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Wader Quest Volume 10 Issue 2 newsletter out now.
11 May 2023

Wader Quest Volume 10 Issue 2 newsletter out now.

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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

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

England’s Estuaries Being Left Exposed
4 Dec 2022

England’s Estuaries Being Left Exposed

by | posted in: Migration, Our Blogs, Science and Research, Wader Conservation, Wader News | 0

Over half of England’s estuaries are at risk of losing essential habitats. A combination of rising seas, lower drought river levels and new weirs and dams are shrinking these vital habitats. Locally, estuaries play host to many species of wader but … 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

The Wader Guru.
28 Jul 2022

The Wader Guru.

by | posted in: American, Charadrii, Citizen Science, cursor, Cursorius, Greater, melanoleuca, minor, nebularia, Our Blogs, Sandpipers, Science and Research, Scolopax, Shorebirds, Taxonomy, Tringa, Wader Guru, Waders, Woodcock, Yellowlegs | 0

Coming soon to the Wader Quest website, the Wader Guru. This is a panel of experts who are waiting to answer any questions you may have regarding waders/shorebirds. The page will have many FAQs, the number and scope of which … Continued

News from Margarita Island – Venezuela
11 Jun 2022

News from Margarita Island – Venezuela

by | posted in: Charadrii, Charadrius, Our Blogs, Plovers, Science and Research, Shorebirds, Wader Conservation, Waders, Wilson's, wilsonia | 0

Earlier this year Wader Quest supported a project in northern Venezuela to study the population of Wilson’s Plovers Charadrius wilsonia of the subspecies cinnamominus on Margarita Island. The study, which is part of the ELVONAL Shorebird initiative, concerns the effect … Continued

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