Shorebirds of the Yellow Sea
Importance, threats and conservation status
Mark Barter
Wetlands International, 2002
ISBN 90 5882 009 2
5. Internationally important shorebird sites in the Yellow Sea
5.3 Site accounts
The following section contains accounts for all 27 sites that have been identified as supporting internationally important numbers of at least one shorebird species in the coastal regions of the Yellow Sea. Section 5.4 contains a listing of potentially important shorebird sites that have not yet been surveyed.
| Sites | >20% | >10% | >5% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chongming Dao PNR | Kentish Plover (NM) | ||
| Dong Sha | Asian Dowitcher (SM) | ||
| Yancheng NNR | Spotted Redshank (SM) Marsh Sandpiper (NM) Sanderling (NM) Little Ringed Plover (SM) |
Spotted Redshank (NM) Marsh Sandpiper (SM) Sanderling (NB) Dunlin (NM) Kentish Plover (SM) |
|
| Huang He NNR | Eurasian Curlew (NM) Kentish Plover (NM) |
Grey Plover (NM) Little Curlew (NM) |
|
| Tianjin Municipality | Black-winged Stilt (NM) | Eurasian Curlew (NM, SM & NB) Red Knot (NM) Curlew Sandpiper (NM) Grey Plover (NM) |
|
| Shi Jiu Tuo | Eurasian Curlew (SM) | Eurasian Curlew (NM) Black-winged Stilt (SM) Grey-headed Lapwing (SM) Northern Lapwing (SM) Kentish Plover (SM) |
|
| Shuangtaizihekou NNR | Great Knot (NM) | ||
| Yalu Jiang NNR | Great Knot (NM) Bar-tailed Godwit (NM) |
Eastern Curlew (NM) Grey Plover (NM) |
|
| Ganghwa Do | Eastern Curlew (NM) | ||
| Namyang Man | Eurasian Curlew (NM & SM) Spotted Greenshank (NM) Great Knot (NM) |
||
| Asan Man | Black-tailed Godwit (NM) | Great Knot (NM) | |
| Geum Gang Hagu | Eurasian Oystercatcher (NB) | Eurasian Oystercatcher (NB) | Eurasian Curlew (SM) |
| Mangyeung Gang Hagu | Great Knot (NM) Kentish Plover (SM) |
Black-tailed Godwit (SM) Spotted Greenshank (SM) Dunlin (NM) Lesser Sand Plover (NM & SM) |
|
| Dongjin Gang Hagu | Great Knot (NM) | Spotted Greenshank (SM) Kentish Plover (SM) Lesser Sand Plover (NM & SM) |
(Key: For site location see Figure 6.
NM = northward migration, SM = southward migration, NB = non-breeding season)
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