10 years of WaderTales. In the first blog, on 28 Sep 2015, we learnt that Iceland's waders tend to be found breeding in areas with the most volcanic activity:.But volcanoes are not always good news:.#waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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.#ornithology

RT @GrahamFAppleton: With Iceland's breeding waders under more pressure**, new national study has important implications for conservation.….

Remembering Mark Smart, on his birthday. Mark was the architect of so much breeding wader habitat in the UK, replacing some of the previous losses. Gone too soon. (1967-2024).Blog about his work:.

RT @GrahamFAppleton: Iceland is a haven for waders. Golden Plover is the commonest breeder:.▪️Icelandic population c 400,000 pairs.Compar….

RT @GrahamFAppleton: Eight years ago, we were worrying about the future for UK Curlews:.🎂8️⃣.Blog was based on revi….

Three years ago, we were asking whether headstarting would work for Curlew 🎂3️⃣.#ornithology.

RT @curlewcalls: This is such an important blog, thank you Graham. Why is it all too common to do too little too late? It has to be the low….

RT @GrahamFAppleton: Want to know more about #waders #shorebirds?.WaderTales blog # 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ was published this week. Catalogue: https://t….

Eight years ago, we were worrying about the future for UK Curlews:.🎂8️⃣.Blog was based on review of causes of declines by Sam Franks et al. #ornithology

RT @GrahamFAppleton: How important is #Iceland for #waders?.Take Dunlin, as an example . ▪️Irish population . c 30 pairs.▪️UK populatio….

RT @GrahamFAppleton: Best bits of Iceland for waders?.New WaderTales blog - Number 150 🥳.Paper by Verónica Méndez e….

Want to know more about #waders #shorebirds?.WaderTales blog # 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ was published this week. Catalogue: There are 15 blogs about #curlew and even more about godwits!.#ornithology

Iceland is a haven for waders. Golden Plover is the commonest breeder:.▪️Icelandic population c 400,000 pairs.Compared to:.▪️Irish population < 200 pairs.▪️UK population c 41,000 pairs.More in blog based on paper by Verónica Méndez et al.#ornithology

Teenage waders?.Shorebirds - particulalry larger species - may not breed until they are 2, 3 or 4. But what do these 'teenagers do' - and how does this impact upon their conservation?.🎂5️⃣.#ornithology.

How important is #Iceland for #waders?.Take Dunlin, as an example . ▪️Irish population . c 30 pairs.▪️UK population . c 9,500 pairs.▪️Icelandic population . c 275,000 pairs.More here in blog:.based on new paper by Verónica Méndez et al.#shorebirds

With Iceland's breeding waders under more pressure**, new national study has important implications for conservation. Latest WaderTales blog:.Paper by @VMendezAragon et al.** Recent blog about declines:.#ornithology

Best bits of Iceland for waders?.New WaderTales blog - Number 150 🥳.Paper by Verónica Méndez et al.#ornithology #shorebirds #waders #Iceland

Working on WaderTales blog 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣.Wonder how long it would take to read the other 149?.#ornithology

Tracking #waders - what are we learning?.If you have tracked #shorebirds, please archive the data, so that full use can be made of the information collected by your birds. #ornithology