This Year’s First Flock of Rare Spoon-billed Sandpipers Arrives in Zhanjiang

Lingnan: Beauty Beyond Borders | Recently, two spoon-billed sandpipers, a national first-class protected wild animal known as “little spoons”, were spotted foraging in the shallows of Shajiaoxuan, Wuchuan, Zhanjiang. This sighting is regarded as the earliest autumn migration record of the species on the Leizhou Peninsula this year. The spoon-billed sandpiper is found only along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and is among the world’s most endangered birds. The Leizhou Peninsula, where Zhanjiang is located, serves as one of the most significant wintering grounds for the species in mainland China, hosting these birds each winter. #SplendidLingnan

近日，湛江吴川沙角旋发现两只被称为“小勺子”的国家一级保护野生动物——勺嘴鹬正在浅滩觅食。据了解，这是今年雷州半岛最早的勺嘴鹬秋迁记录。勺嘴鹬是鸻形目鹬科勺嘴鹬属的一种小型滨鹬，仅分布于东亚-澳大利西亚候鸟迁飞区，是全球最濒危的鸟类之一。湛江所在的雷州半岛，是中国大陆勺嘴鹬重要越冬地之一，每年冬季勺嘴鹬都会到此越冬。

翻译：林兴（实习）

审校：罗洁

终审：王予湉