Charadrii Archives - Wader Quest

15 Sep 2021

Wader Olympics for Plover Appreciation Day

by Rick Simpson | posted in: American Golden, apricaria, Charadrii, Charadrius, dominica, European Golden, fulva, Grey, Our Blogs, Pacific Golden, Plover Appreciation Day, Plovers, Pluvialis, Shorebirds, squatarola | 0

In celebration of Plover Appreciation Day, we have reproduced an article written during the Japanese Olympic Games. As we write this storm Evert is thundering its way across southern England and our ears echo with the sound of rain lashing … Continued

11 Aug 2021

New series; Breeding waders in South America Pt 1 – Lapwings

by Rick Simpson | posted in: Andean Lapwing, Charadrii, chilensis, Lapwings, Our Blogs, resplendens, Southern Lapwing, Vanellus | 0

South America is well known for its many unusual bird families, some of which occur nowhere else; antbirds, hummingbirds, ovenbirds, woodcreepers, manakins and cotingas all spring readily to mind. As a result, when planning trips to the region few people … Continued

12 Jul 2021

Wader Swamp Shooting In The Caribbean.

Most of the migratory shorebird species breeding in eastern North America and the Arctic pass over the Caribbean region during late August, September. As they do they may encounter severe tropical storms and use the islands as refuges. Hunting clubs … Continued

3 Jun 2021

Red Knot disaster

by Rick Simpson | posted in: Calidris, canutus, Declines, Migration, Our Blogs | 0

We are used to seeing Red Knots in huge numbers, often as part of an inspiration of waders swirling over an estuary. But are these experiences on the way out. In Delaware Bay each year the Red Knots Calidris canutus … Continued

18 May 2021

Kentish Plover; What’s In A Name?

by Rick Simpson | posted in: alexandrinus, Charadrii, Charadrius, Javan Plover, javanicus, Kentish Plover, nivosus, Nomenclature, Our Blogs, Snowy Plover, Taxonomy | 0

The second in the series of interestingly named species is another plover, this time the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus, as Henry Seebohm put it in his 1888 book The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae, or, The Plovers, Sandpipers Snipes … Continued

8 May 2021

10 facts about Wader migration for World Migratory Bird Day

Different waders employ different strategies when it comes to migration, here are 10 facts of interest relating to waders and their migration. Click on an image to find out more

21 Apr 2021

World Curlew Day

It is world Curlew Day, when we concentrate our thoughts towards the different species of Curlew and Whimbrel around the world and the trouble they are in. N. borealis Eskimo Curlew Critically Endangered (EXTINCT) – Top left © BNHM N. tenuirostris … Continued

11 Apr 2021

New Wader Quest Pin Badges announced

by Rick Simpson | posted in: Banded Stilt, cinerea, Cladorhynchus, Collared Pratincole, Glareola, gregarius, Himantopus, Lapwings, leucocephalus, Our Blogs, Pin badges, pratincola, Pratincoles, Sociable, Sociable Lapwing, Stilts, Terek Sandpiper, Vanellus, Xenus | 0

Earlier this year we asked pin badge enthusiasts which two species, from a list of four (Red Knot, Common Snipe, Terek Sandpiper and Collared Pratincole), they would most like to see in the Wader Quest collection. Adding together all the … Continued

7 Apr 2021

British Summer-Visiting Breeding Waders

There are 78 species of waders on the British list (78 BOU categories A,B & C), the majority are rare vagrants (45), others passage migrants (6), a number are with us all year as residents (13), although some of those … Continued

21 Mar 2021

Double-banded Plover uplisted to Near Threatened.

by Rick Simpson | posted in: Banded Dotterel, bicinctus, Charadrius, Double-banded Plover, Our Blogs, Plovers | 0

Double-banded Plover uplisted to Near Threatened. The Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus has been added to the list of waders or shorebirds that are Near Threatened. They are undergoing declines so severe that they are causing concern and warranting a place … Continued

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