Critter News
AUGUST 22, 2010
Spoon-billed Sandpipers nest only in the far north-east of Russia. In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2011
The current influx has almost exclusively involved European breeding birds, probably due to weather conditions in mid-November. Recent years have seen very few records, no Tundras were seen at all in 2009, so this year’s mini-invasion of perhaps 30-50 individuals to date is quite remarkable in comparison.
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