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 (continued)
5.3.26 Suncheon Man
Site information
Location: Chollanam Province, South Korea; 34º 50' N, 127º 30' E.
Area: 5 000 ha.
Wetland type: Intertidal flats, salt marsh, reed beds and rice fields
Protected Area status: None.
Threats: River straightening (Moores 1999b).
Count information
Counts were conducted twice during NM and three times during SM in 1997-1999 (Yi & Kim in prep.). Additional counts were made during NM and SM in 1998 and in the 1998-1999 NB season (Moores 1999a).
| Northward migration | Count | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Terek Sandpiper | 1 046 | 1 |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | 429 | 1 |
| Southward migration | ||
| Kentish Plover | 1 230 | 2 |
| Terek Sandpiper | 729 | 1 |
| Spotted Greenshank | 22 | 1 |
Significance of site
Highest counts: NM 14 170; SM 3 443; NB 3 770.
Supports:
- 4 species in internationally important numbers (NM 2; SM 3);
- internationally important numbers of the endangered Spotted Greenshank during SM; also occurs during NM (maximum count: 2);
- the vulnerable Spoon-billed Sandpiper during SM (maximum count: 2);
- the highest recorded internationally important number of Grey-tailed Tattler in the Yellow Sea during NM.
Species count references
- Moores 1999a
- Yi & Kim in prep.
5.3.27 Nakdong Gang Hagu
Site information
Location: Pusan, South Korea; 35º 05' N, 128º 50' E.
Area: 1 500 ha.
Wetland type: Intertidal flats and sand islands.
Protected Area status: All within Natural Monument Area (1966); mostly within Natural Ecosystem Conservation Area (1989).
Threats: Despite reserve designations, there has been significant ongoing reclamation (1 600 ha) and plans to reclaim a further 500 ha and to develop Ulsuk Island. Pollution (Moores 1999b).
Count information
Counts were conducted in April, May, August and September 1998 (Moores 1999a).
|
Northward migration
|
Count
|
Ref
|
|---|---|---|
| Red-necked Stint | 4 508 | 1 |
|
Southward migration
|
|
|
| Sanderling | 533 | 1 |
| Eurasian Curlew | 479 | 1 |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | 463 | 1 |
Significance of site
Highest counts: NM 14 198; SM 2 857.
Supports:
- 4 species in internationally important numbers (NM 1; SM 3);
- the endangered Spotted Greenshank during NM (maximum count: 1);
- the highest recorded internationally important numbers of Grey-tailed Tattler and Sanderling in the Yellow Sea during SM.
Species count reference
- Yi & Kim in prep.
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