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Latest Wader Quest Newsletter published.
3 Sep 2025

Latest Wader Quest Newsletter published.

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Another packed issue of the Wader Quest newsletter is now available by clicking on the image below. Inside this issue;

More ammunition for Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservationists to fight off extinction.
14 Mar 2025

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

by | posted in: artwork, Calidris, Our Blogs, pygmaea, Sandpipers, Science and Research, Scolopaci, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Wader Conservation, Wader News, Waders | 0

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

Irish Government announces a scheme to protect breeding waders – By Aberdeen Powell
17 Nov 2023

Irish Government announces a scheme to protect breeding waders – By Aberdeen Powell

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On October 10th, 2023, the Irish Government announced a scheme to protect breeding waders in the republic, as part of a broad investment in nature and the environment. The scheme, which includes a €30 million investment in the Breeding Wader … Continued

Another successful AGM
30 Nov 2022

Another successful AGM

by | posted in: AGM, Bird Fairs and Events, Calidris, Declines, Eurynorynchus, Fundraising, Our Blogs, pygmaea, pygmea, Sandpipers, Science and Research, Shorebirds, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Wader Conservation, Waders | 0

On the 27th of November 2022 we held our virtual AGM via Microsoft Teams and it all went according to plan, largely due to the effort, ideas and planning carried out by Elizabeth Anderson, who hosted the event, and Secretary … Continued

Planting Trees can Decrease Wader Populations
20 Oct 2022

Planting Trees can Decrease Wader Populations

by | posted in: alpina, apricaria, Black-tailed Godwit, Calidris, Charadrii, Declines, Dunlin, Eurasian, Eurasian Whimbrel, European Golden, Godwits, Haematopus, Limosa, limosa, Numenius, ostralegus, Our Blogs, Oystercatchers, phaeopus, Plovers, Pluvialis, Science and Research, Wader Conservation, Waders, Whimbrels | 0

We all know the benefits of reforestation. Reversing human land conversion, increasing carbon capture and reinstating habitats can be no bad thing, right? However, there is more to consider here, such as the species that use open spaces, such as … Continued

Countdown to WCWW8; 1 day to go
5 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 1 day to go

by | posted in: Bird Fairs and Events, Calidris, Charadrii, Eurynorynchus, Global Birding, Our Blogs, Our Newsletters, pygmaea, pygmea, Red-necked, ruficollis, Shorebirds, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Stint, Wader Conservation, Wader Conservation World Watch, Wader News, Waders | 0

Forget Christmas Eve, forget Hallowe’en, when it comes to excitement you can’t beat WCWW Eve. Just one more sleep folks! For the last of our countdown to Wader Conservation World Watch artworks, we are taking you all back to where … Continued

Countdown to WCWW8; 5 days to go
1 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 5 days to go

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With five days to go to Wader Conservation World Watch, we have decided to countdown with five fantastic artworks from five amazing artists. We start today by celebrating the beauty and brutality that is encapsulated in the bird we call … Continued

Team Wader Quest – Global Birding Weekend
15 Oct 2021

Team Wader Quest – Global Birding Weekend

by | posted in: Bird Fairs and Events, Calidris, Charadrii, Fundraising, Global Bird Weekend, Global Birding, Lapwings, leucurus, Long-toed, Our Blogs, Penny Robinson, Stints, subminuta, Tim Appleton, Vanellus, Wader News, Waders, White-tailed | 0

The last time I had two British ticks on the same day was in 1987; Isabelline Shrike and Little Auk! Today, I repeated that feat, and moreover, they were both waders! The last time I ticked two waders on the … Continued

Wader Swamp Shooting In The Caribbean.
12 Jul 2021

Wader Swamp Shooting In The Caribbean.

by | posted in: American Golden, Arenaria, Bartramia, Calidris, canutus, Declines, delicata, dominica, Dowitchers, flavipes, Gallinago, Godwits, Greater, Grey, griseus, haemastica, himantopus, Hudsonian, Hudsonian Whimbrel, hudsonicus, interpres, Lesser, Limnodromus, Limosa, longicauda, melanoleuca, melanota, Migration, Numenius, Our Blogs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Plovers, Pluvialis, Red Knot, Ruddy, Sandpipers, Satellite Tagging, Science and Research, semipalmata, Short-billed, Snipes, squatarola, Stilt, Tringa, Turnstones, Upland, Wader Conservation, Whimbrels, Willet, Wilson's, Yellowlegs | 0

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

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