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, […]
an inspiration of waders
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
10 facts about Wader migration for World Migratory Bird Day
Different waders employ different strategies when it comes to migration, here are 10 facts of interest relating to waders and
British Summer-Visiting Breeding Waders
There are 78 species of waders on the British list (78 BOU categories A,B & C), the majority are rare
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
Wader Conservation World Watch results and newsletter out now!
Stop Press: 11th hour additions to lists as we prepared to post. WCWW7 has been a great success, despite initial
A mythical Māori bird is gone, but its name still lives on (albeit in an extinct bird!)
This is a story that would sit well in the pages of An Inspiration Of Waders, our last book where
An Inspiration of Waders
Why the collective noun for a swirling mass of waders over an estuary should be An Inspiration of Waders. Collective