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11 May 2023

Wader Quest Volume 10 Issue 2 newsletter out now.

Vol 10 Issue 2: 2023 Wader Quest newsletter is published today, please click on the picture link to view. Contents included in this issue; 2: Wader Quest information. 3-6: Wader Quest news. 7-8: Wader Quest Brasil. 9: Wader Quest South … Continued

30 Nov 2022

Another successful AGM

by Rick Simpson | 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

20 Oct 2022

Planting Trees can Decrease Wader Populations

by Sophie Ellis | 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

30 Sep 2022

Losing Saline Lakes will take Phalarope Species down too

by Sophie Ellis | posted in: Declines, lobatus, Migration, Our Blogs, Phalaropes, Phalaropus, Red-necked Phalarope, Shop, tricolor, Wader Conservation, Wilson's | 0

Two species of Phalaropes, the Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) and the Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) use North American saline lakes for their mid-life stages. Virtually all Wilson’s Phalaropes stage here, with up to 60% of the population spotted in a single lake’s … Continued

4 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 2 days to go

by Rick Simpson | posted in: American Golden, Charadrii, Declines, dominica, Global Birding, Our Blogs, Plovers, Pluvialis, Shorebirds, Wader Conservation, Wader Conservation World Watch, Wader News, Waders | 0

Still counting down to our WCWW weekend, and now with just two days to go. As we approach the opening of our annual global wader watch we feature a bird that it is highly unlikely that anyone will see ever … Continued

3 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 3 days to go

by Rick Simpson | posted in: Bird Fairs and Events, Charadrii, Declines, Eurasian, Global Birding, Haematopus, ostralegus, Our Blogs, Oystercatchers, 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. So to our third artist now that we only have three days to go, and todays featured wader is Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, … Continued

2 Nov 2021

Countdown to WCWW8; 4 days to go

by Rick Simpson | 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

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