Well Kym and other conserned birders.
I can tell you for a fact that Sanderling numbers have not dropped at the
stated places. According to the counts i have done over the past few years.
It is known that Sanderling are less site faithfull than other waders moving
into area where there are large concerntrations of rotting sea weed when
available.
Anyone who travells to these places will see lots of Sanderlings with flags
on. Birds that have been flagged for many years infact looking at the
retraps.
Kym States 650 birds flagged out of 1500. Kym you have not allowed additions
from Juviniles and natural mortality of these birds.
In a few years time according to your facts once the wader banders habve
banded 1500 birds then the hole population will have been banded and
therefore extinct.
As stated by many people so far give us the facts Kym and ill gladly join
your campain.
Why dont you subscribe to journals such as stilt and the Wader Study
Bulliten to see what good is being done.
And if you are so concerned go to a catch and see how it works and what is
being learnt.
Again if you want people to listen to you please give us this hard evidence.
Oh and all these birds that die once a flag is put on. Has anybody found all
these thousands of dead birds with bands on?
Cheers Steven
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