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Seven black-faced spoonbills spotted in SZ
    2020-09-22  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

BLACK-FACED spoonbills, an endangered species, were spotted in Shenzhen Bay recently and were recorded by a reporter of Shenzhen Evening News on Sunday morning.

A bird lover in Shenzhen, identified as Ayu, told the News recently that six black-faced spoonbills were seen at a tidal flat of Shenzhen Bay. However, Ayu failed to snap a photo due to being too far away.

The reporter with the News then visited Shenzhen Bay in a hope to spot the black-faced spoonbills. Unfortunately, due to the rainy weather in recent days, the reporter also failed to spot the precious species.

The reporter set out again at 6 a.m. Sunday after confirming from the tidal table that the tide level at Shenzhen Bay at that time was suitable for bird watching.

The reporter finally spotted the black-faced spoonbills and successfully took photos of them at play.

A total of seven black-faced spoonbills were spotted in Shenzhen Bay on Sunday morning, including at least three juvenile black-faced spoonbills.

They had a short stay at a tidal flat in the east area of Futian Mangrove Park and the shallows in the west areas of Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve. They flew towards the east and disappeared around 8:30 a.m.

In addition to black-faced spoonbills, other birds such as egrets, pond herons and black-winged stilts also appeared in Shenzhen Bay on Sunday, indicating the bird migration season is soon to arrive.

Records suggested that black-faced spoonbills normally appeared in mid to late October in Shenzhen Bay.

Experts said that nine black-faced spoonbills had been observed staying in Shenzhen through the summer. The black-faced spoonbills spotted Sunday might be part of that group that did not migrate to other places with their peers after spending last winter here, the experts suggested.

In normal situations, a black-faced spoonbill does not reproduce and migrate before 5 years of age. Previous records showed that there was only one or two juvenile black-faced spoonbills staying in Shenzhen Bay. It has been rare to see nine black-faced spoonbills staying here for summer.

However, experts have not excluded the possibility that the seven black-faced spoonbills arrived here earlier than usual for the upcoming winter.

“We still have much to observe for the black-faced spoonbills,” said an expert who goes by PT. 

(Wang Jingli)

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