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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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