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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Could you dress to impress like a Northern Lapwing? 👕👖🧥🧣🧤🥾🎩 #waders #shorebirds

International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Hans-Ulrich Rösner on receiving the Federal Cross of Merit in Germany. A long-time member of IWSG, he played a key role in securing the Wadden Sea's designation as a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more ⬇️ www.waddensea-worldheritage.org/news/hans-ul...

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Could you be an Oystercatcher? Here are 5 signs they could be the wader for you! There are 12 species to choose from... 🧵⬇️ (1/3)

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Day 3 of our conference and another great selection of talks. Thank you to all our speakers #IWSG2026

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank you to all our speakers on Day 2 of our conference 🇪🇸 #IWSG2026 #IWSGconf

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Pssst... its conference weekend 🥳 We're gathering in Santiago de Compostela, Spain 🇪🇸 for another brilliant weekend #IWSG2026 #IWSGconf

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

At which age do Red Knots become red? NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Oortwijn and colleagues www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20954/ #waders #ornithology #shorebirds

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Observation of a Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima with progressive greying in Melrakkaslétta, northeast Iceland NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Rodrigues and Micael www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20894/ #shorebirds #waders #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The influence of abundance and variety of food on the local distribution of migrating waders in inland waters of European Russia NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Shubin et al. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20915/ #shorebirds #waders #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Inter-annual variation in feather growth rates of Hudsonian Whimbrel 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 and Dunlin 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 from western Hudson Bay NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Parno et al. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20911/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Recent nesting of Dunlins 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘻𝘪𝘪 in the Netherlands provides new insights into breeding habitat choice NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by van der Winden and colleagues. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20921/ #shorebirds #waders #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Congratulations to Ramesh Kumar Selvaraj, winner of the 2025 Small Project Grant, to work on hunting pressures for waders and shorebirds in coastal Tamil Nadu in India 🇮🇳 Calls for 2026 will open soon, to support fieldwork in 2027.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Registration is now OPEN for our 2026 conference in Spain 🇪🇸 www.waderstudygroup.org/conferences/...

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Satellite tracking documents individual migratory movements of the Rufous-chested Dotterel 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘣𝘺𝘹 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘴 NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Thomson and colleagues www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20186/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Post-hatch ecology, diet, and first migration of juvenile Alaskan Bar-tailed Godwits NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Conklin et al. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20162/ #ornithology #waders #OpenAccess #research #shorebirds

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Habitat selection and conservation issues of the Eurasian Curlew in Europe - PhD thesis by Marie Donnez www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Understanding the interactions between shorebirds and their prey with emphasis on their foraging behaviour in selected stopover sites - PhD thesis by T.R. Athira www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

NEW PAPER in the Ageing and sexing series by Meissner and colleagues Part 17 deals with ageing and sexing the Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20177/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Ecology and behaviour of non-breeding shorebirds in southwestern India - PhD thesis by K.M. Aarif www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Un-brie-lievable: A cheese-eating Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Trevor MacLaurin www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20174/ #waders #shorebirds #research #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Ruff Persistence: the role of pre-sexual selection and male-male partner choice in maintaining intraspecific diversity - PhD thesis by James D.M. Tolliver www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Westhoek saltmarsh – important staging site for Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea in the Dutch Wadden Sea NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Kleefstra and Schekkerman www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20171/ #shorebirds #waders #ornithology #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Flyway connections: isotopic insights in the changing conditions faced by Red Knots - PhD thesis by Tim Oortwijn www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Counting shorebirds using high-resolution aerial imaging: a pilot study in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea, Germany NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Kersten et al. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20168/ #research #shorebirds #waders #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Parental care strategies of the Sanderling Calidris alba - PhD thesis by Léa Etchart www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20183/ #research #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The effect of human disturbance on shorebird distribution at a critical stopover area on New Jersey’s Atlantic coast, USA NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Harkness and colleagues www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20165/ #waders #ornithology #shorebirds #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This week's species to meet for #waderwednesday is the Egyptian Plover. They are a mainly sedentary species found across Sub-Saharan Africa, and only a rare vagrant to Egypt! They were also thought to have a symbiotic relationship with crocodiles, whom they shared the riverbanks with.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This week's species to meet for #waderwednesday is the Plains-wanderer. They are an unusual member of the wader family that are only found in Australia, and their population has declined to fewer than 1,000 mature individuals.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Habitat use and spatio-temporal non-breeding behavior of Common Redshank Tringa totanus: implications for conservation - Master's thesis by Guilhem Tellier www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20105/ #waders #research #shorebirds #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Frequent and prolonged incubation recesses across European Black-tailed Godwit populations NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Silva-Monteiro and colleagues www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20095/ #research #shorebirds #waders #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Status of the Snowy Plover in Canada NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Goossen www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20083/ #shorebirds #waders #ornithology #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Shorebird conservation in Venezuela: status, threats and priorities NEW SYNTHESIS/REVIEW by Giner and Sharpe www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20079/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #research #conservation

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Adult and hatch-year survival and fidelity of Piping Plovers 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 in the lower Platte River system, Nebraska, USA NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Forsberg and colleagues www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20076/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Preliminary insights into shorebirds breeding at a shrimp farm in the Estero de Urías coastal lagoon, Mazatlán, Mexico NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Fonseca and colleagues. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20073/ #shorebirds #ornithology #waders #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Morphometric and molecular sexing and sex ratio of Dunlin 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢 at the southern extreme of their winter distribution NEW RESEARCH PAPER by Avalos Morales and colleagues. www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20065/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #research

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This week's species to meet for #waderwednesday is the Terek Sandpiper. They are found across large parts of Eurasia and winter around the coasts of Africa, South Asia and Australasia.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This week's species to meet for #waderwednesday is the River Lapwing, a wader found across South and South-East Asia, from India to Vietnam. The species is one of 24 species of lapwings found around the World.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Can you name the wader from the close-up below? Post your guess in the comments below... We'll post the answer here later today. Good luck!

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We've joined the flock at LinkedIn so we can share our amazing waders (shorebirds) with even more people. Want to join us too? ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/company/iwsg/

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This week's species to meet for #waderwednesday is the American Avocet. They're a distinctive wader found across parts of North and Central America, but aren't always in their vibrant orange plumage...

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Our 2026 Conference is taking place in Santiago de Compostela, in north-west Spain. Registration and Astract Submission opens on 1st April #IWSG2026 #IWSGconf www.waderstudygroup.org/conferences/...

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Earlier this year we heard of the sad passing of Gerard C. Boere, a former Chair of International Wader Study Group. Our full obituary will be published in the next Wader Study journal, joining the chorus of other organisations celebrating his amazing life and work. Photo by: N. Petkov

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Appendix 1 lists endangered species that require strict protection to help their populations recover. Check out our other posts to find out more about the new species that could join the list 🧵 (5/5)