Over 100,000 waterbirds inhabit in Songdo tidal flat

▲ This photo, shows the endangered spoonbills. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- It has been told that about 100,000 waterbirds of 90 species inhabit the Songdo tidal flat in Incheon, which was designated as a Ramsar wetland in 2014.

On Thursday, Incheon City held a final report on the Songdo Tidal Flat Migratory Waterbird route with the East Asian-Australian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat at G Tower in Songdo International City.

About 30 people attended the report including the research organization, "BFS and Friends" along with officials from Incheon Free Economic Zone, Yeonsu-gu, Namdong-gu, National Institute of Ecology, and Incheon Waterbird Coexistence Council.

As a result of monitoring the Songdo tidal flat and the surrounding areas two to three times a month from 2020 by relevant agencies, it has been said that a total of 91 species and about 102,000 waterbirds live there.

Additionally, 10 natural monuments including spoonbills, mandarin ducks, kestrels, and 15 endangered species including storks, hawks, and Nordmann's greenshanks were seen.

This regular investigation was conducted to scientifically confirm the ecological significance of the Songdo tidal flat.

The Songdo tidal flat area, designated as the 19th Ramsar wetland in Korea in 2014, is a major habitat for endangered species such as spoonbills, black-tailed gulls, herring gulls, and shorebirds.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)

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