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Schoolkids Across Asia Team Up to Save the Spoon-Billed Sandpiper

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The project recruited schoolkids from eight Asian nations, from Russia down to Thailand, to help color in frames of an animation that depicts the lonely and perilous migration of a Spoon-billed Sandpiper as it faces threats from habitat loss and hunting. (Hat tip to Clare M. for the scoop!)

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Queensland’s First Nordmann’s Greenshank

10,000 Birds

Nordmann’s Greenshank photographed hunting on the Cairns Esplanade [Ken Cross]. I already had Nordmann’s on my life list from a single sighting of two birds in coastal Thailand back in 1995. That was clearly some time ago.] In addition, it should be stated that this Greenshank is rare everywhere!

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