Working_for_Waders
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Working_for_Waders
@ForWaders
The Working for Waders project encourages people and organisations across Scotland to collaborate on the conservation of wading birds. Home of #FarmWaderClub
Scotland Katılım Haziran 2018
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Listening to farmers, when trying to conserve breeding waders.
Icelandic research by Lilja Jóhannesdóttir 🎂9️⃣
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When it comes to wading birds, there's no such thing as "one-size-fits-all"... We can do a better job of focussing conservation funding for farmers in different parts of Scotland- get involved in our new survey and help us work out the details! workingforwaders.com/blog/2025/11/4…
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Excellent review led by BTO and University of East Anglia.
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@ForWaders contributed data from our Nest Camera Project to a major review of egg/chick predation across Britain 👇Read our blog, including a link to the article, and get in touch if you want to join the NCP. @ScotGamekeepers @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken @_BTO @RSPBScotland
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Trees do not make good neighbours, if you're a breeding wader.
Three blogs from the first 10 years of #WaderTales.
1️⃣ North of Scotland wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/tre…
2️⃣ Estonia
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3️⃣ Iceland wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/ice…
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds
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@ForWaders contributed data from our Nest Camera Project to a major review of egg/chick predation across Britain 👇Read our blog, including a link to the article, and get in touch if you want to join the NCP. @ScotGamekeepers @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken @_BTO @RSPBScotland
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This month, #WaderTales will be ten years old.
I'm going to create a thread that highlights some of the research findings that have surprised me.
Plenty of "Wow!" & "I didn't know that!" moments.
Here's a link to the catalogue of 150 blogs:
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/ #ornithology
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It's been a dry breeding season. Can we do more to support waders through this sort of weather? Link to new blog in comments 👇
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First juvenile colourringed #redshanks for this season in 26year studying the smartest #wader in Retrapping Adults for Survival project. Go, go, go #redshank !!! @WaderStudy @waderquest @WadersForReal @GlobalFlyway @ForWaders @Waderworld1
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Great piece on the trial at #GWSDF by @maxwright1997 - cages to protect nesting waders. Check it out (link in comments 👇)
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To round off #waderweek we have part 2 in our Thrill of the Hill wader series, where @ForWaders Patrick Laurie and RSPB's Stephen Field talk about the importance of wading birds, predator control and promoting landscape scale conservation efforts.
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As part of wader week, have a look at this guest blog (below) from former head gamekeeper and estate manager Bruce Cooper about work to conserve lapwings, redshank and curlews in the Angus Glens - farmers, keepers and birdwatchers pulling in the direction 💪
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Please get in touch if you want to take part, or if you need advice about monitoring 👍
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Today's #WaderWeek blog looks at the importance of monitoring, focusing on the @forwaders Nest Camera Project. This is providing new insights & has contributed data to a scientific paper coming soon. 👇 @NatureScot @RSPBScotland @BASCScotland @FASScot @scottishfarmer
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Many wading birds are now priority birds for conservation action in the UK. How can farmers help them? FAS has a range of resources to help you manage these species on your farm, including podcasts, guides and a management calendar. #waderweek @ForWaders
fas.scot/environment/bi…
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As part of #WaderWeek, the lead author of the @heathertrust 'Heather Futures' report has written a blog giving an overview of its findings and the importance of appropriate land management at scale to benefit #waders. 👇 @NatureScot @DavyMcCracken @BTO @RSPBScotland @GWCTScience
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