A pipped and were all moved from the Hemel incubator…
Continue readingNews from the Field: 38 eggs!
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 30, 201729 June 2017 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On 24 June, the final clutch of eggs was collected from the plain at…
Continue readingTwo of the eggs at Slimbridge are fertile and developing well
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 27, 201623 June 2016 By Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper On Tuesday, the eggs at Slimbridge were candled (tested for fertility) and at…
Continue readingNews from the field: An almost full incubator, a breakdown and T8!
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 27, 201625 June 2016 by Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper A quick update to let you know that the team in Russia now has 32 eggs, not all the collection…
Continue readingNews from the field: More eggs and some good and bad news from the western oil drills
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 20, 201618 June 2016 Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Pink left, a headstarted bird from the 2014 breeding season, spotted at…
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News from the field: First eggs collected in Russia
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 16, 201615 June 2016 Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Egg collection at Meinypil’gyno is underway and another headstarted bird has been spotted – White E7, headstarted just last year. The first…
Continue readingSpoon-billed Sandpipers have finally laid eggs at WWT Slimbridge!
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on June 14, 2016Posted on: 14 June 2016 Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Two weeks ago we updated you on some positive signs that the captive population at WWT Slimbridge might breed…
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News from the field: First eggs collected in Russia
15 June 2016 Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Egg collection at Meinypil’gyno is underway and another headstarted bird has been spotted – White E7, headstarted just last year. The first…
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