Volunteering is giving your time free of charge to support a cause. It is said that volunteers earn nothing, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us again this year, through difficult and uncertain times. Please continue to support Wader Quest as we endeavour to support those who are working to preserve and conserve waders or shorebirds … Continued
Pat and Neil Hodges are amazing people. They give up loads of their spare time to produce quiz nights with a fish and chips supper, which they run in aid of a variety of charities, Wader Quest among them. On … Continued
Wader Conservation World Watch 8 is nearly upon us. It is easy to take part and a worthy cause to support. The usual process applies, simply Go out and see waders/shorebirds Make a list of what you see, where and … Continued
For many years now there has been talk of an interpretative centre at the marvellous Broome Bird Observatory. This has finally come to fruition in the form of the Clive Minton Discovery Centre, named and dedicated to the late Clive … Continued
The Board of Trustees is very pleased to announce that Tim Appleton MBE and Penny Robinson, the driving force behind Global Bird Weekend, have agreed to be joint Patrons of Wader Quest. This couple will need no introduction to you … Continued
It is sad to say that the success of this film rests upon the fact that the ‘Banded Dotts’ (Double-banded Plovers outside of New Zealand), are doing badly when the try to breed on the beach at Kaikoura, and indeed … Continued
Stop Press: 11th hour additions to lists as we prepared to post. WCWW7 has been a great success, despite initial fears prompted by the problems of lockdowns and restricted movement around the world due to Covid-19. We have set a … Continued
Whether you call them waders or shorebirds, they are still the most exciting group of birds on the planet (in our opinion) and they are also some of the most threatened birds on earth. #wcww7 Their conservation is urgent … Continued
Well, all I can say is that we hope the plovers appreciate the effort we put in to celebrate them! We were after just 4 species that can be found at this time of year; Northern Lapwing, plus Grey, European Golden and Common Ringed Plovers. The Little … Continued
