Curlew Sandpipers DS photographed at Klongtamru Tamru salt pan Chonburi Thailand on Aug. 19 2022 by Suebsawat Sawat-Chuto. Curlew Sandpiper Orange DS was banded as an adult in January 2015 near Melbourne - now at least 9 years old! And this is first resighting!

New paper out detailing primary moult strategies in adult migrant waders (Charadrii) in Wader Study. 👉waderstudygroup.org/article/16435/ As Clive Minton was a key person in the professional lives of both Colin Jackson and Les Underhill, the authors have dedicated the paper to Clive.

If you missed out on the Beach Nesting Birds online conference, you can still access the talks! Head to bit.ly/BNBOnline and register! You'll then receive an email with a link to the Event Page where they'll find access to all the available talks.

Great images of Sanderling BZV captured in Russia, Khabarovsk Territory, Okhotsk on 28.05.2022 by Юрий Слепцов. This bird was flagged in Beachport, South Australia in April 2022 at age 2+. Incredible the journeys these birds go on!

A great "local" sighting - Red Knot AB photographed on Lord Howe Island on 14 Oct 2022 by @sydneybirding / Chris Rehberg. This bird was banded on April 2017 in Victoria. First resighting since then. @JorisJDR reckons it may be on its way to New Zealand!

Great new wader science project launched in Australia - learning more about the elusive Australian Painted Snipe. Check out Tracking Australian Painted-snipe for more info!

A headless Curlew Sandpiper! Thanks to Maureen Christie for sharing with us this image of Curlew Sandpiper, most likely flagged in Mongolia. Spotted in Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, South Australia.

Great image of Red Knot AY at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, 30 October 2022 photographed by Paul Taylor. This bird was originally banded in January 2018 as an adult

Red Knot at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, 8 November 2022 photographed by Paul Taylor. First banded as an immature bird (age 2-3) at the Manawatu River Estuary in New Zealand (North Island) in November 2010! So about 14-15 years old!

Red Knot ZPD at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, 7 November 2022 photographed by Paul Taylor. Banded in August 2011 in Roebuck Bay, WA, age 2. Seen in New Zealand in 2012 and 2015 and again in WA in 2017

Another great sighting by Paul Taylor at Bald Hill. Red Knot TP was banded in the NT in October 2017 - not reported since!

Red Knot ED at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, 7 November 2022 photographed by Paul Taylor. ED was banded in Nov 2017 at Thompsons Beach. Not reported since

Bar-tailed Godwits AKK, AHZ and CAH at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, 4 November 2022 photographed by Paul Taylor. These birds have been spotted in Bald Hill regularly over the last few years.

ICYMI, the annual VWSG bulletin is out, and can be found on our webpage. Filled with lots of information about our activities, a round up of flagging and resighting, trip reports, and some articles by our membership. vwsg.org.au/wp-content/upl…

We are grateful to local experts @MarsKlaassen Michelle Wille for providing information on bird flu risk in Australia in the 2022 Bulletin. Please call the Emergency Disease Watch Hotline if you observe an avian mortality event in Australia: 1800 675 888 vwsg.org.au/wp-content/upl…

A great summary of our efforts is outlined in the latest volume of the VWSG bulletin. Despite all the challenges we faced in 2021, we still managed to catch and flag 1267 birds, including 122 Sanderlings in collaboration with Glenelg Hopkins CMA. 👉 vwsg.org.au/wp-content/upl…

The bulletin features a summary of our geolocator program, now in its 13th year. Since 2009, 1288 geolocators have been deployed. The work has resulted in this landmark publication by @S_Lisovski @MarsKlaassen doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… 👉Read more here: vwsg.org.au/wp-content/upl…