AGM reminder
Wader Quest AGM Sunday 25th October 14.00 Venue? Your living room! Details of how to join below. Just a quick reminder that the Wader Quest AGM will be taking place virtually on a Teams meeting this Sunday. Anyone wishing to … Continued
Plover Appreciation Day 2020
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Well, all I can say is that we hope the plovers appreciate the effort we put in to celebrate them! We were after just 4 species that can be found at this time of year; Northern Lapwing, plus Grey, European Golden and Common Ringed Plovers. The Little … Continued
Thank you to Heidi Lots
The wader Quest / Heidi Lots artwork auction has now closed. We are very pleased to announce that the auction of Heidi Lots’ charming scene of an adult Diademed Sandpiper-Plover and two chicks sold for £180 in the auction. Everyone … Continued
World Migratory Bird Day
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Today is World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). A large number of waders are champion migrants. Two great examples being the globetrotting Red Knots which breed in northern Canada and winter on the coasts of southern South America, and the record … Continued
CURL-EW-PHORIA! podcast
A couple of days ago it was World Curlew Day, which was celebrated around the world by those concerned about the problems curlews of all kinds are facing, and those that simply love them for the wonderful creatures they are. … Continued
It’s World Curlew Day
‘Why do Curlews deserve their own World Day? I heard someone ask. I, in turn, asked the same question, but not for the same reasons. In this person’s case it was because they were unaware of the plight of the … Continued
Talking Waders With Talk:Wildlife
In these times of social distancing and lockdown getting out to see waders is more or less impossible for most people, including everyone at Wader Quest. However, that doesn’t stop us thinking about waders a lot and in some cases … Continued
Covid-19 and Wader Quest
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Every organisation is letting people know how the current situation revolving around the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting them, so we thought we’d do the same (with some gratuitously placed wader shots to decorate the page). Clearly, as we do not … Continued
Wader Quest at Birdfair and Falsterbo
The dust has now settled on this year’s Birdfair 2018, and it was a privilege and a pleasure to be part of the 30-year commemoration of the fantastic fundraising for bird conservation that the Birdfair has achieved in that time. … Continued