Stilt 50 Stilt 50 – Oct 2006 the Journalstilt for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Table of Contents
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Stilt 50 Stilt 50 – Oct 2006 The JournalStilt for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Table of Contents Editorial – Ken Rogers....................................................................................................................................................1 A Note from the Chairman – Ken Gosbell......................................................................................................................1 Understanding the Numbers and Distribution of Waders and other Animals in a Changing World: Habitat Choice as the Lock and the Key – T. Piersma ..........................................................................................................3 Shorebirds of the Sea of Okhotsk: Status and Overview – Y.N.Gerasimov & F. Huettmann......................................15 Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds and their Habitats in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russian Far East, in the Year 2006: State-of-the-Art and an Outlook – F. Huettmann & Y.N.Gerasimov ..................................................23 Shorebird and Gull Census at Moroshechnaya Estuary, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, During August 2004 – R. Schuckard, F. Huettmann, K. Gosbell, J. Geale, S. Kendall, Y. Gerasimov, E. Matsina & W. Geeves ...............................................................................................................................................................34 The Journal for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway The Fourth Full Shorebird Survey of Yalu Jiang National Nature Reserve. 13–23 April 2006 – A. Riegen, G. Vaughan, K. Woodley, B. Postill, Z. Guangming, W. Tao & S. Dongyu ..........................................................47 The Importance of Jiuduansha Wetlands for Shorebirds During Northward Migration: Energy- Replenishing Sites or Temporary Stages? – Zhijun Ma, Chiyeung Choi, Xiaojing Gan, Si Zheng & Jiakuan Chen ...........................................................................................................................................................54 Shorebird Numbers at the Jiuduansha Wetlands During the 2005 Southward Migration – Si Zheng, Chiyeung Choi, Xiaojing Gan, Zhijun Ma, Shimin Tang & Jing Zhu.....................................................................58 South Korea’s Shorebirds: A Review of Abundance, Distribution, Threats and Conservation Status – N. Moores................................................................................................................................................................62 Northwards Migration of Shorebirds through Saemangeum, the Geum Estuary and Gomso Bay, South Korea in 2006 – D.I. Rogers, N. Moores & P.F. Battley.........................................................................................73 An Overview of the Status and Abundance of Migratory Waders in Sumatra, Indonesia – A.C. Crossland, S.A. Sinambela, A.S. Sitorus & A.W. Sitorus.........................................................................................................90 Shorebirds in the Inner Gulf of Thailand – P.D. Round...............................................................................................96 Shorebirds in New Guinea: Their Status, Conservation and Distribution – K.D. Bishop..........................................103 Migration Routes of Waders which spend the Non-Breeding Season in Australia – C. Minton, J. Wahl, R. Jessop, C. Hassell, P. Collins & H. Gibbs ........................................................................................................135 China and New Zealand Shorebird Site Partnership: A Model for Inter-Site Co Operation – K. Woodley ...............158 Population Monitoring in Australia: Some Insights after 25 Years and Future Directions – K. Gosbell & R. Clemens ............................................................................................................................................................162 Causes of Variation in Population Monitoring Surveys: Insights from Non-Breeding Counts in North- Western Australia, 2004–2005 – D.I. Rogers, K.G. Rogers, K.B. Gosbell & C.J. Hassell ...................................176 The Blind Men and the Elephant: Concerns about the use of juvenile proportion data – B.J. McCaffery, C.M. Handel, R.E. Gill, Jr. & D.R. Ruthrauff .......................................................................................................194 Demographic Models for Red-necked Stint and Curlew Sandpiper in Victoria – K.G. Rogers & K. Gosbell..............................................................................................................................................................205 Are We Neglecting the Non-Migratory Shorebirds of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway? – M.A Weston ..........................................................................................................................................................215 The History of Wader Studies in North-West Australia – C. Minton .........................................................................224 Measurements, Weights and Primary Wing Moult of Oriental Plover from North-West Australia – N.J.B.A. Branson & C.D.T. Minton ......................................................................................................................235 An Assessment of Shorebird Monitoring in Queensland by the Queensland Wader Study Group – D. Milton & P. Driscoll .........................................................................................................................................242 South Australian Wader Studies – An Overview – compiled by M. Christie .............................................................249 The Breeding of Banded Stilt and Red-Necked Avocet in the Coorong, South Australia: December 2005 – February 2006. – K. Gosbell & M. Christie........................................................................................................277 /CTOBER The History and Achievements of the Victorian Wader Study Group – C. Minton....................................................285 Shorebirds in New Zealand – D.S. Melville & P.F. Battley........................................................................................295 Papers in Australian Wader Study Group Journals 1980–2006 – H. Phillipps ...........................................................304 AWSG Number 50 • October 2006 Australasian Wader Studies Group Stilt 50 (2006) STATE CONSERVATION OFFICERS QUEENSLAND Michele Burford, 23 Fernbourne Rd, Wellington Point Qld 4163. Ph: (07) 3822 3759 Email: [email protected] NEW SOUTH WALES Phil Straw, PO Box 2006, Rockdale Delivery Centre, Rockdale NSW 2216. Ph: (02) 9597 7765 Email: [email protected] TASMANIA Stilt Priscilla Park, 98 Nowra Rd, Roches Beach Tas 7021 Email: [email protected] ISSN 0726-1888 Ralph Cooper (North/North East Tas) 7 Beach Rd, Legana Tas © AWSG 7277. Ph: (03) 6330 1255 Email: [email protected] Publication date: April 2007 (see inside back cover) SOUTH AUSTRALIA MISSION STATEMENT David Close, 30 Diosma Dr, Coromandel Valley SA 5051 To ensure the future of waders and their habitats in Australia Email: [email protected] through research and conservation programmes, and to VICTORIA encourage and assist similar programmes in the rest of the Doris Graham, 14 Falconer St, Fitzroy Vic 3068. East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Ph (03): 9482 2112 Email: [email protected] OBJECTIVES WESTERN AUSTRALIA • To monitor wader populations through a programme of Mike Bamford, 23 Plover Way, Kingsley WA 6065. counting and banding in order to collect data on Ph: (08) 9309 3671 Email: [email protected] changes on a local, national and international basis. • To study the migrations of waders through a INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES programme of counting, banding, colour flagging and NEW ZEALAND collection of biometric data. North Island: • To instigate and encourage other scientific studies of Adrian Riegen, 213 Forest Hill Rd, Waiatarua, Auckland 0612, waders such as feeding and breeding studies. New Zealand. Ph: (09) 814-9741 • To communicate the results of these studies to a wide audience through Stilt, the Tattler, other journals, the South Island: internet, the media, conferences and lectures. Paul Sagar, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, • To formulate and promote policies for the conservation 38a Yardley St, Christchurch 4. Ph: (03) 342-9720 of waders and their habitat, and to make available ASIA information to local and national governmental Doug Watkins, Manager Wetlands International – Oceania, PO conservation bodies and other organisations to Box 4573, Kingston ACT 2604 AUSTRALIA. encourage and assist them in pursuing this objective. Ph: +61 2 6260 8341. • To encourage and promote the involvement of a large Email: [email protected] band of amateurs, as well as professionals, to achieve these objectives. OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Rosalind Jessop, David Close, Pete Collins, Chris Hassell, OFFICE BEARERS David Milton, Clive Minton, Doug Watkins and Adrian Riegen. Chairman: Ken Gosbell, 17 Banksia Ct, Heathmont Vic 3135, AUSTRALIA. Ph: (03) 9729 5524. MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALASIAN WADER Email: [email protected]. STUDIES GROUP Vice Chairman: Phil Straw, P.O. Box 2006, Rockdale Membership of the AWSG is open to anyone interested in the Delivery Centre NSW 2216, AUSTRALIA. conservation and research of waders (shorebirds) in the East Ph and fax: (02) 9597 7765. Asian–Australasian Flyway. Members receive the twice yearly Email: [email protected]