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Wader Quest focus species for 2025 announced at AGM
28 Nov 2024

Wader Quest focus species for 2025 announced at AGM

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At the recent AGM held on 24th November voting members were asked to vote on which species is to be the focus species for 2025. The assembled members were presented with a choice between Eurasian Oystercatcher and Common Redshank Following … Continued

Plover Appreciation Day is coming…
13 Sep 2024

Plover Appreciation Day is coming…

by | posted in: alexandrinus, American Golden, Anarhynchus, apricaria, Charadrii, Charadrius, Common Ringed Plover, dominica, Dotterel, dubius, Eurasian Dotterel, European Golden, fulva, Grey, hiaticula, Kentish Plover, Lapwings, Little Ringed Plover, morinellus, nivosus, Northern Lapwing, Our Blogs, Pacific Golden, Plover Appreciation Day, Plovers, Pluvialis, Snowy Plover, squatarola, Vanellus, vanellus, Wader Books | 0

… on the 16th of September and this year the theme is books, fiction or otherwise, around plovers. I have a reasonable collection of bird books, around 1,000 at the last count, of which 70 odd are specifically about waders. … Continued

North of England Curlew Conservation Award Ceremony and Concert
20 Aug 2024

North of England Curlew Conservation Award Ceremony and Concert

by | posted in: arquata, Bird Fairs and Events, Citizen Science, Eurasian Curlew, Fundraising, North of England Curlew Awards, Numenius, Our Blogs, Satellite Tagging, Science and Research, Wader Conservation | 0

On the 18th of August we attended the North of England Curlew Conservation Awards held as Masham Town Hall. These awards celebrate the work of farmers, volunteers and upland managers across the North of England, to conserve Eurasian Curlews. The … Continued

Newsletter Volume 11 Issue 2 released
8 Jul 2024

Newsletter Volume 11 Issue 2 released

by | posted in: Bird Fairs and Events, Charadrii, Common, Fundraising, Gallinago, gallinago, Global Birdfair, Haematopus, newsletter, Nomenclature, Our Blogs, Our Newsletters, palliatus, Pin badges, Snipes, Taxonomy, Wader Conservation, Wader Conservation World Watch, Wader News, Waders | 0

In this Issue 2: Wader Quest information. 3-5: Wader Quest news. 5: Grants panel updates. 6: Open garden raising funds for Wader Quest. 7: Fun facts about Curlews. 8-15: Severn and Avon Vales Curlew Project updates . 16: Wader news … Continued

Wader Quest’s year so far.
28 Apr 2024

Wader Quest’s year so far.

by | posted in: American, arquata, Curlews, Eurasian Curlew, Fundraising, Haematopus, Jack, Limnocryptes, minimus, Numenius, Our Blogs, Oystercatchers, palliatus, Science and Research, Shorebirds, Snipes, Wader Conservation, Waders | 0

This year, 2024, we are championing the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata as our species of the year. The reasons for this are clear. It is a species in peril, being recognised as Near Threatened by the IUCN and on the … Continued

Wader Quest and the Big Green Hike
1 Apr 2024

Wader Quest and the Big Green Hike

by | posted in: Big Green Hike, Bird Fairs and Events, Fundraising, Our Blogs, Shorebirds, Volunteers, Wader Conservation, Waders | 0

On the weekend of the 6th or 7th of April we will be striding out to raise money for Wader Quest by joining the Big Green Hike 2024.   Rick and Elis Simpson plan to do a hike from their home into … Continued

Splits, reshuffles and renaming of the plovers and two thick-knees
8 Feb 2024

Splits, reshuffles and renaming of the plovers and two thick-knees

by | posted in: Charadrii, Charadrius, Erythrogonys, Hesperoburhinus, Lapwings, Nomenclature, Our Blogs, Plovers, Pluvialis, Science and Research, Shorebirds, Stone-Curlews and Thick-knees, Taxonomy, Vanellus, Wader News, Waders | 0

You will probably now be aware that the Lesser Sand Plover has been split into two species, meaning Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus becomes Siberian Sand Plover C. mongolus and Tibetan Sand Plover C. atrifrons… or does it? ‘Fraid not! … Continued

When is a wader not a wader?
29 Jan 2024

When is a wader not a wader?

by | posted in: Buttonquails, Charadrii, Coursers, Crab Plover, Cursorius, Dromus, Glareola, Nomenclature, Ortyxelos, Our Blogs, Pratincoles, Science and Research, Shorebirds, Taxonomy, Turnix, Wader News, Waders | 0

The answer to that thorny question is…                                            …when it becomes a gull! That’s when. Anyone who knows me well, … Continued

Volume 10; Issue 4 newsletter published
3 Jan 2024

Volume 10; Issue 4 newsletter published

by | posted in: Anarhynchus, arquata, Buttonquails, Charadrii, Charadrius, Coursers, Crab Plover, Curlews, Cursorius, Dromus, Eurasian Curlew, Hesperoburhinus, Lesser Sandplover, Mongolian Sandplover, newsletter, Nomenclature, Numenius, Ortyxelos, Our Blogs, Plovers, Rhinoptilus, Science and Research, Shop, Shorebirds, Stone-Curlews and Thick-knees, Taxonomy, Thinornis, Turnix, Wader News, Waders, Wrybill | 0

In this issue – 2: Wader Quest information. 3: Wader Quest news. 4: 2024 Species Focus 5-6: When is a wader not a wader? (Taxonomic updates) 7-8: List of Charadrii (waders / shorebirds) 9-10: List of Charadrii… there’s more! 11:  … Continued

Irish Government announces a scheme to protect breeding waders – By Aberdeen Powell
17 Nov 2023

Irish Government announces a scheme to protect breeding waders – By Aberdeen Powell

by | posted in: alpina, apricaria, arquata, Calidris, Curlews, Eurasian Curlew, Gallinago, Lapwings, Northern Lapwing, Numenius, Our Blogs, Plovers, Pluvialis, Shorebirds, totanus, Tringa, Vanellus, vanellus, Wader Conservation, Wader News, Waders | 0

On October 10th, 2023, the Irish Government announced a scheme to protect breeding waders in the republic, as part of a broad investment in nature and the environment. The scheme, which includes a €30 million investment in the Breeding Wader … Continued

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