Dr. Nur Munira Azman is the founder of the Shorebirds Peninsular Malaysia Project (SPMP), launched in 2017 with her team from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Inspired by her husband, a shorebird photographer, she developed a passion for studying these migratory birds. SPMP monitors shorebirds along Penang’s Teluk Air Tawar–Kuala Muda coast, an Important Bird Area, and has recorded nearly 60 species, including the rare Black-faced Spoonbill, a first for Penang.