International Wader Study Group Annual Conference 2010, Lisbon, Portugal
Posted by Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders, Hungary International Wader Study Group is holding its Annual Conference in Portugal between 2-4 October 2010. The conference will be hosted by the Natural...
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Ruff, Whimbrel and Pied Avocet on the decrease: a new report on the status of...
Posted by NABU The European Wadden Sea, shared by the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, is one of the world’s largest intertidal ecosystems. It is unique for the vast extent of its tidal flats and...
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Raven impact on waders – Shooting lobby disagrees with the RSPB
Written by Wildlife Extra Impact of juvenile raven ‘gangs' is there for all to see says SRPBA Moorland GroupClick here to see the RSPB report on Ravens The Moorland Group of the Scottish Rural...
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Notes on the effects of volcanic eruption on migrant birds in Iceland
Written by Fuglavernd - BirdLife Iceland Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson, President of BirdLife Iceland, says that the volcanic eruption hasn’t had much effect on migrant birds. Eurasian Oystercatchers and...
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WorldWaders's Non-breeding Shorebird Mapping Project is online
Written by Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders One month after the introduction of the Breeding Shorebird Mapping Project the other module of the WorldWaders project goes online. The development of the...
View ArticleDrought puts paid to grid
Written by BirdWatch The lack of water, expected to worsen as the summer proceeds, is already affecting thousands of waders, wildlfowl, amphibians, fish and insects. The reservoir at the RSPB and...
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Dates set for the 2010 fall migration shorebird counts: a new WorldWaders...
Written by Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders The migration period attracts more and more birdwatchers to go out and find rarities while others are counting birds for conservation purposes. While many people...
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WWT begins breeding project to save endangered waders
Written by Mark Simpson/WWT WWT have begun work on a groundbreaking new project to perfect the process of breeding waders as part of our conservation breeding program. Ruff chicks. © Sacha Dench The...
View ArticleHabitat creation prompts breeding bonanza among wading birds
Written by WWT Wading birds on the Ouse Washes have stunned staff at WWT Welney Wetland Centre by turning up in droves to breed thanks to newly created habitat, giving eager visitors the chance to see...
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Waders and birders to benefit as saltmarsh restoration project begins in...
Written by James Hamilton/Birding247 This week, the UK's Environment Agency will start work on an exciting new project to restore an inter-tidal habitat on land alongside a South Devon estuary. South...
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