Spoon-billed Sandpipers and the East Asian-Australasian flyway webinar

Leg-flagged Spoon-billed Sandpiper © Sayam Chowdhury

On Saturday 20th March 2021, OBC hosted the Club’s inaugural webinar, on Spoon-billed Sandpipers and the East Asian-Australasian flyway.

If you were one of the unlucky ones who missed out on this fabulous event, don’t worry, you can catch up with all the latest news and information in this recording.

This webinar will introduce you to the conservation of threatened migratory shorebirds in the Oriental Region, with a special focus on the highly charismatic and Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a species that many of you may have observed in the coastal wetlands of Thailand. 

The guest speakers are: Dr. Christoph Zockler, Dr. Nigel Clark, and Mr. Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok. 

Christoph and Nigel are leading scientific authorities on the Spoon-billed Sandpiper and play key roles in the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force. Ayuwat oversees the shorebird conservation work led by the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand, including the OBC-supported project at the famed Pak Thale wetlands, and is also a well-known bird artist. 

Besides learning about conservation efforts targeted at some of the region's most threatened species, attendees will also able to hear updates from the OBC, including our conservation priorities going forward, and have a chance for feedback and discussion. 

The webinar is supporting fundraising for a satellite tagging Spoon-billed Sandpipers project to understand better their migration patterns and where to focus future conservation action. 

A huge thanks to all those of you who have already donated to support our work on satellite tagging Spoon-billed Sandpipers! You can show your support by making a donation here.