Series: ADB Data Room: Regional Flyway Initiative 147 RFI Priority Wetland Sites 22 January 2024 Ten (10) developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) —Bangladesh, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China (PRC), Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have been included in the detailed analytical work undertaken through the RFI. Except for Lao PDR, these DMCs are members of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) that have been selected to create a comprehensive and coherent network of biodiversity rich wetlands across the EAA Flyway. Additional countries may be added later. The RFI focuses on optimizing conservation gains, ensuring that investments in site-based interventions create maximum impact on maintaining the populations of migratory water birds that use the flyway. Of the 147 RFI priority wetlands identified, ninety-one (91) sites are located at or near the coast and 56 are inland (mostly freshwater). Presented on this page are the results of the analysis, which shows a breakdown of the priority wetland sites in the 10 participating DMCs, whether sites are coastal or inland, and the site identification and selection methodology used during Phase 1 of the RFI. Feedback on this first phase of work is warmly welcomed. The table below shows the summary of results from Phase 1 of RFI’s site selection process. Country Number of Priority Sites (Total) Number of Coastal Number of Inland Bangladesh 8 5 3 Cambodia 9 1 8 Indonesia 17 16 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 0 3 Malaysia 6 6 0 Mongolia 11 0 11 People's Republic of China 60 37 23 Philippines 12 9 3 Thailand 12 9 3 Vietnam 9 8 1 TOTAL 147 91 56 Below are the detailed results from the site selection process (Phase 1). Data for each DMC is summarized, and the accompanying matrices show details including score, coordinates, and the names of important EAAF species. Bangladesh Number of sites assessed: 8+ Number of Priority Sites identified: 8 Number of priority coastal sites: 5 Number of priority freshwater sites: 3 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 8 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 17 species including Spoon-billed Sandpiper (CR), Indian Skimmer (EN), Masked Finfoot (CR), several anatid sp. (e.g., Ferruginous Duck, Common Shelduck Sources of count and site data: Asian Waterbird Census, project reports, peer-reviewed papers Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 001 Eastern Sundarbans, Khulna (22.00 N, 89.70 E) Score 42.0 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (CR)* Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus1 002 Eastern Meghna Delta, Chittagong (22.47 N, 91.27 E) Score: 30.3 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis (EN)* Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 003 Hatia Island (including Nijhum Dwip National Park), Chittagong (22.08 N, 91.07 E) Score: 16.9 Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis (EN)* Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 004 Tanguar Haor and Panabeel, Sylhet (25.13 N, 91.03 E) Score: 16.2 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Garganey Spatula querquedula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Gadwall Mareca strepera Common Teal Anas crecca 005 Hakaluki Haor, Sylhet (24.65 N, 92.08 E) Score: 7.6 Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 006 Sonadia Island, Chittagong (21.50 N, 91.88 E) Score: 4.9 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) 007 Central Meghna Delta, Barisal (21.93 N, 90.62 E) Score: 3.5 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 008 Hail Haor (including Bakka Beel), Sylhet (24.37 N, 91.68 E) Score: 1.1 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates 1 Nearly meeting 1% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Cambodia Number of sites assessed: 12 Number of priority sites identified: 9 Number of priority coastal sites: 1 (Koh Kapik/Peam Krasop) Number of priority freshwater sites: 8 Number of priority sites overlapping with protected area(s): 7 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 11 species, including Spot-billed Pelican, Sarus Crane (VU), Greater Adjutant (EN), Masked Finfoot (CR), Asian Openbill, Painted Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Spotted Greenshank (EN) Source of count and site data: Asian Waterbird Census, project reports from Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife International, peer-reviewed papers Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 009 Prek Toal (part of Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve), Battambang (13.12 N, 103.65 E) Score: 250.7 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis** Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala** Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius (EN)** Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (CR) (estimates only) 010 Ang Tropeang Thmor (Sarus Crane Reserve), Siem Reap (13.82 N, 103.31 E) Score: 33.3 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU)* Garganey Spatula querquedula Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 011 Boeung Prek Lapouv (Sarus Crane Reserve), Takeo (10.72 N, 105.03 E) Score: 30.4 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU)* Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 012 Anlung Pring (Sarus Crane Reserve), Kampot (10.48 N, 104.53 E) Score: 21.3 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU)* Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 013 Boeng Chhmar Ramsar Site, Kampong Thom (12.83 N, 104.29 E) Score: 19.4 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala* Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius (EN) Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 014 Chi Kreng, Siem Reap (13.01 N, 104.42 E) Score: 5.4 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU) 015 Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (Memey River), Preah Vihear (14.02 N, 104.52 E) Score: 4.7 Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (CR) 016 Koh Kapik (Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary), Koh Kong (11.54 N, 102.97 E) Score: 3.2 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 017 Stoung, Kampong Thom (12.99 N, 104.47 E) Score: 1.0 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU) *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Indonesia Number of sites assessed: 24 Number of priority sites identified: 17 Number of priority coastal sites: 16 Number of priority freshwater sites: 1 (Mahakam Lakes) Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 8 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 19 species including Spotted Greenshank (EN), Asian Dowitcher, Red Knot, Far Eastern Curlew (EN), Bar & Black-tailed Godwit & Australian Pratincole Source of count and site data: Asian Waterbird Census, project reports from EAAFP and Manfred Stiftung/Eksai foundations, peer-reviewed papers Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 018 Batu Bara coast, N Sumatra (3.38 N, 99.43 E) Score: 44.9 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres1 019 Banyuasin Peninsula and Berbak-Sembilang National Park, S Sumatra (-1.89 N, 104.61 E) Score: 27.1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN)1 020 Deli-Serdang, N Sumatra (3.73 N, 98.79 E) Score: 17.4 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Ruff Calidris pugnax Red Knot Calidris canutus Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 021 Wasur National Park, S Papua (-8.60 N, 140.80 E) Score: 10.4 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* 022 Middle Mahakam Lakes, E Kalimantan (-0.36 N, 116.20 E) Score: 7.7 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 023 Sungai Progo Delta - Trisik Beach, Yogyakarta (-7.98 N, 110.20 E) Score: 7.4 Sanderling Calidris alba Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 024 Cemara Beach, Jambi (-1.42 N, 104.46 E) Score: 7.1 Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus1 025 East Aceh coast, Aceh (4.68 N, 97.96 E) Score: 5.3 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 026 North Aceh coast, Aceh (5.22 N, 97.45 E) Score: 4.7 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 027 Kupang Bay, E Nusa Tenggara (-10.05 N, 123.78 E) Score: 3.5 Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella 028 Sekopong Bay, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung (-4.90 N, 105.88 E) Score: 2.2 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 029 Benoa Bay – Serangan Island, Bali (-8.74 N, 115.22 E) Score: 2.1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 030 Gresik and Surabaya coast (incl. Ujung Pangkah), E Java (-6.92 N, 112.62 E) Score: 1.9 Red Knot Calidris canutus 031 Asahan coast, N Sumatra (3.03N, 99.87 E) Score: 1.4 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 032 North Labuhan Batu coast, N Sumatra (2.77 N, 99.99 E) Score: 1.4 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 033 Labuhan Batu coast, N Sumatra (2.70 N, 100.16 E) Score: 1.4 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 034 North Seram coast (partly in Manusela National Park), Maluku (-2.95 N, 129.12 E) Score: 1.0 Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini (CR) *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates 1Nearly meeting 1% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Lao People's Democratic Republic Number of sites assessed: 5 Number of priority sites identified: 3 Number of priority coastal sites: 0 Number of priority freshwater sites: 3 Number of priority sites overlapping with protected area(s): 2 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): Masked Finfoot (CR), Asian Openbill, Little Ringed Plover Source of count and site data: IUCN and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reports, BirdLife/WCS survey datasets Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 035 Xe Pian NBCA (including Bueng Kiat Ngong wetlands), Champasak (14.56 N, 106.06 E) Score: 4.5 Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (CR) Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 036 Mekong River from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, Vientiane-Xayabury (18.32 N, 101.52 E) Score: 2.2 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 037 Dong Kanthung Protected Forest (proposed NBCA), Champasak (14.40 N, 105.43 E) Score: 2.0 Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus (CR) Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Malaysia Number of sites assessed: 9 Number of priority sites identified: 6 Number of priority coastal sites: 6 Number of priority freshwater sites: 0 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 2 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 11 species including Spotted Greenshank (EN), Asian Dowitcher, Far Eastern Curlew (EN), Great Knot (EN), Lesser Sandplover, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Chinese Egret (VU) Source of count and site data: Asian Waterbird Census, peer-reviewed papers Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 038 North-Central Selangor Coast, Selangor (3.24 N, 101.30 E) 14.1 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Common Redshank Tringa totanus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 039 Sadong-Saribas Coast, Sarawak (1.68 N, 111.05 E) 13.2 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (VU) Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 040 Buntal Bay, Sarawak (1.69 N, 110.39 E) 9.2 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica1 041 Teluk Air Tawar-Kuala Muda IBA, Pulau Pinang (5.53 N, 100.37 E) 8.4 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 042 Mersing-Endau Coast, Johor (2.64 N, 103.71 E) 2.2 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 043 Pulau Bruit, Sarawak (2.58 N, 111.29 E) 1.8 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (VU) 1 Nearly meeting 1% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Mongolia Number of sites assessed: 48 Number of priority sites identified: 11 Number of priority coastal sites: 0 Number of priority freshwater sites: 11 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 10 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 48 species including Dalmatian Pelican, White-naped Crane (VU), Hooded Crane (VU), Swan Goose (VU), Common Pochard (VU) – mostly at breeding locales Source of count and site data: Peer-reviewed papers, IBA datasheets and Mongolian Red Data Book (birds), expert reviews Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 044 Khar-Us Lake (including Khovd River Tributary and Khar Lake), Uvs Aimag (47.75 N, 92.17 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 1)A Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus** Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangul Common Merganser Mergus merganser Common Crane Grus grus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Great Egret Egretta alba Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Northern Pintail Anas acuta Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus White Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) 045 Khurkh Khuiten, Khentii Aimag (48.32 N, 110.37 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 2)A Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea** White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU) Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black Stork Ciconia nigra Bean Goose Anser fabalis Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Common Crane Grus grus Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 046 Mongol Daguur IBA including Ulz River and Khukh Lake (include SPA), Dornod Aimag (49.72 N, 115.25 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 3)A Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Hooded Crane Grus monacha* Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Bean Goose Anser fabalis Common Crane Grus grus White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU) Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 047 Uvs Lake, Uvs Aimag (50.2 N, 92.28 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 4)A Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 048 Tolbo Lake, Bayan-Olgii Aimag (48.53 N, 90.1 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 5)A Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 049 Airag Lake, Uvs Aimag (48.9 N, 93.43 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 6)A Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangul Common Merganser Mergus merganser Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 050 Tashgain Tavan Lakes, Dornod Aimag (47.37 N, 118.45 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 7)A Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Gadwall Anas strepera Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU) Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 051 Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, Arkhangai Aimag (48.17 N, 99.75 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 8)A Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangul Common Merganser Mergus merganser Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 052 Ogii Lake, Arkhangai Aimag (47.77 N, 102.7 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 9)A Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangul Common Crane Grus grus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor 053 Buir Lake, Dornod Aimag (transboundary to Hulun Lake, PR China) (47.77 N, 117.8 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 10)A Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) 054 Valley of lakes (including Boon Tsagaan, Orog Lake and Taatsiin Tsagaan, Bayan-Khongor Aimag (45.3 N, 100.12 E) Score: N.a. (Rank: 11)A Mute Swan Cygnus olor* Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Hooded Crane Grus monacha ARelatively little recent waterbird count data was available for most sites in Mongolia, and the Priority Sites were selected based on the available data and advice from national experts. *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) People's Republic of China Coastal Wetlands Number of sites assessed: 66 Number of priority sites identified: 37 Number of priority coastal sites: 37 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 29 Species occurring in very large congregations (≥10%): 32 species including Spoon-billed sandpiper (CR), Far Eastern Curlew (EN), Spotted Greenshank (EN), Great Knot (EN) Source of count and site data: China Coastal Waterbird Census, Yellow-Sea Bohai Coordinated Waterbird Surveys by Wetlands International, Annual Black-faced Spoonbill Census, EAAFP Site Information Sheets, BirdLife Datazone, The Paulson Institute’s Blueprint of Coastal Wetland Conservation and Management Strategies in China project reports, peer-reviewed papers Liaoning Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 055 Yalu Jiang estuary (39.83 N, 124.10 E) Score: 308.66 Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Goosander Mergus merganser Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (VU) Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus* Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN)* Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica** Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot (EN) Calidris tenuirostris* Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea* Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU)* Mew Gull Larus canus 056 Liaohe Estuary National Nature Reserve and Inner Gulf of Liaodong (40.90 N, 121.78 E) Score: 272.71 Bean Goose Anser fabalis Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus (CR) Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU)** Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus* Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew (EN) Numenius madagascariensis Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot (EN) Calidris tenuirostris* Red Knot Calidris canutus* Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus* Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU)* Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) Mew Gull Larus canus Little Tern Sternula albifrons 057 Zhuanghe coast (39.67 N, 123.03 E) Score: 30.44 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (VU) Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Little Curlew Numenius minutus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Mew Gull Larus canus 058 Pulandian-Jinzhou east coast, including Changshan Islands (39.37 N, 122.30 E) Score: 27.0 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Great Knot (EN) Calidris tenuirostris Dunlin Calidris alpina 059 Jinzhou Bay, Dalian (39.17 N, 121.60 E) Score: 19.80 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Hebei Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 060 Luannan-Zuidong coast (39.10 N, 118.20 E) Score: 199.05 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta* Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa* Great Knot (EN) Calidris tenuirostris Red Knot Calidris canutus** Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba* Dunlin Calidris alpina Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 061 Huanghua-Cangzhou coast (38.43 N, 117.67 E) Score: 84.61 Greylag Goose Anser anser Bean Goose Anser fabalis Smew Mergellus albellus Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri (CR) Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU) Common Crane Grus grus Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Red Knot Calidris canutus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) Mew Gull Larus canus 062 Laoting-Caofeidian coast (39.02 N, 118.73 E) Score: 17.08 Smew Mergellus albellus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Dunlin Calidris alpina Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Tianjin Municipality Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 063 Tianjin coastal mudflats (38.92 N, 117.75 E) Score: 174.14 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus* Greylag Goose Anser anser* Bean Goose Anser fabalis Smew Mergellus albellus Goosander Mergus merganser Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta* Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU)** Little Tern Sternula albifrons Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 064 Beidagang Wetland Nature Reserve (38.75 N, 117.38 E) Score: 81.19 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri (CR) Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Gadwall Mareca strepera Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Shandong Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 065 Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve (37.97 N, 118.97 E) Score: 595.48 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Greylag Goose Anser anser Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Bean Goose Anser fabalis Smew Mergellus albellus Goosander Mergus merganser Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri (CR) Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Gadwall Mareca strepera Chinese Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha Northern Pintail Anas acuta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus (CR)* White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU)* Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU)* Common Crane Grus grus** Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Black Stork Ciconia nigra Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus** Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Little Curlew Numenius minutus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN)* Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa* Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Dunlin Calidris alpina Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU)* Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU)* Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common Tern Sterna hirundo 066 Qingdao coast and Jiaozhou Bay (36.18 N, 120.20 E) Score: 78.15 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Dunlin Calidris alpina Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini (CR)* 067 Laizhou Bay (37.10 N, 119.40 E) Score: 24.16 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Smew Mergellus albellus Goosander Mergus merganser Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 068 Wudi-Zhanhua-Hekou coast (38.13 N, 118.20 E) Score: 15.63 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) 069 Rongcheng Swan Nature Reserve (37.25 N, 122.57 E) Score: 11.85 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus* *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Jiangsu Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 070 Lianyungang coast (34.62 N, 119.52 E) Score: 344.15 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU)* Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus** Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta* Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola* Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa* Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus* Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU)* Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus** Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN)* Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Relict Gull Larus relictus (VU) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 071 Tiaozini (Dongtai coast) (32.75 N, 120.97 E) Score: 318.33 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus** Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo* Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus* Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR)* Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN)** Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Common Tern Sterna hirundo 072 Yancheng National Nature Reserve (33.72 N, 120.52 E) Score: 195.70 Goosander Mergus merganser Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU)** Common Crane Grus grus Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU) Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola* Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Redshank Tringa totanus Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU)* Common Tern Sterna hirundo* 073 Ganyu coast (34.97 N, 119.20 E) Score: 194.23 Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus* Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU)* Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus** Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 074 Dongling coast (32.15 N, 121.45 E) Score: 126.56 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Little Tern Sternula albifrons 075 Rudong coast (32.52 N, 121.17 E) Score: 84.02 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola* Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus* Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Red Knot Calidris canutus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN)* Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Common Tern Sterna hirundo 076 Dongsha shoals (33.00 N, 121.23E) Score: 41.72 Goosander Mergus merganser Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Red Knot Calidris canutus* Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Dunlin Calidris alpina Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Shanghai Municipality Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 077 Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve (31.48 N, 122.00 E) Score: 43.36 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 078 Nanhui coast (including Nanhui Wetlands Park) (30.93 N, 121.97 E) Score: 15.72 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Zhejiang Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 079 Wenzhou Bay (27.92 N, 120.88 E) Score: 94.14 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Pochard Aythya ferina (VU) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus* Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (EN) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Red Knot Calidris canutus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) 080 Hangzhou Bay (30.33 N, 121.00 E) Score: 43.80 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri (CR) Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata (VU) Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Dunlin Calidris alpina Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Common Redshank Tringa totanus Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Fujian Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 081 Min Jiang estuary (26.12 N, 119.63 E) Score: 52.36 Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Sanderling Calidris alba Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini (CR) 082 Quanzhou Bay, including Jin Jiang estuary (24.85 N, 118.67 E) Score: 24.77 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) 083 Xiamen coast (24.57 N, 118.08 E) Score: 13.49 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 084 Xinghua Bay (25.45 N, 119.18 E) Score: 12.94 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Dunlin Calidris alpina Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Guangdong Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 085 Inner Deep Bay and Shenzhen River catchment (22.50 N, 114.02 E) Score: 68.84 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Great White Egret Ardea alba Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo* Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 086 Haifeng wetlands (22.83 N, 115.22 E) Score: 12.78 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Great White Egret Ardea alba Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 087 Zhanjiang-Leizhou Peninsula coast (20.85 N, 110.20 E) Score: 12.62 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN) Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi (VU) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Hainan Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 088 Dongzhaigang Nature Reserve (20.02 N, 110.57 E) Score: 16.69 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sanderling Calidris alba 089 Danzhou-Lingao coast (19.73 N, 109.23 E) Score: 9.29 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Guangxi Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 090 Beihai coast (21.45 N, 109.32 E) Score: 11.01 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Sanderling Calidris alba 091 Fangcheng coast (21.57 N, 108.15 E) Score: 8.49 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (CR) Inland Wetlands Number of sites assessed: 33 Number of priority sites identified: 23 Number of priority inland sites: 23 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 23 Species occurring in large congregations (≥10%): 17 species including Swan Goose (VU), Lesser White-fronted Goose (VU), Baer’s Pochard (CR), Siberian Crane (CR), White-naped Crane (VU), Red-crowned Crane (VU), Hooded Crane (VU), Oriental Stork (EN), Relict Gull (VU) Source of count and site data: Peer-reviewed papers, Report on the coordinated Surveys for wintering waterbirds of Central and Lower Yangtze, EAAFP Site Information Sheets, BirdLife Datazone Jiangxi Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF SPECIES (≥1%) 092 Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (29.17 N, 115.97 E) Score: 825.49 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus * Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU)** Bean Goose Anser fabalis ** Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons ** Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (VU) Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus (CR)** White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU)* Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (VU)** Common Crane Grus grus * Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Black Stork Ciconia nigra Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN)* Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia * Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta * Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa ** Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 093 Nanjishan Wetland Nature Reserve (29.00 N, 116.28 E) Score: 134.9 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Bean Goose Anser fabalis * Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons * Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus (CR) White-naped Crane Antigone vipio (VU)** Common Crane Grus grus Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU) Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates **Exceeding 50% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Hunan Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 094 East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve (29.33 N, 112.92 E) Score: 134.53 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Greylag Goose Anser anser Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU)* Bean Goose Anser fabalis* Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons* Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (VU)* Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Falcated Duck Mareca falcata* Black Stork Ciconia nigra Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia* Great White Egret Ardea alba Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 095 West Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve (28.82 N, 112.20 E) Score: 13.88 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Anhui Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 096 Shengjin Lake Nature Reserve (30.38 N, 117.07 E) Score: 99.59 Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU)* Bean Goose Anser fabalis* Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons* Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (VU)* Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU)* Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 097 Anqing Yangtze Riverine Wetland Nature Reserve (30.53 N, 116.90 E) Score: 71.32 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus* Swan Goose Anser cygnoid (VU) Bean Goose Anser fabalis Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (VU) Smew Mergellus albellus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Hooded Crane Grus monacha (VU) Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana (EN) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo * Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Hubei Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 098 Wanghu Lake National Nature Reserve (29.87 N, 115.33 E) Score: 21.11 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Bean Goose Anser fabalis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black Stork Ciconia nigra Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 099 Chenhu Lake Provincial Nature Reserve (30.30 N, 113.82 E) Score: 13.92 Bean Goose Anser fabalis Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Heilongjiang Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 100 Zhalong National Nature Reserve (47.20 N, 124.20 E) Score: N.a. Importance of These Sites for Migratory WaterbirdsA Zhalong NNR comprises extensive reedbeds, pools and marshland that supports large numbers of breeding and migrating waterbirds, notably an important breeding population of Red-crowned Crane (VU). The wetlands there have experienced serious ecological problems and lost some of their value for migratory waterbirds, but measures are underway to reverse the trends of increasing ecological degradation (Su et al. 2011). 101 Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve (45.30 N, 132.57 E) Score: N.a. Xingkai Lake (Lake Khanka) is a large transboundary freshwater lake on the border between China and Russia. The extensive floodplain wetlands around the lake provide stopover and breeding habitats for up to two million waterbirds, notably large congregations of Red-crowned Crane (VU) and Oriental Stork (EN). At least 14 waterbird species have internationally important populations in the national nature reserve (RIS). 102 Sanjiang National Nature Reserve (47.90 N, 134.50 E) Score: N.a. The Sanjiang Plain is an extensive delta alluvial plain where the Heilongjiang and Wusuli (Ussuri) Rivers converge. It supports 50,000-100,000 geese and ducks during the migration seasons, including up to 24,000 Swan Goose (VU), and also supports breeding populations of Red-crowned Crane (VU), White-naped Crane (VU) and Oriental Stork (EN) (RIS). ASites in the Yellow River basin and north-east China were added to the Priority Sites list at a relatively late stage, based on readily available data on migratory waterbirds and advice from national experts. Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s). Jilin Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 103 Momoge National Nature Reserve (46.00 N, 123.75 E) Score: N.a. Importance of These Sites for Migratory WaterbirdsA Momoge NNR comprises extensive marshlands, grasslands and agricultural land that support more than 100,000 waterbirds during the migration seasons, including anatidae, cranes and Oriental Stork (EN). Most notably, approximately 95% of the global population of Siberian Crane (CR) stops over there on migration (Wang et al. 2022). 104 Xianghai National Nature Reserve (45.08 N, 122.33 E) Score: N.a. Xianghai NNR is located at the western edge of the Songnen Plain, and the numerous lakes and extensive marshlands there are an important breeding and staging area for migratory waterbirds, including Anatidae, cranes and Oriental Stork (EN) (RIS). ASites in the Yellow River basin and north-east China were added to the Priority Sites list at a relatively late stage, based on readily available data on migratory waterbirds and advice from national experts. Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s). Inner Mongolia Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 105 Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve (49.00 N, 117.33 E) Score: N.a. Importance of These Sites for Migratory WaterbirdsA Dalai Hu is one of the five largest freshwater lakes (by area) in China and is surrounded by vast areas of marshland and arid steppes. Hundreds of thousands of waterbirds stage or breed there every year, including at least 11 species that occur in internationally important numbers (RIS, SIS). 106 Wuliangsuhai National Nature Reserve (41.10 N, 108.83 E) Score: N.a. Wuliangsuhai is a large lake with extensive emergent vegetation, that is an important breeding and staging area for waterbirds in a vast arid region of northwest China. A waterbird survey in 2011-2012 counted more than 165,900 individual birds there, including 19 species that exceeded 1% of flyway population thresholds, notably Swan Goose (VU), Far Eastern Curlew (EN) and Relict Gull (VU) (Zhang et al. 2017). ASites in the Yellow River basin and north-east China were added to the Priority Sites list at a relatively late stage, based on readily available data on migratory waterbirds and advice from national experts. Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s). Hebei SITE EAAF Species (≥1%) 107 Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve (37.60 N, 115.60 E) Score: N.a. Importance of This Site for Migratory WaterbirdsA Hengshui Lake NNR is an important breeding and stopover site for waterbirds in the arid North China Plain region. Nineteen waterbird species have occurred there in internationally important numbers, most notably around 15% of the global population of Baer’s Pochard (CR) and 30% of the flyway population of Bean Goose (Guo et al. 2021). Qinghai Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 108 Zhaling Lake-Er’ling Lake National Nature Reserve (34.93 N, 97.45 E) Score: N.a. Importance of This Site for Migratory WaterbirdsA Zhaling Lake-Er’ling Lake NNR includes two high-altitude lakes that are important for migratory waterbirds, including at least five species that exceed 1% of flyway population thresholds there, notably Black-necked Crane (VU) (Sun et al. 2020, Gong et al. 2022). Gansu Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 109 Gahai-Zecha National Nature Reserve (34.23 N, 102.32 E) Score: N.a. Importance of This Site for Migratory WaterbirdsA Gahai-Zecha NNR is a high-altitude wetland in arid Gansu Province, where at least four migratory waterbird species exceed 1% of flyway population thresholds, notably a large breeding population of Common Redshank and Black-necked Crane (VU) (Ramsar Information Sheet). ASites in the Yellow River basin and north-east China were added to the Priority Sites list at a relatively late stage, based on readily available data on migratory waterbirds and advice from national experts. Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s). Ningxia Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 110 Shahu Lake National Wetland Park (38.82 N, 106.35 E) Score: N.a. Importance of This Site for Migratory WaterbirdsA Shahu Lake National Wetland Park is one of the few extensive wetlands in arid Ningxia Province. Based on the habitats present it is considered likely to support significant populations of migratory waterbirds, but no surveys are known to have been conducted to investigate their status. Shanxi Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 111 Hongjianlao National Nature Reserve (39.08 N, 109.92 E) Score: N.a. Importance of These Sites for Migratory WaterbirdsA Hongjianlao NNR is a wetland in an arid region of Shaanxi Province that in recent years has supported more than half of the global population of Relict Gull (VU), which nests on islands in the lake. At least three other migratory waterbird species exceed 1% of flyway population thresholds there, but the wetlands are subject to shrinkage linked to water extraction (Liang & Yan 2017, Liu et al. 2017). 112 Yuncheng Yellow River Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve (35.03 N, 110.98 E) Score: N.a. Yuncheng Yellow River Wetland Provincial NR is the largest wetland nature reserve in Shanxi Province. It supports an important population of Whooper Swan, with more than 10,000 individuals estimated to winter, and several other migratory waterbird species have exceeded 1% of flyway population thresholds there. Henan Province Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 113 Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve (34.87 N, 112.50 E) Score: N.a. Importance of These Sites for Migratory WaterbirdsA Yellow River Wetland NNR is an extensive area of riverine floodplain wetlands that is a demonstration site for ADB’s Yellow River Project. It supports a large wintering population of Whooper Swan, and several other migratory waterbird species have exceeded 1% of flyway population thresholds there. 114 Minquan Yellow River Old Riverway National Wetland Park (34.65 N, 115.32E) Score: N.a. Minquan Yellow River Old Riverway National Wetland Park comprises wetlands in the old channel of the Yellow River and is important for the conservation of migratory waterbirds (Li Changkan et al. 2019). Waterbird surveys in 2017-2019 counted up to 60,000 individual birds there, including six species that exceeded 1% of flyway population thresholds, most notably around 12.5% of the global population of Baer’s Pochard (CR) (Ramsar Information Sheet). ASites in the Yellow River basin and north-east China were added to the Priority Sites list at a relatively late stage, based on readily available data on migratory waterbirds and advice from national experts. Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s). Philippines Number of sites assessed: 20 Number of priority sites identified: 12 Number of priority coastal sites: 9 Number of priority freshwater sites: 3 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 7 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 28 species, including Great Knot (EN), Chinese Egret (VU), Grey-tailed Tattler (NT), Red-necked Stint (NT), Chinese Crested Tern (CR) and several herons and anatid sp. (e.g. Tufted Duck, Garganey) Source of count and site data · Asian Waterbird Census, peer-reviewed papers, project reports Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 115 North Manila Bay (Bulacan) (includes Pampanga River East Bank-Santa Cruz-Caliligawan-Pamawaran-Navotas-Taliptip-Tanza) (14.77 N, 120.79 E) Score: 24.6 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Common Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 116 Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Cebu (10.25 N, 124.05 E) Score: 24.6 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus* Common Tern Sterna hirundo Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes (NT) Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (NT) 117 Bangrin Marine Protected Area, Pangasinan (16.25 N, 119.93 E) Score: 21.1 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia* Great White Egret Ardea alba 118 Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA), Negros Occidental (10.27 N, 122.84 E) Score: 14.8 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (NT) Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (VU) Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 119 Lake Mainit, Agusan del Norte (9.46 N, 125.52 E) Score: 13.8 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula* 120 North Manila Bay (Pampanga) (includes Pampanga River Westbank-Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands) (14.83 N, 120.59 E) Score: 12.2 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Great White Egret Ardea alba Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 121 Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Agusan del Sur (8.31 N, 125.90 E) Score: 6.9 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 122 Candaba Wetlands, Pampanga (15.07 N, 120.88 E) Score: 5.2 Garganey Spatula querquedula 123 Kabasalan-Siay Wetland Area (also known as Sibugay Wetlands), Zamboanga-Sibugay (7.71 N, 122.81 E) Score: 3.1 Great White Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Far-eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis* 124 Panabo Coast, Davao del Norte (7.29 N, 125.70 E) Score: 3.0 Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini (CR) 125 North Manila Bay (Bataan) – Balanga Wetlands Park- Pilar Wetlands (14.69 N, 120.57 E) Score: 2.6 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Great White Egret Ardea alba 126 Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, Palawan (8.89 N, 120.06 E) Score: 1.5 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Black Noddy Anous minutus *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Thailand Number of sites assessed: 18 Number of priority sites identified: 12 Number of priority coastal sites: 9 Number of priority freshwater sites: 3 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 8 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 15 species including Spotted Greenshank (EN), Black-tailed Godwit, Great Knot (EN), Sarus Crane (VU) Source of count and site data: Asian Waterbird Census, Bird Conservation Society of Thailand, project reports, EAAFP Site Information Sheets, BirdLife Datazone Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 127 Pak Thale-Laem Phak Bia coast, Phetchaburi (13.07 N, 100.07 E) Score: 26.1 Spotted Greenshank (EN) Tringa guttifer* Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Ruff Calidris pugnax Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (EN) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea1 128 Bueng Boraphet, Nakhon Sawan (15.70 N, 100.24 E) Score: 24.6 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus* Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Great White Egret Ardea alba Garganey Spatula querquedula Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus1 129 Pak Nam Prasae, Rayong (12.70 N, 101.71 E) Score: 6.1 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 130 Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir, Buriram (14.90 N, 103.03 E) Score: 5.0 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU) 131 Krabi River Mouth, Krabi (8.02 N, 98.93 E) Score: 4.0 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank (EN) Tringa guttifer 132 Khlong Tamru (Bang Pakong), Chachoengsao (13.48 N, 100.94 E) Score: 3.5 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Ruff Calidris pugnax 133 Khlong Yai, Trat (11.78 N, 102.88 E) Score: 2.8 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 134 Sanam Bin Reservoir, Buriram (14.64 N, 103.08 E) Score: 2.5 Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU) 135 Ko Libong Non-Hunting Area and Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang (7.29 N, 99.44 E) Score: 2.2 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 136 Khok Kham salt pans, Samut Sakhon (13.51 N, 100.35 E) Score: 1.9 Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) 137 Phang-nga Bay, Phang Nga (8.32 N, 98.52 E) Score: 1.5 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 138 Bang Pu coast and fish ponds, Samut Prakan (13.50 N, 100.74 E) Score: 1.1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1Nearly meeting 1% of CSR1 estimates *Exceeding 10% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Viet Nam Number of sites assessed: 14 Number of priority sites identified: 9 Number of priority coastal sites: 8 Number of priority freshwater sites: 1 Number of sites overlapping with protected area(s): 4 Species occurring in large congregations (≥1%): 11 species including Spotted Greenshank (EN), Black-faced Spoonbill (EN), Lesser Sand Plover, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Common Tern, Little Tern, Painted Stork Source of count and site data: Black-faced Spoonbill annual census, Annual Waterbird Census, Spoon-billed Sandpiper annual census, Viet Nature and Mekong shorebird project reports, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force tracking data Site Identifier Site Details EAAF Species (≥1%) 139 Tram Chim National Park, Dong Thap (10.72 N, 105.51 E) Score: 7.8 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Sarus Crane Antigone antigone sharpii (VU) 140 Thai Thuy (including Thai Binh Wetland Protected Area), Thai Binh (20.61 N, 106.66 E) Score: 6.3 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Little Tern Sterna albifrons 141 Can Gio (incl. Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Ly Nhon & Can Thanh salt pans, and coastal flats), Ho Chi Minh City (10.39 N, 106.93 E) Score: 4.0 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 142 Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh (20.21 N, 106.55 E) Score: 2.8 Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN) Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (EN)1 143 Binh Dai IBA, Ben Tre (10.08 N, 106.76 E) Score: 2.7 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 144 Tan Thanh-Con Ngang coast, Tien Giang (10.26 N, 106.76 E) Score: 2.6 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 145 Ba Tri IBA, Ben Tre (10.01 N, 106.69 E) Score: 2.4 Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 146 Do Son coast, Hai Phong (20.70 N, 106.77 E) Score: 1.8 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (VU) 147 An Hai (Cat Hai) IBA, Hai Phong (20.79 N, 106.78 E) Score: 1.3 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 1Nearly meeting 1% of CSR1 estimates Sites in bold overlap with protected area(s) Identifying RFI Priority Sites The process to identify the highest priority and most irreplaceable wetland sites involved using (i) internationally accepted scientific criteria (i.e., identifying sites based on their importance to globally significant congregations of migratory waterbirds), and (ii) consultations with government, local stakeholders, and experts. The RFI follows three long-established, government-endorsed programs that use internationally accepted criteria to prioritize wetland sites for conservation: (i) the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, (ii) the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Flyway Site Network; and (iii) the BirdLife International Partnership’s Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs). The Ramsar Convention uses a set of criteria to identify Ramsar sites, including sites that regularly support 1% or more of the individuals in a population of a congregatory waterbird species, a criterion which has also been adopted by the EAAFP Flyway Site Network and BirdLife’s IBA Programme. The EAAFP used this criterion in a flyway-wide analysis of wetland sites and migratory waterbirds to help guide the development of the Flyway Site Network. One EAAFP prioritization criteria was adopted by the RFI, under which scores were calculated for the candidate sites based on the internationally important populations of migratory waterbird species listed for them in the project dataset. Methodology for Prioritization To apply site prioritization methodology, a large database of migratory waterbird count data was gathered from over 400 candidate priority sites in the 10 participating DMCs. The main sources of information included earlier site prioritization analyses, national and flyway-wide waterbird monitoring schemes, notably the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), and peer-reviewed scientific papers and survey reports. The RFI team also collated GIS boundary maps for the selected Priority Sites. There are wide variations in the level of knowledge of waterbird numbers in wetland sites in the EAA Flyway. Consultations with national and regional experts helped ensure that the variations in observer coverage were factored into the analyses. Phases of RFI Priority Site Selection As Phase 1 involved the initial selection of the 147 sites, Phase 2 will target further shortlisting of sites with DMC governments to a final list of 50 for which project concepts will be developed. The RFI team will undertake ecosystem services analyses to identify suitable interventions and opportunities to support this process. Final portfolios of wetland sites and landscapes will need to align with the national conservation strategies, development plans, and international obligations of RFI participating countries. Priority sites will further be evaluated for their ecosystem services values to build strong business cases for long-term management, including initiatives that may result from RFI implementation. In-country training and consultation workshops are on-going and are discussing existing site selection and further shortlisting. Government support[DAL2] will be obtained for proposed sites that may be taken forward for concept development. Consultation with governments and local stakeholders is critical to (i) understand existing national priorities; (ii) allow consistency or compliance with international obligations; and (iii) filter into the ecosystem services assessment analysis itself, among other things. DMCs and the rest of the global flyway community are encouraged to get involved in ongoing RFI discussions. Feedback on this first phase of work is warmly welcomed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Regional Flyway Initiative and its partners are greatly indebted to colleagues, friends, and partners who have contributed to and have been consulted in the conduct of the site selection process. Much appreciation, of course, goes to the members of the technical team for the Phase 1 site selection work, Mike Crosby, Ding Li Yong, and Shelby Wee, and the coordinators of the Asian Waterbird Census and other national experts. We also offer thanks to the following for their time, support, and expert knowledge and guidance in specific countries: Amarkhuu Gungaa, Annadel Cabanban, Arne Jensen, Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok, Batrisyia Teepol, Bou Vorsak, Bui Thanh Trung, Chairunas Adha Putra, Cynthia Layusa, David Melville, Doug Watkins, Duncan Lang, Enam Ul Haque, Ferry Hasudungan, Gankhuyag Purev-Ochir, Gan Xiaojing, Gary Allport, Gombobaatar Sundev, Gregorio de la Rosa, Heejin Oh, Hong Chamnan, Jacelyn See, Jimmy Choi, Josiah David Quimpo, Khwankhao Sinhaseni, Le Trong Trai, Lisa M. 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