Wader News

Update #6 sees the Oriental Pratincoles reaching Cambodia, the Little Curlews setting off from Australia and the Eurasian Whimbrels counting down to their departure date.

We have added a new page to the website under the conservation banner entitled Threatened Wader Species.   It is a comprehensive list of the species in the IUCN categories; Extinct; Critically Endangered; Endangered; Vulnerable; and Near Threatened. Each name … Continued

It was a good job we didn’t commit ourselves to the time span between posting the ‘Featured Wader’ pages, as the second such page, based on our pin badges to date, is the Ruddy Turnstone which is a species with … Continued

From update #6 of the VWSG project and #3 of the AWSG project all the updates have been combined under the All Australia updates making finding the latest information easier. We posted the latest update of this project today.   … Continued

Oriental Pratincole – All on the go and where they will stop? We really don’t know! Little Curlew – Slight movement. Whimbrel – There is still a month to go until the anticipated departure date. View full details here.

We have updates for both the AWSG tagging project and the VWSG/AWSG Far Eastern Curlew project.

The Australian Wader Study Group has started an exciting new project. This year the species concerned are Little Curlews and new this time around Oriental Pratincoles. The Pratincoles have already provided some surprising information about their movements on the wintering … Continued

The Victoria Wader Study Group is tracking the Endangered Far Eastern Curlew. The latest update #5 can be seen on our consevration page under tracking here.

The 2019 Indian Birding Fair was dedicated to the waders of India. Elis and I had hoped to attend to help them celebrate their waders but circumstances got in the way and we were unable to go. However that did … Continued

The January 2019 Newsletter is now available via the link. We would like to draw your attention to an important update regarding the Wader Quest fees which is copied below.   At a recent Wader Quest Trustees meeting it was … Continued