A tiny stamp can help protect one of nature’s greatest travellers.
Shorebirds migrate thousands of miles each year, relying on fragile coastal habitats to survive their journey. Shorebird stamps raise awareness about these incredible species.
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Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) was seen in Mongolia a few years ago at Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands, near the Russian border. #Ramsar_site. I saw at least 20 of them. @ramsar.org #birds
Australasian Shorebird Conference 2026 goes live.
Abstracts are now being accepted for the conference to be held in Newcastle NSW, September 19-21.
More details here!!
australasianshorebirds.com
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#Australia #conference
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #SteppingOut, the Alt theme is #ColourfulCaptures.
If you're #SteppingOut long legs help.
A Redshank mid stride
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social #nikon #ukbirding #Sigma
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water.
The Alt Them is #Green, any bird/photo with Green included.
A Wood Sandpiper on a very still day
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Today we celebrate the power of stories, the ones that shaped us, stretched our thinking, and stayed with us long after the final page.
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A message for World Book Day from Rick Simpson
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This Common Greenshank that I photographed at Sachana Beach, Jamnagar, #Gujarat last month was originally ringed just down the road at Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary on 23rd February 2020 per Bombay Natural History Society.
#WaderWednesday #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2026 #India
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Crab Plover heaven 😍
This incredible spectacle was filmed recently in Gujarat, #India, one of best places on the planet to see these remarkable and unique #waders.
Phonescoped with a #SwarovskiOptik ST Balance Image Stabilsed Scope.
#WaderWednesday #BirdsSeenIn2026
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@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, photos with pairs of different bird species, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finches.
A Curlew Sandpiper & a Dunlin
#birds #EastCoastKin #photography #nikon @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #BirdLife
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The Wonderful World of the Stilts
Step into the elegant, wading world of Stilts, a group of birds that embody grace, resilience, and the delicate balance of wetland ecosystems.
Artwork by Rick Simpson
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Job Alert
Help monitor breeding Black-tailed Godwits at WWT Welney
• Colour-ring reading
• Nest monitoring
• Trail cameras
• Predator surveys
Closing date: 6 March
Photo © Astrid Kant
More details here!!
vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/77...
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Encouraging news for Great Snipe conservation
A new study from Poland highlights something critical for Great Snipe.
Photo by © Daniel Pettersson Photography
More info here.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Not much longer to wait now!
A Little Ringed Plover for #WaderWednesday.
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Good news story from the USA regarding nesting American Oystercatcher. From just 50 nesting pairs 20 years ago to nearly 150 now, N. J. American
Photo © Yaman Ozuduru
More details here!!
www.njconservation.org/american-oys...
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#wildlife #charity #conservation
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Seasonal, age- and sex-related differences in the use of external migratory cues by American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Alexander C. Fish et al | #ornithology 🪶
Alan @alan678.bsky.social' #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting.
The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds.
A solitary Whimbrel at low tide. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin @waderquest.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nikon #sigma
An American in India.
This Long-billed Dowitcher has taken a wrong turn and ended up a long long way from home.
The wonders of wader migration!
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Arctic breeders waders (e.g. Red Knot, Dunlin, Sanderling) are facing rapid climate change. This causes altered insect emergence timing..
Details here
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Photo: Dunlin © Mike Streicher
Sanderling © Jacek Ben
Red Knot © Elis Simpson
#waders or #shorebirds
#charity
latest Newsletter.
Temminck's Stint a rare breeding wader in UK
An Update from the Mono Lake Phalarope Project and much more...
More details here!!
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Photo @DeanEades
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A group of Long Billed #Dowitchers enjoying the false Spring sunshine while probing the muddy shores for afternoon treats
#birds #shorebirds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #photography #wildlifephotography #bird #naturephotography #art #eastcoastkin #ridgefieldnwr
A Least Sandpiper on the muddy banks of the harbour.
From one of the largest to one of the smallest #WaterBirds, and a Least Sandpiper on the muddy banks, one of the smallest waders. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
Pen and watercolour illustrations of waders/shorebirds from the Hartlepool/Teesmouth area of northeast England
A not-completely-exhaustive illustration of our winter shorebirds, but these are the species that you’re most likely to see during winter around Teesmouth (northeast England).
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#birdingNortheast
Comparing wader declines worldwide and in the UK.
Across the world, wader populations are declining.
In many regions this is, in large part, because flyways are breaking down.
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What looks like a dark morph Lapwing seen at #RSPBGreylake #Somerset this morning. It was very aggressive to any other Lapwing that came to close.
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By becoming a Corporate Sponsor, a company has a direct role in wader conservation.
Incredible capture of Long-billed Dowitcher by © Christopher Forslund
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Purple Sandpiper at Redcar recently @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Southern Lapwings and Northern Lapwings share an unmistakable family look, yet in temperament and lifestyle they are worlds apart.
More details here!!
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© Elis Simpson
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It's #WaderWednesday again and we're pleased to be sponsoring @waderquest.bsky.social for 2026.
Please lend your support to help WaderQuest's mission to conserve wader species around the world.
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