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Detailed studies of a small number of Stone-curlews, breeding in Breckland in the east of England, give some clues as to how to provide the right habitat mix for these big-eyed, nocturnal waders. Increasing structural diversity, by ploughing and/or harrowing areas of grassland, can create an attractive network of nesting and foraging sites for breeding and non-breeding adults. In a 2021… Continue reading Grassland management for Stone-curlew

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The UK’s wetlands, estuaries and?non-estuarine?coast are of international importance because of the numbers of?waders that they support, with over a third of Europe’s wintering Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit and Knot. (There’s more about these proportions in the WaderTales blogs: Ireland’s wintering waders and Do population estimates matter?). Wintering waders on the UK’s estuaries are counted every month but… Continue reading Waders on the coast

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Double-banded Plover Tidewrack has an image problem. Who wants to see a dark line of seaweed on a beach of white sand or to smell rotting beds of kelp in enclosed bays? Shorebird conservationists may understand the feeding opportunities that are provided by fresh and older seaweed but, for tourist boards, tidewrack is something that needs to be cleared away. It… Continue reading In amongst the tidewrack