In Guangxi Spoon-billed Sandpipers & Spotted Greenshanks use a shellfishery where other waders eg Dunlin & Great Knot are gorging on mass die off of 2 farmed clam species caused by exceptional cold (8-9°C). Farmers tolerate the birds. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WorkingCoastalWetlands 3/3

Crucial paper on imptnce of supratidal #WorkingCoastalWetlands as high tide roosts for 37 #EAAF #shorebird spp, esp. sites with larger ponds, less water cover & vegetation, 1+ unvegetated bunds & fewer built structures nearby. #aquaculture #Rudong #Jiangsu https://buff.ly/2GvUGCm

Delighted #SpoonbilledSandpiper 'Lime 05', mother of 17 'headstarted' chicks in NE Russia, is back at her usual wintering spot, Khok Kham saltpan, Inner Gulf #Thailand. Thanks BCST/BirdLife in Thailand & @theGEF for conserving her #WorkingCoastalWetlands. http://bit.ly/2DRmGxH