Well steven stevenson. Could you be related to Shane
Warner, the masterbat man?
Your ability to count is exceeded only by your writing
skills.
In the past few years more than 650 Sanderling have
been flagged in the area described in my earlier post.
The number could be greater but i do not have the
figures.
During Feb/March 2002 the maximum number of Sanderling
found in the area was only 586 birds, down from 1098
counted in March 1998. For more than 40 years the
population has hovered around 1000+ and there has been
little fluctuation until leg flagging commenced.
Even allowing for some natural regeneration, The
decline of this Sanderling population since March 1998
correlates to an almost complete kill caused by leg
flagging.
As stated previously, the banders/flagging protocol
endorsed by Environment Australia is a confused
document but seems to indicate a 1% criteria rule for
targeting a population of waders for leg flagging. 650
out of a population of 1100 birds indicates that the
protocol is ignored.
cheers
Kym
--- steven stevenson <>
wrote: >
>
>
>
> 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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