Hi All,
It is important to convince the general public that
the reduction in shorebird's number is wolrdwide or
for some major flyways.
Despite the widely accepted downward trend there is
still a new species discovered among them - the
recently discovered but not-yet-officially- named
"White-faced" plover wintering in Thailand, Malaysia
and Singapore.
However, there is one exception - the endangered
Nordmann's Greenshank is increasing in Malaysia this
few years, at least for one site. Am I judging it too
narrowly by data collected on one site? It is hard to
get an overall picture for this particular case.
See the blog http://nordmannsgreenshank.blogspot.com/
For other unprotected sites such as the Penrhyn
Estuary in Sydney, the shorebird is getting
disappointing each year until it is so difficult to
spot a Red Knot nowadays during its peak southward
migration.
Regards,
Tun-Pin Ong
St Leonards NSW
--- Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> There are signs that species on the Australia-East
> Asia flyway are
> not the only ones experiencing drastic reductions in
> numbers. A
> report from the 'Independent" in the indicate that
> similar crashes in
> numbers of species using the Europe-Asia flyway are
> occurring, see
>
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-great-migration-
>
> crisis-812640.html
>
> I do not know if similar reductions in numbers are
> occurring in
> species using the North America-Neotropics flyway
> are happening, but
> one would imagine that it may be so. Can anyone on
> the list add any
> information on this flyway?
>
> These reductions in numbers on the Europe-Africa
> flyway are very
> worrying, not only for birders. So many of the
> species are
> insectivores and are important in controlling insect
> pests in food
> crops. Reduction of yields in Africa's food crops
> would lead to even
> greater risks of famines on the continent, not a
> pleasant thought.
> Increases in pests in Europe's food crops would lead
> to higher
> production costs and therefore higher food prices in
> the third world.
> A drop in bird numbers certainly has the potential
> for disaster if
> you look at all the implications.
>
> Carl Clifford
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