Thanks to all who donated (and to Audubon California for facilitating), the Sandpiper Information Center at Pak Thale is ready for its grand opening on 26 June! The center will be managed by the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand and will provide information about Spoon-billed Sandpipers and other rare species for visiting birders and local [...]
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posted June 25th, 2011; last edited June 25th, 2011 –– David Sibley posted June 7th, 2011; last edited June 7th, 2011 –– David Sibley Spoon-billed Sandpiper. Original gouache painting copyright by David Sibley. There is more evidence of the dire situation with Spoon-billed Sandpiper – efforts are currently underway to develop a captive-breeding population. A team led by staff from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and Birds Russia, along with several other international organizations, is currently in [...] posted February 1st, 2011; last edited February 7th, 2011 –– David Sibley
Spoon-billed Sandpiper roosting in the Pak Thale salt pans with Red-necked Stints and Sandplovers. Feb 2010. Photo copyright David Sibley. Eurasian Curlews and Black-tailed Godwits roosting in the Pak Thale salt pans. Feb 2010. Photo copyright David Sibley. The benefit auction concluded in Feb 2011 (more information in a post here) is all [...] posted January 20th, 2011; last edited February 11th, 2011 –– David Sibley Original painting of Spoon-billed Sandpiper, auction at right. Painted in gouache on Bristol Board based on sketches and observations at Pak Thale, Thailand in February 2010, copyright David Sibley. The painting shown here is currently available at auction (see box at right, revised on 24 Jan) with 100% of the proceeds going to support [...] posted April 21st, 2010; last edited April 21st, 2010 –– David Sibley Be sure to sign up at 10,000 Birds for your chance to win an original David Sibley painting of Spoon-billed Sandpiper – and help bird conservation efforts at the same time. New photos of bill shape and new survey results in southeast Asia. Jeremiah Trimble has posted a fascinating photo he took in Thailand here. [...] posted April 13th, 2010; last edited April 13th, 2010 –– David Sibley I’ve donated this original painting of Spoon-billed Sandpiper which is being given away over at 10000 Birds. In order to have a chance to win it all you have to do is donate $25 to become a member of their Conservation Club, and virtually every penny of the money raised will be given away to [...] posted February 25th, 2010; last edited April 8th, 2010 –– David Sibley Here is another video showing two minutes of footage of foraging Spoon-billed Sandpipers at Pak Thale, Thailand. All three clips included here show the “shoveling” method of foraging. Watch for a lifting action as the bill is pushed forward into the mud and then lifted to a more horizontal angle (which causes the head to [...] posted February 24th, 2010; last edited September 24th, 2010 –– David Sibley Spoon-billed Sandpiper populations have been declining for decades, but the reasons are still unclear. Update September 2010 – My conclusion below is that climate change is likely to be the cause of declines, but recently Zockler et al (pdf here) concluded that hunting on the wintering grounds is a more significant threat. Apparently fledging rates [...] posted February 23rd, 2010; last edited April 8th, 2010 –– David Sibley One of the most distinctive birds in the world, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper hardly seems like an identification problem, but to pick one out of a flock of stints is really more difficult than you would think. Overall shape and size, color, and behavior are very similar to the stints. The spoon-shaped bill is surprisingly hard [...] posted February 21st, 2010; last edited April 8th, 2010 –– David Sibley The Spoon-billed Sandpiper has one of the most striking and unusual bill shapes of any bird, but the function of the odd spoon-shaped bill has never been determined, and I was particularly interested in watching the birds in Thailand for any clues that might help solve this mystery. Spoon-billed Sandpiper showing details of bill [...] |
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