Graham Appleton
@GrahamFAppleton
Writer & life-long birdwatcher. Treasurer @IBIS_journal. Formerly Director of Communications for BTO.
#WaderTales blogs about #waders #shorebirds #ornithology
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The wonderful SARILHOS made it to #Iceland last night! We wish her a very successful, well - let's call it happy, breeding season!
For some background reading on the present phase of the life of black-tailed #godwits , see the recent #OpenAccess paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Great records!
From the Stour (Suffolk Bird Group EBwS Bird News) to Tiree (@ScottishBirding BTO Scotland)
Black-tailed Godwits connecting two of the UK's most outstanding godwiteers! Parula & Ed Keeble
What's a godwiteer?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/god…
#waders #ornithology
Great records!
From the Stour (Suffolk Bird Group EBwS Bird News) to Tiree (@ScottishBirding BTO Scotland)
Black-tailed Godwits connecting two of the UK's most outstanding godwiteers! Parula & Ed Keeble
What's a godwiteer?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/god…
#waders #ornithology
'Spy in the sky' spots 2 tagged Bar-tailed Godwits that flew in same flock from Broome 🇦🇺 to Guandong 🇨🇳 via Borneo!
Tx Tong Mu
What happens in migrating flocks?
#Curlew tales in this blog, based on paper by JIGUET Frédéric:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/08/25/the…
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
'Spy in the sky' spots 2 tagged Bar-tailed Godwits that flew in same flock from Broome 🇦🇺 to Guandong 🇨🇳 via Borneo!
Tx Tong Mu
What happens in migrating flocks?
#Curlew tales in this blog, based on paper by JIGUET Frédéric:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/08/25/the…
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
The #Curlew family has #WorldCurlewDay on 21 April but every day is a #GodwitDay !
Here's a pic by Karen Munro of a Black-tailed Godwit that has its own blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/jus…
There are 30 #godwit blogs here:
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#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
The Irish Breeding Curlew EIP has now concluded. We would like to thank all the farmers involved who showed such commitment to saving 🇮🇪breeding Curlew, all the dedicated project staff, Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Locally Led for their support and all our supporters and followers. 👏
The #Curlew family has #WorldCurlewDay on 21 April but every day is a #GodwitDay !
Here's a pic by Karen Munro of a Black-tailed Godwit that has its own blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/jus…
There are 30 #godwit blogs here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
It's still #WorldCurlewDay in parts of the USA/Canada.
Long-billed #Curlew is still categorised as 'Least Concern' by BirdLife Data Zone but those who study the species think that that will change.
Why are large #waders #shorebirds in trouble?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/why…
#ornithology
#WorldCurlewDay is well over 24 hours long, starting with Far Eastern #Curlew in Australia/Asia/Russia and ending with Long-billed Curlew in North America, with Bristle-thighed crossing the date-line.
Why are our curlews in trouble?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/why…
#ornithology
It's #WorldCurlewDay (21 April)
Reminder of species lost (Eskimo Curlew & probably Slender-billed Curlew) and the reasons that large #waders #shorebirds are in trouble:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/why…
#curlew World Curlew Day Mary Colwell
It's #WorldCurlewDay (21 April)
On this day in 2022, I asked 'what happens if you stop hunting #curlew ?'
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/04/21/cur…
Paper from BTO Ian Woodward
Photo Tom Cadwallender
Follow World Curlew Day Mary Colwell
#ornithology
It's #WorldCurlewDay (21 April)
This #WaderTales blog about #Whimbrel migration was published 8⃣ years ago🎂
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/whi…
'Back then' we relied on reports of ringed birds.
With new technologies:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/a-w…
Research Camilo Carneiro
World Curlew Day #curlew
Graham Appleton Sussex Ornithology EBwS Bird News Stunning image!
In 2011 Dungeness witnessed a record spring passage up-channel with 19,064 birds between Apr 18th and May 8th, including 7,217 E on Apr 28th and 5,475 on May 1st which constituted the two highest ever counts at the site.
These will be 'taymyrensis' subspecies Bar-tailed Godwits that have flown from Africa. Flocks can also be seen flying along coast of SE England.
Winter birds in Britain & Ireland are 'lapponica'.
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/bar…
KOS Sussex Ornithology EBwS Bird News
It's #WorldCurlewDay (21 April)
This #WaderTales blog about #Whimbrel migration was published 8⃣ years ago🎂
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/whi…
'Back then' we relied on reports of ringed birds.
With new technologies:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/a-w…
Research Camilo Carneiro
World Curlew Day #curlew
#WorldCurlewDay is well over 24 hours long, starting with Far Eastern #Curlew in Australia/Asia/Russia and ending with Long-billed Curlew in North America, with Bristle-thighed crossing the date-line.
Why are our curlews in trouble?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/why…
#ornithology
I think it's not only important to celebrate Curlews on #WorldCurlewDay but also the people helping to save them! At #SAVCurlews , we're so lucky to have Curlew legend Mike Smart helping us with farmer liason, an important aspect of our project 🪶
