I recently posted some blogs about Yangkou, Rudong in China and its importance for Spoon-billed sandpiper. The site’s importance has now been further highlighted through observations by Tong Menxui from the Shanghai Birdwatching Society. He watched the mudflats over a series of days and recorded a peak number of 103 Spoon-billed sandpipers on October 12. As the World population may be around 300 this could indicate that one third of the population was on those precious mudflats on that day. Further evidence that urgent action is needed to stop any further destruction of these rich intertidal mudflats.
More information can be found on the Birdguides website.