As a serious side issue to this original posting I would like to draw
readers attention to the material recently published in Corella in the
Recovery Round up section.
Recoveries for Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Knot and Red Knot demonstrate
that there is still a large number (how many we do not know) of the
migratory waders being shot for food on their migration to and from the
breeding grounds. We are probably only receiving a small number of
returns from this source due to a number of reasons such as remoteness
of site and reluctance to return the band data.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
071-85283. Immature (1) banded by AWSG at Beaches Crab Creek Road,
Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA (18o00'S 122o22'E) on 6 Apr. 1988. Recovered
dead, (shot for food) at Noglikskiy District, Nytskiy Bay, Russia
(52o07'N 143o05'E) in 1998, over 9 years after banding. 8 049 km N.
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
(a) 05001169*. Banded at Okgu Saltpan, Okgu-Up, Kunsan City, Korea
(35o52'N 126o43'E) on 04 May 1999. Recaptured, released alive with band
at Beaches Crab Creek Road, Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA (18o00'S 122o22'E)
by AWSG on 9 Oct. 2001. 6 006 km S.
*Korean Banding Scheme band.
(b) 051-15918. Adult (2+) banded by WAWSG at Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA
(18o04'S 122o19'E) on 2 Sep. 1981. Recovered dead (shot for food) at
Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan Village, Russia, (53o46'N
136o52'E) in Apr. 1998. 8 106 km N.
(c) 061-72710. Adult (3) banded by AWSG at 80 Mile Beach, WA (19o15'S
121o20'E) on 24 Sep. 1992. Recovered dead (shot for food) at
Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan Village, Russia, (53o46'N
136o52'E) in 2000. 10 322 km N, over 7 years after banding. 8 252 km N.
(d) 061-72988. Adult (2) banded by AWSG at Beaches Crab Creek Road,
Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA (18o00'S 122o22'E) on 1 Oct. 1992. Recovered
dead (shot for food) at Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan
Village, Russia, (53o46'N 136o52'E) in 2000. 8 098 km N.
(e) 062-08677. Adult (2+) banded by AWSG at 80 Mile Beach, WA (19o15'S
121o20'E) on 10 Mar. 1994. Recovered dead (shot for food) at
Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan Village, Russia, (53o46'N
136o52'E) in 2000. 8 252 km N.
(f) 062-33167. Adult (2+) banded by AWSG at Beaches Crab Creek Road,
Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA (18o00'S 122o22'E) on 27 Mar. 1996. Recovered
dead (shot for food) at Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan
Village, Russia, (53o46'N 136o52'E) in 2000. 8 098 km N.
Red Knot Calidris canutus
(a) 04002136*. Banded at Okgu Saltpan, Okgu-Up, Kunsan City, Korea
(35o53'N 126o41'E) on 18 Oct. 2001. Recaptured, released alive with band
off Manns Beach, Corner Inlet, Vic. (38o41'S 146o50'E) by VWSG on 25
July 2002. 8 544 km SSE.
*Korean Banding Scheme band.
(b) 051-40768. Immature (1) banded by VWSG off Manns Beach, Corner
Inlet, Vic. (38o41'S 146o50'E) on 21 Jan. 1996. Recovered dead (shot for
food) at Tuguro-Chumikanskiy District, near Chumikan Village, Russia,
(53o46'N 136o52'E) in 2000. 10 322 km N.
Alan Leishman,
Plant Sciences,
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Mrs Macquaries Road,
Sydney, NSW 2565
Tel: (02) 9231 8166
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