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Taxonomic Tidy Up – as it affects waders.

Recently, most of the influential list-keepers of the world’s birds, got together and, between them, created a definitive, universal, taxonomic list of the birds of the world and they called it Avilist – The Global Avian Checklist. This may come as … Continued

Global Big Day Wader Quest team on top of the (birding) world.

What a magnificent display of global unity in support of birds the Global Big Day is. Each year, Global Birding  takes part by encouraging teams and individuals to participate under their banner. Wader Quest enters an international team called, imaginatively, … Continued

More ammunition for Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservationists to fight off extinction.

The Spoon-billed Sandpiper holds a special place in our hearts at Wader Quest. This is because it was the species that kickstarted our wader conservation journey. When we realised just how close to extinction this species was, we felt compelled … Continued

Wader Quest focus species for 2025 announced at AGM

At the recent AGM held on 24th November voting members were asked to vote on which species is to be the focus species for 2025. The assembled members were presented with a choice between Eurasian Oystercatcher and Common Redshank Following … Continued

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