Special IWC Newsletter focuses on the quest to find the Slender-billed Curlew
Ede,
17 July 2009 - Wetlands International has circulated
a special 2009 Newsletter for National Coordinators of the
International Waterbird Census (IWC) in Europe, North Africa,
the Middle East and Central Asia.
This latest edition of the IWC Newsletter focuses on the international quest to find the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris), the rarest bird in The Western Palearctic and Southwest Asia, with a last confirmed record in Hungary in 2001.
Addressing all coordinators and counters involved in the annual IWC, Simon Delany, Senior Technical Officer for Waterbird Conservation at Wetlands International writes: "This coming winter, 2009 - 2010, we are making special efforts to find the bird. We hope that all IWC coordinators and counters within the historic and potential range of the species will join in these efforts. Observers in these countries are being asked to carry out special surveys to try and find Slender-billed Curlews. Counters and birdwatchers from other countries are being encouraged to visit countries where the species used to occur, to help with the search."
The Newsletter has been produced by the Slender-billed Curlew Working Group (SbCWG) and includes articles explaining how you can help the quest to find the bird, and where you need to look, and what to do if you find a Slender-billed Curlew this winter. To download the special edition of the IWC Newsletter on the Slender-billed Curlew please click here:
- IWC 2009 Newsletter No. 12 on the Slender-billed Curlew [ PDF Document ]
Further Information:
- SBC Working Group Website: www.slenderbilledcurlew.net (hosted by RSPB)
- AEWA Announcement: Quest to find the Slender-billed Curlew continues – as species’ Steering Group meets in Bonn (11 February 2009)
- AEWA Announcement: Quest to find one of the world's rarest birds launched at CMS COP9 in Rome (4 December 2008)
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