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Hong Kong Black-faced Spoonbill found breeding
in South Korea
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A South Korean
researcher called Lee Do-han, recently carried out a survey
of the Black-faced Spoonbill breeding sites from 10 - 12 June
2003 in South Korea. On the island called Seok-do, he found
that one of the breeding birds had coloured rings on its legs.
The coloured rings were green, yellow and blue, and had the
number A26. This bird was part of a pair that was raising two
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From the number and colour of the rings, we know that this bird
was one of the ones which were originally caught in Hong Kong. In
the winter of 2001/02, this bird was found sick at Mai Po Nature
Reserve and taken to Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden where it was
discovered it had avian botulism. After treatment, it was released
again at Mai Po.
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