Black-faced Spoonbill

Hello good day !! I got cold and cough started from Christmas time, so I stayed in home after BBQ party. Yesterday E went to Nam Sang Wai. Below two photos sharing with you. Black-faced Spoonbill

Visitors would surely be captured by the enchanting and serene scene of Nam San Wai. At low tide, the area between Shan Pui River and Kam Tin River becomes the feeding ground of birds. When going further, a luxurious growth of reeds and mangroves could be seen. It is only here at Shan Pui River that you can cross a river by sampan. In Nam Sang Wai, hundreds of birds are attracted to roost here and many visitors come here for taking photo purposely.
(Information from www.gohk.gov.hk)

History in Hong Kong
The first Black-faced Spoonbill was collected and named in 1849. In the early 1900s, the English ornithologist, J.D. La Touche, noted that Black-faced Spoonbill was not uncommon in the southeastern coast of China. The first official local record of Black-faced Spoonbill in Hong Kong was made by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society on 14 November 1956 in Mai Po Marshes. According to The Avifauna of Hong Kong, the number of Black-faced Spoonbills remained below 35 in the early 1980s; however, it gradually increased during the 1990s, and exceeded 200 in winter of 2001-02.

About Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill is a member of the family Threskiornithidae and the order Ciconiiformes. This worldwide family includes ibises and spoonbills, and comprises 28 species. In the genus Platalea (spoonbills), there are only six species. African Spoonbill is restricted to Africa. The beautiful pink Roseate Spoonbill is found in North and South America. In Australia, there are two species - Yellow-billed Spoonbill and Royal Spoonbill. Eurasian Spoonbill and Black-faced Spoonbill can be seen in Asia. The world population of Black-faced Spoonbill is about a thousand, and it is classified as "Endangered" species by BirdLife International.

(Information from http://www.hkbws.org.hk)