Day: November 4, 2017
Ronin Bonsai: Dawn Redwood.
Ronin Bonsai: Bonsai Thursday.
Ronin Bonsai: Prevention or cure ?
Curlews can’t wait for a treatment plan
Originally posted on wadertales:
Europe is losing 5000 Curlews every year. What can we all do to stop – or even slow down the decline? If a patient presents with a problem, it’s the job of the health professional to work out the root cause, to come up with a treatment plan and to check that it works. That’s the process that is used for… Continue reading Curlews can’t wait for a treatment plan
A great summer for Iceland’s waders?
Originally posted on wadertales:
As July 2017 turned into August, the first juvenile Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits started to arrive in the UK – soon they were everywhere. Had this been a good year for waders and wader research in Iceland? Flock of juvenile Black-tailed Godwits in Devon An increasing amount of wader research is taking place in Iceland, much of which is part of an… Continue reading A great summer for Iceland’s waders?
Mastering Lapwing conservation
Originally posted on wadertales:
Predation and perceived risk of predation in Lapwings Students from the University of East Anglia and conservation organisations such as the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science benefit greatly from applied conservation research by MSc students. Two recent papers, reporting on projects by Sam Leigh and Nik Bertholdt, focus on risks and perceived risks to nesting Lapwings. Lapwings – a diminishing asset… Continue reading Mastering Lapwing conservation
Wader declines in the shrinking Yellow Sea
Originally posted on wadertales:
An important paper by Colin Studds and colleagues shines a spotlight on the Yellow Sea, where waders/shorebirds have lost vast areas of feeding habitat during China’s economic boom. Waders make some of the most remarkable migratory journeys in the bird world and many rely on a few key estuaries to refuel, especially as they head north to breed. For hundreds of… Continue reading Wader declines in the shrinking Yellow Sea
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