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| Subject: | Curlew Sandpiper:Numbers Flagged |
| From: | "Darryl McKay" <> |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:53:24 +1100 |
A visit to the Australasian Waders Studies Group web site. Numbers of Curlew Sandpipers flagged. 1989 to 2000 = 7934 in Victoria 1999 to 2000 = 35 in South Australia 1992 to 1999 = 3862 in North-west Australia Total 11831 from an estimated 250,000 total population Only one flag is placed on the bird, not 2,3 or more! The program of flagging waders has revolutionised wader migration studies. The flag is a small coloured plastic band with a tab on the end. Unlike with banding, the bird does not have to be caught to find out in which region it has been banded. Its a shame that some people cannot be bothered to do a little research for the facts. Darryl McKay Bankstown NSW Birding-Aus is on the Web at www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/index.html To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe birding-aus" (no quotes, no Subject line) to |
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