Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Area. The sandbars and newly reclaimed land formed by the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the Zengwen River boast a rich estuarine ecosystem with abundant benthic and planktonic organisms, attracting a large number of migratory birds to rest and forage. The sandbars and newly reclaimed land formed by the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the Zengwen River boast a rich estuarine ecosystem with abundant benthic and planktonic organisms, attracting a large number of migratory birds to rest and forage. The internationally rare and protected black-faced spoonbill is the most captivating migratory bird in this aquatic area. Every year in late September, black-faced spoonbills arrive successively from the distant north. After spending the winter, they gradually depart from the river mouth in March of the following year to return north. This scene is a rare, limited-time spectacle during the autumn and winter seasons. The northeast wind continuously blows from the sea, and hardworking fishermen brave the cold wind on their fish farms and oyster racks. However, in the fish farms and on the lagoons, the black-faced spoonbills begin to appear, leisurely walking on the shallows in search of food. During this period, black-faced spoonbills can be seen almost everywhere along the coast of Cigu. The older generation locals affectionately call them "black-faced ducks." For a long time, humans and birds have coexisted peacefully, maintaining a good ecological balance. The phrase, "People need to eat, birds need to eat, but birds don't eat as much as people," is often heard from local elders. They do not drive them away; they share the small fish fry in the fish farms with the black-faced ducks. To them, the black-faced spoonbills are like old friends who return to visit every winter.
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