LIFEOnTheEdge

We are wishing you all a wonderful #WorldShorebirdsDay. The sight of Oystercatchers teaching young to feed is a regular wonder on the late summer coast. From sharing our beaches with them, to vast habitat creation projects, we can all play a role in supporting their future 🐤

Ringed Plovers have been 'sharing' their beaches with tourists for five months. Blog about how visitors affect the breeding distributions of Ringed Plovers and Oystercatchers: wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/on-… 🎂4️⃣ #ornithology

Disturbance of flocks of waders is perceived to be a conservation issue but there are few examples of population level consequences. Turnstone research by Mark Whittingham et al turned into a WaderTales blog on 3 Feb 2020 🎂5️⃣ wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/dis… #ornithology #waders

Soil is often hugely overlooked - but you can't have good air or water quality if you don't have good soil quality. The time has come to start taking care of the crumbly brown stuff....Find out more on our brand new WADER youtube channel! youtu.be/aqJL8bMDvko @LIFEprogramme

The curlew is back 🪿 The #LIFEProject @CurlewLIFE has supported this amazing species in #NorthernIreland, with 52 breeding pairs & 20 fledglings spotted✨ Check out more in the @BBC report:  tco.li/u2wrz #LIFEProgramme

1⃣6⃣ #waders #shorebirds have had their conservation threat levels upgraded in the latest review by IUCN. 7⃣ species have gone straight from LEAST CONCERN to VULNERABLE (missing out NEAR THREATENED) Revised thread. 1/7 Release from BirdLife: birdlife.org/news/2024/10/2… #ornithology

La última actualización de la Lista Roja de la @IUCN muestra un alarmante declive de las aves limícolas migratorias en todo el mundo. 🌍⚠️ Vamos con algunos ejemplos de especies que han agravado su categoría de amenaza:👇 ℹ️ seo.org/las-aves-limic… #RedList #LibroRojo @BirdLifeEurope @BirdLife_News

🚨Red List Update🚨 Migratory shorebird populations are plummeting globally. ⚠️ 📉 16 species have been reclassified to higher threat categories, with potential causes including habitat loss and degradation, disturbance, hunting and climate change. 🌊 🌎 Travelling the world on migration routes called flyways, shorebirds are a familiar sight worldwide. Protecting shorebirds is vital for all of us. 💚 The places migratory birds stop and rest on their long journeys are important for millions of people. CBD COP16 is the moment to galvanise action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. 🤝 Nature loss can be reversed but extinctions cannot.❌ Read more here 👉 birdlife.org/news/2024/10/2… #COP16Colombia #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways #RedList #HabitatLoss #Shorebirds #ClimateChange #Extinction #Conservation

The skies of Sardinia just got wilder! 22 Griffon Vultures were released in southern Sardinia as part of the LIFE Safe for Vultures project! 🦅 #lifesafeforvultures #griffonvultures 4vultures.org/blog/22-griffo…

Ringed Plover breeding success has increased at a Norfolk site following efforts to keep visitors and dogs away from nests: bit.ly/3XwQtTW

Unusual interactions on the lagoon this morning... pt 1: sika and spoonies... #WildBrownsea @DWTBrownsea @DorsetWildlife @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub @BrownseaNT @BirdGuides

Could the Wash have a barrage by 2031? Yes - according to local newspaper report. Blog about the #waders of the Wash: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/six… My comments on the proposal (@waderquest article): waderquest.net/wp-content/upl… #ornithology

Our #SolentSeascapeProject partners, @ProjectSeagrass, are running fragment planting walks this autumn and they need your help to restore seagrass around the #IsleOfWight! The first walk is: 📍Priory Bay 📅 1 Oct 3.30-6.30pm For more details, see tickettailor.com/events/project…

Update from Northey Island on how the new intertidal mudflats have been received by salt tolerant plants and migrating waders & ducks! @NTEssex have also been busy hosting art events exploring this unique habitat! @LIFEprogramme @BirdLifeEurope projectlote.life/news/new-inter…

The first of the Grey Seal pups were recorded today. Please refer to on-site signage for up to date information and keep dogs on a short lead. ⁦@NE_Northumbria⁩ ⁦@LifeWader⁩ ⁦@LIFEprogramme⁩

This week, we met the Danish COASTal LIFE project for a visit to the @RSPBPagham & Medmerry reserves, exchanging knowledge on coastal habitat creation, species recovery & the shared challenges. 🇩🇰🌱🐟🦅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 You can see more about COASTal LIFE here: coastal-life.dk/en/

Better Redshank news from @BillyBloodworm! community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/rspb… No further declines in East Anglia's breeding population since report summarised in this blog (see graphic ⤵️) wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/red… More birds discovered in more extensive survey. Excellent work! #ornithology

For the 1st time a new study has carried out full breeding surveys of Redshanks in North Norfolk & the Outer Humber, revealing positive numbers of the threatened species. community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/rspb… @LIFEprogramme @RSPBEngland @NaturalEngland @nationaltrust @NorfolkWT @HolkhamEstate

Saltmarsh Matters.. Sunken Island on the Essex coast is remarkably regenerating, albeit with Spartina after decades of decline. left image - 2005 - right image - yesterday.