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2022/3 Wader Quest Grants Summary
30 Mar 2023

2022/3 Wader Quest Grants Summary

by | posted in: arquata, Charadrii, Charadrius, Citizen Science, Collared, collaris, Curlews, Eurasian Curlew, falklandicus, Fundraising, lobatus, Migration, nivosus, Numenius, Our Blogs, Phalaropes, Phalaropus, Plovers, Red-necked Phalarope, Science and Research, Snowy Plover, tricolor, Two-banded, Wader Conservation, Wader News, Wilson's, Wilson's, wilsonia | 0

As the financial years draws to a close, it is worth looking back to see what species Wader Quest helped to conserve by making grants or donations during that time. As always a number of projects are overseas and there, … 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

Wader Quest Summer Newsletter is online!
12 Aug 2022

Wader Quest Summer Newsletter is online!

by | posted in: Bristle-thighed Curlew, Curlews, Numenius, Our Blogs, Our Newsletters, tahitiensis, Wader Conservation, Wader News | 0

After a slight delay occasioned by the Birdfair, the long awaited Summer Newsletter from Wader Quest is out. Vol. 9 – Issue 2: Summer 2020 Here is a list of contents:    

Countdown to WCWW8; 4 days to go
2 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 4 days to go

by | posted in: arquata, Charadrii, Curlews, Declines, Eurasian Curlew, Global Birding, Numenius, Our Blogs, Shorebirds, Wader Conservation, Wader Conservation World Watch, Wader News, Waders | 0

This week we are counting down to Wader Conservation World Watch, with artworks from five fantastic artists. Now only four days to go to Wader Conservation World Watch and today we are celebrating the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata, which is … 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

10 facts about Wader migration for World Migratory Bird Day
8 May 2021

10 facts about Wader migration for World Migratory Bird Day

by | posted in: Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Calidris, canutus, cinctus, Common Ringed Plover, Curlews, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, Erythrogonys, Far Eastern Curlew, Godwits, Lapwings, Least Sandpiper, Limosa, madagascariensis, minutilla, Northern Lapwing, Numenius, Our Blogs, Phegornis, Red Knot, Red-kneed Dotterel, Shorebirds, Vanellus, vanellus, Waders, World Migratory Bird DAy | 0

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

World Curlew Day
21 Apr 2021

World Curlew Day

by | posted in: americanus, arquata, borealis, Bristle-thighed Curlew, Eskimo Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Whimbrel, Far Eastern Curlew, Hudsonian Whimbrel, hudsonicus, Little Curlew, Long-billed Curlew, minutus, Our Blogs, phaeopus, Slender-billed Curlew, tahitiensis, tenuirostris, Whimbrels | 0

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

British Summer-Visiting Breeding Waders
7 Apr 2021

British Summer-Visiting Breeding Waders

by | posted in: Actitis, Burhinus, Charadrius, Common Sandpiper, Dotterel, dubius, Eggs, Esacus, Eurasian Dotterel, Eurasian Stone-Curlew, Eurasian Whimbrel, Godwits, hypoleucos, Limosa, Little Ringed Plover, lobatus, morinellus, mythology, Numenius, oedicnemus, Our Blogs, phaeopus, Phalaropes, Phalaropus, Red-necked Phalarope, Satellite Tagging, Stone-Curlews and Thick-knees | 0

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

Guest blog 2: Intermountain Bird Observatory Long-billed Curlew Project Update – Heather Hayes
2 Sep 2020

Guest blog 2: Intermountain Bird Observatory Long-billed Curlew Project Update – Heather Hayes

by | posted in: americanus, Curlews, Long-billed Curlew, Numenius, Our Blogs, Satellite Tagging, Science and Research, Wader Conservation | 0

Long-billed Curlew © Petra ClaytonIt has now been over a decade since the Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) began delving into the lives of the charismatic Long-billed Curlew. Our project began in 2009 with the initial objective of assisting the Idaho … Continued

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