Graham Appleton

Flock of 60 Spotted Redshank in East Anglia! wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/few… 🎂7️⃣ #ornithology

Right on cue. Pectoral Sandpipers from the east arrive at the same time as Little Stints and Curlew Sandpipers. More in here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi… Research by Alex Lees and James Gilroy #ornithology

Back in the 1970s, Barbara and David Snow noticed that the white spots on a Lapwing's primaries were distinctive enough to identify which primary had been dropped when. They then used discarded feathers to estimate moult duration. More in here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/lap…

Well done @CLamsdell This Black-tailed Godwit is the oldest of the UK ringing scheme (29 years between ringing and report by Chris on 18 July). Blog about @_BTO longevity records for #waders (to 2023): wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/wad… 📷Richard Bradbury (many years ago)

Lovely Curlew article by Mary Colwel (@curlewcalls) in the latest @Natures_Voice magazine. Her 500-mile walk and her excellent book 'Curlew Moon' are discussed in this blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/cur… #ornithology

Scary stuff in EPA report if you're an Irish #Curlew. Some Curlew background: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/ire… Review of Mary Colwell's evocative book: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/cur… @curlewcalls

Share with a birdwatching friend? Blog abou the migration of #waders to/through/from Britain and Ireland has been read by over 16,000 people since publication on 20 July 2017 🎂8️⃣ wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi… Blog about Sanderling: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/tra… #ornithology #shorebirds

Smoke gets in his eyes? Curlew story from 19 July 2022. wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/07/19/a-n… #ornithology

Assessing potential wader breeding habitat remotely. Blog from 19 July 2021 wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/rem… #ornithology Research by Triin Kaasiku and colleagues

Nice film clip. The Wood Sandpiper is a very common wader in Scandanavia so it may seem surprising that we don't see more of them in the UK. More here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi…

One Curlew's amazing summer! wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/07/19/a-n… Blog from 19 July 2022 🎂 #ornithology

This Spotted Redshank turned up as a youngster in 2019 and visits @RSPBFrampton annually. Blog about Spotted Redshank: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/few… Longevity record for spotshank is 7y5m16d. Blog about longevity records in #waders: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/wad…

The wader passage well & truly started, more regular trips to @RSPBFrampton will be taking place over high tides. The star was seeing the Norwegian ringed Spotshank (CEV) for another year along with 10 CR Black-tailed Godwits. 72 species in total. ebird.org/checklist/S260…

Some happy news for #WaderWednesday from our Oystercatchers who decided to use one of the platforms we have trialled this year Watch to the end to see how they got on 🐣🐥🐤 #birdwise #birding #BirdsOfTwitter #birdwatching #Kent #Conservation

First 'autumn' Little Stints and Curlew Sandpipers are being reported in UK. Will the first (Siberian) Pectoral Sandpipers be far behind? Blog about autumn migration: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi… Graphs from 2023 - @BirdTrack #ornithology

Very few birdwatchers have seen the nest of a Broad-billed Sandpiper and this blog explains why! wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/bro… These RED-LISTED #waders breed in aapa mires, as dicussed in the blog. 📷 Stuart Rae Research: Skitts Rae, Brett Sandercock et al #ornithology