Today we celebrate the power of stories, the ones that shaped us, stretched our thinking, and stayed with us long after the final page.
Be #inspired by #waders or #shorebirds #WorldBookDay2026 #BOOKERS
A message for World Book Day from Rick Simpson
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This Common Greenshank that I photographed at Sachana Beach, Jamnagar, #Gujarat last month was originally ringed just down the road at Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary on 23rd February 2020 per Bombay Natural History Society.
#WaderWednesday #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2026 #India
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Crab Plover heaven 😍
This incredible spectacle was filmed recently in Gujarat, #India, one of best places on the planet to see these remarkable and unique #waders.
Phonescoped with a #SwarovskiOptik ST Balance Image Stabilsed Scope.
#WaderWednesday #BirdsSeenIn2026
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@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, photos with pairs of different bird species, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finches.
A Curlew Sandpiper & a Dunlin
#birds #EastCoastKin #photography #nikon @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #BirdLife
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The Wonderful World of the Stilts
Step into the elegant, wading world of Stilts, a group of birds that embody grace, resilience, and the delicate balance of wetland ecosystems.
Artwork by Rick Simpson
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Job Alert
Help monitor breeding Black-tailed Godwits at WWT Welney
• Colour-ring reading
• Nest monitoring
• Trail cameras
• Predator surveys
Closing date: 6 March
Photo © Astrid Kant
More details here!!
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Encouraging news for Great Snipe conservation
A new study from Poland highlights something critical for Great Snipe.
Photo by © Daniel Pettersson Photography
More info here.
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Not much longer to wait now!
A Little Ringed Plover for #WaderWednesday.
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Good news story from the USA regarding nesting American Oystercatcher. From just 50 nesting pairs 20 years ago to nearly 150 now, N. J. American
Photo © Yaman Ozuduru
More details here!!
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#wildlife #charity #conservation
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Seasonal, age- and sex-related differences in the use of external migratory cues by American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Alexander C. Fish et al | #ornithology 🪶
Alan @alan678.bsky.social' #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting.
The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds.
A solitary Whimbrel at low tide. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin @waderquest.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nikon #sigma
An American in India.
This Long-billed Dowitcher has taken a wrong turn and ended up a long long way from home.
The wonders of wader migration!
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Arctic breeders waders (e.g. Red Knot, Dunlin, Sanderling) are facing rapid climate change. This causes altered insect emergence timing..
Details here
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Photo: Dunlin © Mike Streicher
Sanderling © Jacek Ben
Red Knot © Elis Simpson
#waders or #shorebirds
#charity
latest Newsletter.
Temminck's Stint a rare breeding wader in UK
An Update from the Mono Lake Phalarope Project and much more...
More details here!!
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Photo @DeanEades
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A group of Long Billed #Dowitchers enjoying the false Spring sunshine while probing the muddy shores for afternoon treats
#birds #shorebirds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #photography #wildlifephotography #bird #naturephotography #art #eastcoastkin #ridgefieldnwr
A Least Sandpiper on the muddy banks of the harbour.
From one of the largest to one of the smallest #WaterBirds, and a Least Sandpiper on the muddy banks, one of the smallest waders. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
Pen and watercolour illustrations of waders/shorebirds from the Hartlepool/Teesmouth area of northeast England
A not-completely-exhaustive illustration of our winter shorebirds, but these are the species that you’re most likely to see during winter around Teesmouth (northeast England).
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#birdingNortheast
Comparing wader declines worldwide and in the UK.
Across the world, wader populations are declining.
In many regions this is, in large part, because flyways are breaking down.
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#charity #wildlifeconservation
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What looks like a dark morph Lapwing seen at #RSPBGreylake #Somerset this morning. It was very aggressive to any other Lapwing that came to close.
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By becoming a Corporate Sponsor, a company has a direct role in wader conservation.
Incredible capture of Long-billed Dowitcher by © Christopher Forslund
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Purple Sandpiper at Redcar recently @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Southern Lapwings and Northern Lapwings share an unmistakable family look, yet in temperament and lifestyle they are worlds apart.
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© Elis Simpson
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#charity #conservation
It's #WaderWednesday again and we're pleased to be sponsoring @waderquest.bsky.social for 2026.
Please lend your support to help WaderQuest's mission to conserve wader species around the world.
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#RunByBirdersForBirders #Waders #UKBirding
Purple Sandpiper at Redcar this morning @waderquest.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
This is a great opportunity to work with Birdlife Australia The Sharing our Shores with Coastal Wildlife Coordinator.
More details here!!
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#wildlifeconservation #charity
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A pied stilt at Burton, South Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
A medium sized shorebird with mottled brown plumage is standing on a rockweed-covered ledge exposed by the low tide. The bird has its back to the camera and has its head turned to the left.
Short-billed Dowitcher taking a break amongst the rockweed at low tide.
Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
📸 #birds #SBDO #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A Willet standing on the shore. Willets are shore birds, with long legs and a long thick beak. Feathering in grays and browns. White chest.
Willet strolling along the shore #Birds #ShoreBirds #FloridaBirds #BirdPhotography
