Stunning Pacific Golden Plovers are literally everywhere in Micronesia! On roads, roadsides, gardens, parks, playingfields, mudflats... everywhere. So special to see them and think of the amazing migration they are about to undertake! #BirdsSeenIn2024 Birdquest Wader Quest

#Bahrain As waders take on their breeding plumage few change as dramatically as the Curlew Sandpiper.

Awesome colouring on the Godwits now as they go into breeding plumage. Wader Quest Friends of the Gwent Levels SEP Gwent Ornithological Society

Pulsar Thermal this evening #Woodcock24

Most intense lekking of Ruff I've seen at the Blaugerzen so far this year. Their impressive display always makes for great viewing. Sadly the Netherlands has lost almost all it's breeding Ruff, and it won't be long before these birds move on, leaving us with a deep sense of loss.

Gelege der #Uferschnepfe sind nur durch langes Beobachten zu finden. Wenn's aber schnell gehen muss, nimmt man eine #Wärmebilddrohne .
Im #Blockland wird nächste Woche Gülle verschlaucht. Bis dahin sollen mögl. alle Nester der ca. 80 gefährdeten Paare gefunden und gesichert sein.

Our TTBSGroup Project has
located & documented x15 #Scolopax24 nests
so far this year.
This time last year we were excited to have found x5.
South Shields Birder North East Breeding Birds Alan william Gregory

Plenty of Redshank on the reserve,let’s hope for a good breeding success! Nosterfield Nature Reserve AH NorthYorksBirdNews Harrogate District Naturalists’ Society Wader Quest

Yesterday's Black-winged Stilt is still here today. Looking at the photos we can see contrast on the mantle (yellow arrow) which points to it being a female (males have glossy backs) and a white trailing edge to the wing makes this a 2023 bird. Could this be last years fledgling?

Studying the Secretive....
Wader Quest

Common Sandpiper & Little Ringed Plover at #uptonwarren ’s Flashes today: Worcs Wildlife Trust RSPB RSPB England West Midland Bird Club BTO Worcestershire john thomas belsey BTO Wader Quest

Common sandpiper, Nosterfield LNR
Noisy pair at the shoreline this evening, amongst the lake foam in cold, gusty, downpour conditions. One aggressively establishing its territory. Good to have them back. Nosterfield Nature Reserve NorthYorksBirdNews Wader Quest RSPB

Roding Woodcock observed this evening with NestingUpNorth and young John Co Durham. Scolopax24 Wader Quest

Here’s the current position for our combined Roding & Scolopax Nesting Records by 9th April 2024
30 Hectads over x4 vice counties
(dots are 10km)
ERIC NE South Shields Birder North East Breeding Birds Wader Quest Thomas Jacks Focus West Midlands Ringing Group Alan william Gregory Graham Denny Rob Yorke

Great Footage Guys !
We currently have Roding records from x30 Hectads across the region ERIC NE

At this point last year we'd located x5 nests, currently its x15 Wader Quest

This footage is Pulsar Axion2 LRF XG35 Thomas Jacks Focus
Thermal 4 Birding - Simpson Brothers Outdoors West Midlands Ringing Group Durham Bird Club

Scolopax24 ERIC NE South Shields Birder North East Breeding Birds Wader Quest Thomas Jacks Focus West Midlands Ringing Group Alan william Gregory Graham Denny Rob Yorke Tony McGuire NestingUpNorth Over the garden the other evening

A recently arrived Common Sandpiper in Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland this morning. teesbirds Wader Quest

Dotterel, Malta 🇲🇹
Such a beautiful plover, starting to show its chest band and early chestnut colours. Hopefully safely on its migration journey north 🤞. 🌎 Life ✅ #517. One day I’ll spot one in April or October on the @northyorkmoors Wader Quest Yorkshire Wildlife Trust RSPB

Andrew Wappat Wader Quest NorthYorksBirdNews teesbirds North York Moors NP NatureUK RSPB We are told of a c3 Golden Plover found on 26th March in Durham.
& found this one out in a moorland gully - perhaps taken by a Kestrel or Shorty-owl

1st real attempt at finding & confirming Moorland breeding Woodcock
The Team found x4 nests in Bracken
(generally moorland nests are happened upon by chance)

NB This is an important part of Woodcock ecology that is little studied
Wader Quest Thomas Jacks Focus West Midlands Ringing Group ERIC NE