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Wader Quest is a registered charity in England & Wales, No: 1993674 We continue to give talks and collect donations, for wader conservation projects.

Wader Quest; A set up to raise funds for and to raise awareness about the problems they're facing around the . In order to better understand the problems these birds are facing we spent a little over a year travelling around the world to see as many species as possible, getting first hand experience of some of the issues facing wader surviva

l. At the same time we gave talks in various countries to bird clubs and societies and schools, we also contacted the local media and engaged with local conservation and research projects in order to better understand their objectives and methods and help raise their profile through our blog. The project is self funded through annual sponsorship, donations and merchandising.

16/08/2026

Good news for Dutch Black-tailed Godwits; Astrid Kant, pictured with one of the 61 Black-tailed Godwits she ringed this year, has told us that all godwit ringers have reported good numbers of chicks this year in some regions of the Netherlands. Astrid passed the 1000 mark of chicks ringed last year, a real champion of Black-tailed Godwits in the Netherlands.
Black-tailed Godwit © Image by Tonveldhuizen
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13/08/2026

What’s your biggest wader challenge?
Got a question about waders or shorebirds?
Ask the Wader Guru! Some examples - What is an 'inspiration of waders'? Which is the rarest wader in the world? Which is the smallest wader in the world? Why do plovers all face the same way when roosting?
Designed by Crow Artist

https://waderquest.net/wader-guru/

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06/08/2026

Wader Quest latest Newsletter Vol 13 issue 3.
In this issue
Pied Avocet, Avistilt, Stavocet?
Global Flyway Network Nanpu updates, waders news in brief and much more...
More details here!!

https://waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Copy-of-Wader-Quest-Newsletter-V13-I-3.pdf

Cover Photo - Pied Avocet © Phil Hadley
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30/07/2026

The Pectoral Sandpiper is unusual among sandpipers because of its mating strategy that is called lek polygyny. Other examples of this system are the Ruff and Buff-breasted Sandpiper
The male Pectoral Sandpipers gather in small groups and carry out exuberant displays, inflating their chest sacs, raising their neck feathers, and making distinctive booming sounds to attract females. They also do amazing display flights whilst carrying out the above. Females then choose one of the males and will mate with him, thereafter the male plays no part in the incubation of the eggs nor the rearing of the young.
Pectoral Sandpipers are often thought of as being an 'American' species, replaced by the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Siberia, however they do breed in Arctic Russia too.
The conservation status of Pectoral Sandpiper is Least Concern, and shows no discernible trend of decline, however it faces habitat loss due to wetland drainage, climate change, and industrial development in its Arctic breeding grounds as well as on the migration stop-over points in North and South America.

Pectoral Sandpiper © Elis Simpson Rick-Elis Simpson
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26/07/2026

Eury the Spoon billed Sandpiper
We were approached by Huang Jian, from the Mangrove Conservation Foundation (MCF) asking if they could produce an animated film based on our Eury the Spoon-billed Sandpiper children's book written by Elis and Rick. They said that the China Wit Media Co. Ltd. has also committed that if the work generates any commercial revenue in the future, all proceeds will be donated to the Mangrove Conservation Foundation (MCF) for the conservation of Spoon-billed Sandpipers. We were very pleased and surprised by that. One of the main reasons for writing the book was for it to be translated to the languages along the flyway that the Spoonies use, to teach the kids about the troubles that these little birds face. To our great delight this week they sent us the video and we'd love to share it with all of you.
Wader Quest's support for wader conservation continues through both fundraising and awareness about their challenges.
Image © China Wit Media Culture & Technology Co., Ltd.

https://youtu.be/ChRgDugOeHk

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J. K. Rowling
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21/07/2026

Don't forget that If you need help with small grants for wader or shorebird conservation get your applications in before the closing deadline of the 30th of September.
We are especially keen on funding small-scale wader conservation projects, particularly those that involve the local community with education outreach that may not have access to traditional funding streams.

For more information, please visit our website https://waderquest.net/grants/

Spoon-billed Sandpiper © Pavel Tomkovitch

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18/07/2026

2026 edition Wader Quest pin badges are now online.
Remember Wader Quest is entirely voluntary so all income is ploughed straight back into the charity, 25% of sale price plus 100% of both donations and membership subscriptions are set aside purely for the grants fund and goes direct to conservation or research projects.

https://waderquest.net/product-category/badges/

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15/07/2026

The dust has settled on another Global Birdfair
As always, we experienced mixed feelings as we left the showground.
Tired but happy, it is always a bittersweet moment. The recently bustling marquee had fallen silent and all the inspiring conversations, laughs, reunions and new contacts made were now just echoes, but all of them firmly in our minds and reminding us why this event is so special for us.
It is, beyond doubt, one of the best gatherings of people who share a passion for nature, conservation, and the amazing world around us.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat, donate or buy items from the stand, every encounter cherished and appreciated. We learned much and shared even more, and we were humbled by people's interest and enthusiasm throughout the weekend.
Thank you to Opticron for always supporting us, Limosa Holidays Limosa/Wildwings for sponsoring the stand and our wonderful volunteers, Phil and Karen, for the friendship and help over the weekend making it even more enjoyable.
A very special THANK YOU to Penny, Tim, and all the fantastic volunteers whose hard work and dedication made this year's event such a tremendous success once again.
We’re already looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

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Tim Appleton
Samuel West
Luke Dubsy
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Mary Colwell
Opticron

07/07/2026

We are still very busy preparing for the Global Birdfair.
Merchandising, raffle, books and much more. Come and visit us; Robin Marquee stand 15!
Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones too!

Snowy Plover @ Teresa Hedden
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Tim Appleton

05/07/2026

Join us at Global Birdfair 10 –12 July on the Wader Quest stand - Robin Marquee number 15!
Once again we are launching 5 brand-new wader pin badges, come and get them at our stand and get a special discounted Birdfair price!
Other exclusive Wader Quest merchandising available at Birdfair discounted rates: buy your favorite items, save money and show your support for wader conservation!
Meet the Wader Quest team, learn about their global conservation efforts and how you can help protect them.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Tim Appleton

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