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The International Wader Study Group, including the journal Wader Study.
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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/
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#OpenAccess
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#ornithology
11 days ago
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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/
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#ornithology
#OpenAccess
11 days ago
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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/
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#OpenAccess
11 days ago
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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/
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11 days ago
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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/
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12 days ago
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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/
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#OpenAccess
12 days ago
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The first tracking data for juvenile Hudsonian Whimbrel NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Kneidel et al.
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19756/
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12 days ago
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When it's Monday morning, but you're trying to hide from the new week...
#MondayVibes
15 days ago
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Graham Appleton
30 days ago
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...
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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
about 1 month ago
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Graham Appleton
about 1 month ago
'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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Andy J. Green
about 1 month ago
The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world. Short "Perspective"article by Green & Lovas-Kiss
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#waders
#shorebirds
#OpenAccess
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@waderstudy.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
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www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/
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Graham Appleton
about 1 month ago
1️⃣/3️⃣ 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 👇
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New paper 📄⬇️
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about 1 month ago
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Kate McFarland (and Traveller Heron)
about 1 month ago
A few
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seen on Monday's excursion to Schiermonnikoog with
@waderstudy.bsky.social
#IWSG2025
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What waders have you seen today for
#WaderWednesday
?
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about 1 month ago
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Marine Pery
about 1 month ago
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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Missed our conference, or just want to see more amazing
#wader
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research? Members can check out the early online
#WaderStudy
journal here ⬇️
www.waderstudygroup.org/publications...
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about 1 month ago
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reposted by
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Emily Marsh
about 1 month ago
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
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 1 month ago
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)
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Aleksi Lehikoinen
about 1 month ago
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.
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Great short video on farming and waders in the UK, from
@rspbengland.bsky.social
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Landscapes of the future - farming for waders | RSPB
YouTube video by RSPB
https://youtu.be/EG0EQLOKfsI?si=rj4Ag_yrGNpE51uf
about 1 month ago
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Andreas Rimoldi
about 1 month ago
#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
!
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Emily Marsh
about 1 month ago
Incredible weekend at the International Wader Study Group Confernce in Groningen, Netherlands. 250 delegates from over 40 countries!
@waderstudy.bsky.social
#IWSG2025
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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
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#ornithology
about 1 month ago
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THANK YOU to everyone for another brilliant conference
#IWSG2025
- and a special thanks to all our speakers and the amazing organising team behind it all!
about 1 month ago
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Come and join our flock on Instagram too ➡️
www.instagram.com/waderstudy
about 1 month ago
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Here is José O. Valdebenito ⬇️ giving a great talk on Two-banded Plovers in Chile 🇨🇱
#IWSG2025
He received one of our Conference Grants this year. The Grants help more delegates from low-income countries join us to share their amazing work! Donations to our fund are always welcome. DM us for details
about 1 month ago
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 1 month ago
Interesting talk by
@jellybb.bsky.social
about the aberrant egg coloration in Ruff clutches. Blue eggs may affect nest survival, but fitness effects may be habitat dependent.
@waderstudy.bsky.social
IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands)
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 1 month ago
Good start to the breeding ecology session at the
@waderstudy.bsky.social
IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen, Netherlands.
@miguelbtg.bsky.social
assesses the role of vegetation structure (height and heterogeneity) in nest survival of
#shorebirds
in grasslands.
#IWSG2025
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Another day of great talks coming up at our conference today, including sessions on... 🐣 Breeding ecology 🗺 Conservation 🪺 Behavioural breeding ecology 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Anthropagenic pressures 🏖 Migratory habitat use 👣 Non-breeding habitat use
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#Ornithology
about 1 month ago
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Thank you to all of today's speakers for a really interesting array of talks! So much great research, and more on the way tomorrow!
#IWSG2025
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about 2 months ago
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 2 months ago
Yana Korneeva talks about spatial and energetic strategies of breeding Kentish Plovers in natural and managed coastal habitats in southern Spain.
@waderstudy.bsky.social
IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands)
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 2 months ago
Nice talk by Kirrily S. Hastings, from Birdlife Australia, analysing the relationship between food resources and territory abandonment by the Western Hooded Plover on Australian beaches.
@waderstudy.bsky.social
IWSG Conference in Groningen (Netherlands)
#IWSG2025
#shorebirds
@birdlifeoz.bsky.social
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A brilliant plenary from Maja to start off a day of amazing talks from around the world 🌏🌎🌍
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about 2 months ago
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A HUGE thank you to
@wmgvs.bsky.social
for a brilliant opening plenary to our conference 💙
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about 2 months ago
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We're got a variety of great talks at our conference today, with topics including... 👥️ Population development 💧 Resource use ☀️ Responses to environmental change 🪱 Foraging ecology and diet
#IWSG2025
#waders
#shorebirds
#Ornithology
about 2 months ago
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Here we go then! Our 50th annual conference is officially open 🥳
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about 2 months ago
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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano
about 2 months ago
Good start to the International Wader Study Group Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands)
#IWSG2025
. Interesting workshops on the using drones for breeding wader research and about knowledge gaps and policy strategies for conservation of Nordic waders.
@waderstudy.bsky.social
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Our conference in Groningen 🇳🇱 kicks off today with 4 great workshops
#IWSG2025
www.waderstudygroup.org/conferences/...
about 2 months ago
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New wader job opportunity ⬇️
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
about 2 months ago
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Want to join our flock? Everyone is welcome irrespective of their age, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality or socio-economic status
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#ornithology
Find out more ➡️
www.waderstudygroup.org/join-us/
about 2 months ago
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Duration and a shift in timing of primary moult of Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata arquata in northern Scotland - NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Foster et al.
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19691/
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2 months ago
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Dotterel Charadrius morinellus in north-east Scotland 2023: continued decline, local increase or natural population fluctuations? - NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Rea et al.
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19702/
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2 months ago
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Unusual nests of Common Sandpipers Actitis hypoleucos on a small island in the River Danube in Austria - NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Harald Pfleger
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19698/
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2 months ago
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Evaluating physiological condition as a driver of oversummering in Red Knots Calidris canutus: insights from hematological and biochemical markers - NEW RESEARCH PAPER by D'Amico and Martínez-Curci
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19687/
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2 months ago
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Methods to capture adult Upland Sandpipers Bartramia longicauda during brood rearing - NEW METHODS PAPER by Gesmundo and Pohlen
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19694/
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2 months ago
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Congratulations to Juan Andres Milicich, who receives our Small Project Grant for 2025 🥳 Here's what our team said about his project on Andean Lapwing ⬇️
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#ornithology
4 months ago
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Have you registered yet?! Deadline is TOMORROW! ⬇️
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5 months ago
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Only 1 week left to register for our next conference
#IWSG2025
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5 months ago
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