The black-faced spoonbill conservation season in Tainan, 2023, begins today. Launched as part of the campaign are personalized commemorative stamps and picture books (急水溪的學甲濕地) that will be sent to 38 kindergartens and schools. In addition, the public is welcome to enjoy black-faced spoonbill birds through bird-watching trips with bicycles and sanctuary tours.
According to Tainan Ecological Conservation Association, the number of black-faced spoonbills arriving in Taiwan for the winter has grown with the strength of the northern wind. Since the end of September, the first group of black-faced spoonbills has been arriving in Qigu Nature Reserve. According to surveys the Association recently carried out in Xuejia, Qigu, Annan District, and other locations, the number has reached 1,528, which is about 70% of the total when compared to the results of the worldwide census.
Take the most eco-friendly light bird watching excursion during Tainan Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Season in Tainan.Photo provided by Tainan Ecological Conservation Association
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Black-faced spoonbill birds visit Taiwan from September through April or May of the following year, according to the chairman of the Tainan Ecological Conservation Association. The primary habitats are in Qigu, Xuejia Wetland Annan Sicao, and other locations; the world census estimates that there are around 4,000, and Tainan has more than 2,000 of them. Neighboring towns like Chiayi and Kaohsiung are also rapidly becoming home to more of them, which serves the evident that Taiwan's efforts to conserve black-faced spoonbills have had some success.
