Advances in Black-tailed Godwit conservation research over the last 15 years: What have we learned and what do we need to know? by Verhoeven et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18427/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology José A. Alves Jen Gill (she/her) Jen Smart (she/her) Lynda Donaldson Miguel Silva-Monteiro

Clutch relocations by plovers by Dr Kristal Kostoglou et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18481/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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“we report on oddly pigmented eggs of Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus found in La Aguada bay at Paracas National Reserve (PNR), Peru” - Ortiz et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18405/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology Dr. Eve Tavera Fernández CORBIDI

“We report on unusual nest-site choices under rocks, in a hole below ground level on the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in northeast Iceland.” - Hallgrimsson et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18414/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology Háskóli Íslands

“The sum of counts from Projeto Arenaria and from NDCS suggest a wintering population of ca. 6,000 Sanderlings in Portugal” - Catry et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18430/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology MARE SPEA BIOPOLIS-CIBIO @CESAM_Univ

“we document four apparently deliberate nest relocations by plovers where a parent moved eggs.” – Dr Kristal Kostoglou et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18481/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

“This work has shown us that Red Knots using the West Atlantic Flyway exhibit three distinct migratory strategies, although individuals with different strategies may share stopover sites.” – Burger et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18489/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology Rutgers SAS Life Sciences

“we showed that after a decade (2003–2012) of marked declines in both the total numbers of all waterbirds and of shorebirds, both groups became stable during the 11 years (2013–2023).” – El-Hacen et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18492/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology Global Flyway Network

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a tool to identify nesting and success from #telemetry data using #raptors as an example Paper: buff.ly/4h9mpGL R-package: buff.ly/3UclmMs App to find nests in the field: buff.ly/3Y2db6E

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“Each of the threats (…) requires specific place-based management interventions if long-term conservation of Spotted Greenshank, and other shorebirds, is to be accomplished at these sites.” – Philipp Maleko et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18653/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Perspective by nicola crockford: Using the power of intergovernmental approaches to conserve waders waderstudygroup.org/article/18657/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

Research paper by Düttmann et al.: GPS-telemetry reveals individual plasticity in the movements of Eurasian Curlews during a cold spell waderstudygroup.org/article/18649/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Polders and wetlands at the Svir River and Lake Ladoga (northwestern Russia) as breeding habitat and migratory stopover sites for waders by Popov et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18659/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

What do we know about the age of first breeding in the Red Knot? by Tomkovich & Loktionov waderstudygroup.org/article/18667/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

There's a proposal to build a barrage across the Wash! Map shows how important the Wash is for Black-tailed Godwit - one of many #waders that rely on the Wash. Blog about generating these maps, using ringing, colour-ring sightings & tracking: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/how… #ornithology

“(…) our study provides new insights into the diet of shorebird chicks in northeast Greenland, where such data were previously lacking.” – Zhemchuzhnikov et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/18673/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #openaccess Global Flyway Network

Job Vacancy | Reserve Warden Are you passionate about wetlands and enjoy practical habitat management & ecological surveying? We're looking for a proactive Reserve Warden to join our team! For more information and to apply: vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/411/… Closing date: 9 March

Yesterday's news that a Wash Wader RG Oystercatcher had broken the BTO longevity record for a wader (now 43 years from ringing to latest capture) begs the question: "How long do other waders live for?" Answers here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/wad… #ornithology #waders #shorebirds