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
New Wader Guru question posted
We have just posted a new question and answer on the Wader Guru page. The question is; ‘I have noticed that when roosting in flocks, plovers and lapwings all face the same way, why do they do this? Surely it … Continued
A time of renewal.
As winter drags us through its deepest, darkest days, the calendar year closes and a new one opens. It is then we all begin to think of renewal, looking forward to when the season changes and new life begins, bringing … 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
