Back in January, Tim Appleton and Penny Robinson the Global Birdfair founders, looked at each other across the table (and no doubt a bottle of red) and asked, ‘Shall we? Or shan’t we?’ Happily the answer to that question was … Continued
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
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
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
Th AAA annual Postcard Auction is open for bidding from today. As an animal loving association, every year AAA organises events to raise money for its chosen animal charity. For this auction the AAA members very kindly create and … Continued
Wader Quest attended the recent Global Bird Fair, which was a great success. We were privileged to have two talk sessions one on Saturday and the other on Sunday when Rick Simpson talked bout why we are so passionate about … Continued
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
Wader Quest GBD Fundraising Page OR… Last chance to visit the Association of Animal Artists exhibition at: Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham, Cheshire Last day 14th May. Go and buy a wonderful artwork like this owl by © … Continued
Like everyone else, Wader Quest has suffered from the recent lean times, but, we have still been able to fund some very interesting projects already this year. As the income has been reduced due to a lack of events and … Continued
