News from Margarita Island – Venezuela
Earlier this year Wader Quest supported a project in northern Venezuela to study the population of Wilson’s Plovers Charadrius wilsonia […]
Charadrii
Lesser Sandplover split
When we did our travelling at the very start of Wader Quest, back in 2012, we made some arbitrary decisions
Recent Wader Quest grants.
Like everyone else, Wader Quest has suffered from the recent lean times, but, we have still been able to fund
Countdown to WCWW8; 1 day to go
Forget Christmas Eve, forget Hallowe’en, when it comes to excitement you can’t beat WCWW Eve. Just one more sleep folks!
Countdown to WCWW8; 2 days to go
Still counting down to our WCWW weekend, and now with just two days to go. As we approach the opening
Countdown to WCWW8; 3 days to go
This week we are counting down to Wader Conservation World Watch, with artworks from five fantastic artists. So to our
Countdown to WCWW8; 4 days to go
This week we are counting down to Wader Conservation World Watch, with artworks from five fantastic artists. Now only four
Team Wader Quest – Global Birding Weekend
The last time I had two British ticks on the same day was in 1987; Isabelline Shrike and Little Auk!
Wader Olympics for Plover Appreciation Day
In celebration of Plover Appreciation Day, we have reproduced an article written during the Japanese Olympic Games. As we write
New series; Breeding waders in South America Pt 1 – Lapwings
South America is well known for its many unusual bird families, some of which occur nowhere else; antbirds, hummingbirds, ovenbirds,
Kentish Plover; What’s In A Name?
The second in the series of interestingly named species is another plover, this time the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus, as
Dotterel; What’s in a name?
The Dotterel Charadrius morinellus; when I first heard the name as a youngster it was one of those, almost mythical