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Results from Spring,2010 There are many Spoon-billed Sandpipers recorded in Zone A and Zone D in spring migration. The first four are on 31 March,starting to moult into breeding plumage.In April the migration reaches its peak.In late April most of them have more or less been in breeding plumage.One single scan reveals 21 birds in Zone A on 17 April.On 16 May,15 birds are tallied in Zone D.One of them has a light green flag which should be banded in Chukotka,Russia.Late May is the end of spring migration.No surveys are done in June.
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Results from Autumn,2010 Frequent visits for shorebirds started from mid-July.The first Spoon-billed Sandpiper was recorded on 8 August. From mid-August to the end of September,Dong Wenxiao did an everyday monitor based in Yangkou town,assisted by Zhang Lin and Li Jing. Frequent survey in October was done by Zhang Lin and Li Jing.The last one was on 30/31 October done by birders attending China Coastal Waterbird Survey training seminar. There are many Spoon-billed Sandpipers recorded in Zone A and Zone D in autumn migration.When arriving in August,they¡¯re in breeding plumage.From September they gradually moult into non-br plumage.Most of the birds are recorded as adults.A few are identified as juv. but not for sure.No banded bird seen.Late September and maybe early October is the peak of autumn migration.
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Results from November,2010 Usually the northernmost wintering ground of Spoon-billed Sandpiper is known to be at Minjiang Estuary in Changle county,Fujian Province,China. No Spoon-billed Sandpiper has been recorded wintering in Rudong in 2008/2009 or 2009/2010. On 4 November,a quick visit by Zhang Lin didn¡¯t reveal any Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Yangkou.But on 19 November,Zhang Lin did a full day survey in which at first at a high-tide roost in Zone A no Spoon-billed Sandpiper at all but then five were seen together when the tide started to go down and birds came back to feed.Meanwhile,there were still a few autumn migrants such as Lesser Sand Plover in this warmer autumn/early winter.So it¡¯s quite probable that these birds will go on southward. None recorded in December,2010 |
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