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Tracking Teenage Whimbrel
Paper by Kneidel et al. under the spotlight.

Spotlight: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19760/
Paper: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19756/
#shorebirds #OpenAccess #waders #ornithology
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Habitat selection and lek use strategy of breeding male Great Snipes Gallinago media - PhD thesis by Michał Korniluk
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19749/
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world
NEW PERSPECTIVE by Green and Lovas-Kiss

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds #OpenAccess
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Predation of a Dunlin by a Common Raven at Willapa Bay, Washington, USA, during spring migration
NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Joseph B. Buchanan

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19752/
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The ‘Narta’ foldable bird trap: An innovative tool for catching adult nesting waders
NEW METHODS PAPER by Topi and Bego

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19807/
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Spatial structure and functional connectivity in a non-breeding area for a long-distance migratory shorebird: the Hudsonian Godwits at Chiloé, Chile - PhD thesis by Enzo Basso

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19749/
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The first tracking data for juvenile Hudsonian Whimbrel
NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Kneidel et al.

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19756/
#waders #ornithology #shorebirds
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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When it's Monday morning, but you're trying to hide from the new week...
#MondayVibes
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Curlew moult lasts a long time.
New paper in @waderstudy.bsky.social journal by Forster et al shows primary moult lasts an average of four months.
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19691/
General blog about moult:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/t...
#ornithology
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632
October 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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'Photographic ornithology'
How can bird photographers contribute to shorebird research?
New WaderTales blog based on paper by Winfried & Wolfgang Daunicht, published in Wader Study journal.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/m...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world. Short "Perspective"article by Green & Lovas-Kiss #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #OpenAccess @ebdonana.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @seobirdlife.bsky.social
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Are you interested in the calls that waders/shorebirds make?
@waderstudy.bsky.social have kindly made a 'Perspectives' article available as 'open access'.
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19261/
See thread for two WaderTales blogs about wader calls 👇
#ornithology
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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New paper 📄⬇️
#waders #shorebirds
avianbiology.bsky.social Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Oct 4
NEW PAPER: Badgers, weather, and waders: badger predation on lapwing nests rise in cold conditions (below 4°C) and with high earthworm availability. Cold years see heavy losses, suggesting weather forecasts could guide management to protect waders

➡️ vist.ly/499u6

#ornithology #birds 🪶🧪
Lapwing. Photo credit: Max Wright Badger predating a lapwing nest: Photo credit: Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fig. 2 from the article: Relationship between the overall probability of badger predation on a lapwing clutch at Auchnerran farm, northeast Scotland, and (a) 7-day temperature, (b) earthworm abundance together with implications for the overall probabilities of other fates. Fig. 3 from the article: Annual 7-day temperature (°C) (immediately prior to lapwing nest outcome) across 2018–2023 at Auchnerran farm, northeast Scotland.
October 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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A few #waders seen on Monday's excursion to Schiermonnikoog with @waderstudy.bsky.social #IWSG2025 🇳🇱 🪶
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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What waders have you seen today for #WaderWednesday ?
#waders #shorebirds
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Grateful to have been part of #IWSG2025 ! Inspiring plenaries, great posters and interesting talks 🎤
Looking forward to presenting my PhD work next year in Spain for the 51st conference 🪶
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October 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Missed our conference, or just want to see more amazing #wader #shorebird research?

Members can check out the early online #WaderStudy journal here ⬇️
www.waderstudygroup.org/publications... #ornithology
September 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Great day yesterday at Lauwersmeer National Park with the International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social
Highlight of the day being the Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
#IWSG2025
September 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Briefly introducing the results of our research on the long-term population trend of the Kentish plover in Spain in the International Wader Study Group Conference 2025, Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025.
@waderstudy.bsky.social #waders #shorebirds #plovers
September 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Great three days in the conference of @waderstudy.bsky.social in @rug.nl. Good science, nice discussions and very friendly and encouraging atmosphere! Thank you for the organisers and all the participants! Delighted to see so many early career-researchers across the globe.
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Great short video on farming and waders in the UK, from @rspbengland.bsky.social

#waders #shorebirds

youtu.be/EG0EQLOKfsI?...
Landscapes of the future - farming for waders | RSPB
YouTube video by RSPB
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September 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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calonectris.bsky.social
#iwsg2025 Is over, and I already missed it. Happy that so many people wanted to chitchat with me about my vaporware poster about 3D nest morphology, or about our( @dillensegerg.bsky.social ) project about Andean shorebird breeding timing! See you next year @waderstudy.bsky.social !
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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marshwaders.bsky.social
Incredible weekend at the International Wader Study Group Confernce in Groningen, Netherlands. 250 delegates from over 40 countries!
@waderstudy.bsky.social
#IWSG2025
September 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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We're pleased to announce that our 2026 conference will be in... SPAIN 🇪🇸

🗓 Dates for your diary are 4-7th September 2026

Watch this space for more details to come!

#IWSG2026 #waders #shorebirds #ornithology
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM