🙌 In the new issue of Flyway Story, we invited Ms. Inyoung Kim, a textile artist from RoKorea, to share how her artwork links with the conservation of migratory waterbirds – especially the #SpoonbilledSandpiper. cutt.ly/oPujVzv Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Image©️Inyoung Kim

An absolutely FANTASTIC talk this evening to NENBC from the super Nigel Clarke about the struggle to save the enigmatic Spoon-billed Sandpiper from extinction. Mind blowing science behind a fascinating project.

Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskiy (Chairman of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force) left us on 25 January 2022. This special edition of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force News Bulletin (# 26) is to celebrate our wonderful memories with Evgeny. Read our thoughts and tributes here -- eaaflyway.net/wp-content/upl…

At our #shorebird #ringing/flagging/tagging site in #Bangladesh, we usually set up floating ringing camp on a boat since most of the areas are flooded during high tide. Wonder if colleagues in other parts of the world do the same. #ornithology #phdlife #phdfieldwork

It’s been White 1H’s 3rd year wintering at Yangjiang, Guangdong, South China. Photographer Mr. Chen Jie shared a series of images of this individual Spoonie taken since November 2021 — showing how White 1H moult from winter to breeding plumage.

While the species is still declining, we are happy to share some positive news from China.

Another local population of the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper is in rapid decline. Authors call for urgent threat reassessment & improved conservation action Paper by Sayam U. Chowdhury et al w/ Dept of Zoology & #RSPBScience bit.ly/3HC3O4P #Ornithology Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force

This year Spoon-billed Sandpiper coordinated winter count will take place on 5 – 25 January 2023! Please feel free to use citizen science platforms like @eBird to record your observations.

As part of regular monitoring, shorebird surveys with special on Spoon-billed Sandpiper were carried out between 20 and 25 January 2023 by national and international experts at the Gulf of Mottama - one of the six Ramsar Sites in Myanmar.

Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force) News Bulletin 28 (May 2023) is now out with many new exciting updates and with a message from the team that 'we have not saved Spoonie yet', there is much more to do!' See full newsletter here: eaaflyway.net/wp-content/upl…

Global Flyway Network contributed to review of conservation measures to protect waterbirds in China's coastal wetlands. With recommendations on policy & administration, habitat conservation & management, and multiparty participation in safeguarding wetlands! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S20…

After three years, our international SBS fieldwork team is back in China, collaborating with the Jiangsu local team from Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu Academy of Forestry and the Yancheng National Nature Reserve. We’ve marked two Spoonies — CX and TX in Dongling!

Here is the latest EAAFP's Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force [Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force] News Bulletin No 29 - tinyurl.com/yu2n7trw! From Thailand's fieldwork to BirdsRussia's Chukotka expedition, explore global Spoonie conservation initiatives. Previous issues: tinyurl.com/ypc3ycks

Know you've been having quality family time when niece starts seeing Spoon-billed Sandpiper bills all over, from Morwick Water Tower on horizon at Warkworth, Northumberland on Boxing Day walk, to candlestick shadow on her cousin's front... #spoonbilledsandpiper #BirdsSeenIn2023

Season's Greetings! Exciting news: Spoonie chick X7 leg-flagged in Far East Russia in July 2023 travelled over 8,500 km, reaching Fujian, China by October and Sonadia Island, Bangladesh by late November 2023. Connecting coasts, mudflats, and people along the way! #SaveSpoonie

REAKING news from Thailand! Welcome Orange K9 and A6, newly color-marked Spoonies! These Spoonies were colour-marked & equipped with satellite transmitters at the Gleua Café, Thailand as part of the "Migratory Shorebird Research Project" led by the DNP! #SaveSpoonie

Two Spoon-billed Sandpipers tagged in Thailand last month safely reached Eastern China - they stopped at multiple coastal sites. Their journeys once again underscore the crucial role of interconnected coastal wetlands in conserving endangered species along Asian flyways. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force

Check out the latest Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Newsletter [30] for updates on our conservation and research efforts across the Asian flyway, including the new spring migration tracking of Spoonies in Thailand! Scan QR code or click the link below tinyurl.com/yc4bck4t

The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force is at the Global Birdfair today! Come visit and learn about our conversation initiatives across the East Asian Flyway. Robin Marquee (R17)

Story of Yellow PU!