Table 2 The 26 sites where waterbird species meeting the Ramsar 1 % population criterion have been recorded at least once during the 2005–2013 surveys

Yalu Jiang estuarine wetland (YLJ), Liaoning

Common Shelduck, Common Merganser, Hooded Crane, Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Common Greenshank, Spotted Greenshank, Terek Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Great Knot, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Dunlin, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Relict Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Chinese Egret

Shuangtaizihekou National Nature Reserve (STZ), Liaoning

Bean Goose, Common Shelduck, Siberian Crane, Red-crowned Crane, Oriental White Stork, Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Great Knot, Red Knot, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Relict Gull, Great Cormorant

Tianjin coast (TJ)

Tundra Swan, Baer’s Pochard, Smew, Common Merganser, Oriental White Stork, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, Asian Dowitcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Common Greenshank, Red Knot, Temminck’s Stint, Saunders’s Gull, Relict Gull, Caspian Tern, Little Tern

Cangzhou coast (CZ), Hebei

Bean Goose, Graylag Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Shelduck, Falcated Duck, Baer’s Pochard, Smew, White-naped Crane, Common Crane, Oriental White Stork, Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Red Knot, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Relict Gull, Dalmatian Pelican, Great Crested Grebe

Yellow River Delta (YRD), Shandong

Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, Bean Goose, Graylag Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Spot-billed Duck, Falcated Duck, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Smew, Common Merganser, Siberian Crane, White-naped Crane, Common Crane, Hooded Crane, Red-crowned Crane, Black Stork, Oriental White Stork, Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Red Knot, Dunlin, Saunders’s Gull, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Spoonbill , Dalmatian Pelican, Great Crested Grebe

Lianyungang coast (LYG), Jiangsu

Falcated Duck, Red-crowned Crane, Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Asian Dowitcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Terek Sandpiper, Great Knot, Red Knot, Sanderling, Red-necked Stint, Long-toed Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Relict Gull, Chinese Egret, Dalmatian Pelican

Rudong coast (RD), Jiangsu

Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Spotted Greenshank, Terek Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Long-toed Stint, Dunlin, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Common Tern

Dongtai coast (DT), Jiangsu

Spotted Greenshank, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Dalmatian Pelican

Dongling coast (DL), Rudong, Jiangsu

Far Eastern Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Spotted Greenshank, Great Knot, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull

Nanhui coast (NH), Shanghai

Falcated Duck, Spotted Redshank, Red-necked Stint, Chinese Egret

Minjiang Estuary National Nature Reserve (MJE), Fujian

Swan Goose, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Terek Sandpiper, Sanderling, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Chinese Crested Tern, Common Tern, Black-faced Spoonbill

Quanzhou Bay (QZB), Fujian

Kentish Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Terek Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler, Sanderling, Saunders’s Gull

Dadeng Island and Weitou Bay (DWB), Fujian

Greater Sand Plover, Whimbrel, Spotted Greenshank, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Saunders’s Gull, Caspian Tern, Great Cormorant

Haifeng Nature Reserve (HF), Guangdong

Northern Pintail, Spotted Redshank, Great Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-faced Spoonbill, Dalmatian Pelican

Deep Bay, Shenzhen side (SZ)

Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Black-faced Spoonbill

Deep Bay, Hong Kong side (HK)

Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Tufted Duck, Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover, Asian Dowitcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Spotted Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-faced Spoonbill, Dalmatian Pelican, Great Crested Grebe

Zhuanghe Bay (ZHB), Liaoning

Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Relict Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Mew Gull, Chinese Egret, Black-faced Spoonbill

Jinzhou Bay (JZB), Liaoning

Yellow-legged Gull

Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve (CMDT), Shanghai

Baikal Teal, Black-faced Spoonbill

Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve (JDS), Shanghai

Lesser Sand Plover

Wenzhou Bay (WZB), Zhejiang

Saunders’s Gull, Dalmatian Pelican

Xinghua Bay (XHB), Fujian

Saunders’s Gull, Black-faced Spoonbill

Xitou coast (XT), Guangdong

Lesser Sand Plover, Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Nansha Wetland (NS), Guangdong

Pied Avocet

Dongfang Nature Reserve (DF), Hainan

Black-faced Spoonbill

Beihai coast (BH), Guangxi

Greater Sand Plover