As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Bird count spotlights Taiwan’s biodiversity

Publication Date：03/11/2015

The Taiwan New Year Bird Count identified 319 species, including all 25 indigenous varieties, according to Taipei City-based Chinese Wild Bird Federation March 10.

This represents an increase of 27 from the inaugural count in 2014, with the total number of bird sightings reaching 203,617, up nearly 14,300 from a year ago.


A juvenile Siberian crane spotted during the latest
 Taiwan New Year Bird Count is seen foraging for 
food recently in New Taipei City. (Courtesy of ESRI)
Staged between Dec. 20, 2014, and Jan. 11 in 132 locations across Taiwan proper and the outlying islands, the count was organized by the CWBF, Endemic Species Research Institute under the Council of Agriculture and several other bird societies. It involved 960 volunteer birdwatchers and was inspired by the Christmas Bird Count taking place in North America since 1900.

Among the surveyed areas, southern Taiwan’s Long Luan Lake in Pingtung County remains the top spot in terms of species at 106, while Budai in nearby Chiayi County reported the greatest number of sightings at 14,531.

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