APPENDIX A4.3
COMPARISON OF
WATERFOWL DATA FROM HKBWS RAMSAR SITE PROGRAMME AND BASELINE REPORT (2000/2001)
FOR LOK MA CHAU FISHPONDS
As described in the Baseline Report, data for Lok Ma Chau fishponds during the 2000/01 winter are not considered representative of commercial fish ponds. Limited data do exist from the Hong Kong Birdwatching Society Ramsar Site Waterbird Monitoring Programme. These data cover the following ponds shown in Figure 2 of Appendix A4.1: 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. The data comprise 5 monthly counts during the period November 1999 to March 2000. A comparison between the data for this period and the average over the same period for the same fishponds using the methodology detailed in Appendix A4.1 is shown in the figures below. All units are average no. of individuals per pond per visit.
Great Cormorant
Chinese Pond Heron
Little Egret
Great Egret
Grey Heron
Black-faced Spoonbill
