Hi Pat & others,
The picture you referred to can be seen here:


  http://www.radioactiverobins.com/snipes-waders/eskimo%20curlew%20numenius%20borealis.htm


over time the situation worsened and I made more pictures which can be seen
here:


  http://www.radioactiverobins.com/kite-surfing%20great%20but/kite-surfing%20but.htm


Imagine this is overall a protected area, disturbing seals f.i. is forbidden
by law. All high tide roosts are within the protected zone. I did report all
of this and since then the situation has improved considerably in this area.
Kite surfers know where they can and cannot go and wardens are on control
more frequently than before. However elsewhere along the coast birds and
seals are still disturbed so there is still much to do.
All the best, Norman


Pat Leary wrote:> Hi Norman and many thanks for responding so quickly. Like
you, I seldom post
> to the listserve any more. For unknown reasons, the list never caught on
> like other "birding" list do. I don't even think the two WHIM shot on
> Guadeloupe last fall made news on this listserve.
>
> My reason for reestablishing contact is related to kite surfing or kite
> boarding. My memory suggest that you shared some images including one of
> some curlews being flushed away from the shore of a refuge in your region
> by
> a passing kite boarder. Do you recall those images and topic? Apparently,
> that occurred in 2008 and my email archives does not go back that far. I
> could find no images on the shorebird listserve.
>
> Have you witnessed more disturbances by kite surfers in Europe? Do you
> know
> if any conservation interests are addressing that issue?
>
> Please share what you know,