“This exploratory meta-analysis reveals patterns, highlights data gaps, and suggests hypotheses for further research.” - Jackson & Underhill

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A Rocha Kenya Biological Sci UCT Biodiversity & Development Institute

“we estimated that the 24-km stretch of sandy beaches on Kiawah and Seabrook islands in South Carolina hosted (…) ~41% of the estimated global rufa knot population” – Mary Margaret Pelton et al.

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Sara Padula JulianGW Nathan Senner Jenny Linscott

Migrants on both sides of the Atlantic

The papers by Jourdan Clément et al. 2022 and Mary Margaret Pelton et al. 2022 under the spotlight:
waderstudygroup.org/article/16421/

Papers:
waderstudygroup.org/article/16362/
waderstudygroup.org/article/16431/
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Primary moult strategies in adult migrant waders (Charadrii)
by Jackson & Underhill

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A Rocha Kenya Biological Sci UCT Biodiversity & Development Institute

Kiawah and Seabrook islands are a critical site for the rufa Red Knot
by Mary Margaret Pelton et al.

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Sara Padula JulianGW Nathan Senner Jenny Linscott UofSC Biological Sciences S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources

A Eurasian Oystercatcher with aberrant plumage
by Jacquie Clark & Dodd

waderstudygroup.org/article/16445/
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“Our results indicate that post-release survival was significantly negatively related to the age at which head-started birds were released.” – Clements et al.

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WWT Slimbridge BTO Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust RSPB Science Dept of Zoology

A wader perspective on Boreal Baltic coastal grasslands: from habitat availability to breeding site selection and nest survival - by Triin Kaasiku

Effects of land conversion in sub-Arctic landscapes on densities of ground-nesting birds - by Eldís Arna

waderstudygroup.org/article/16451/

Developing wader research in the Americas: the challenges and the silver lining
by Dr. Eve Tavera Fernández

waderstudygroup.org/article/16418/
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A Eurasian Oystercatcher with aberrant plumage
by Jacquie Clark & Dodd

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“When a mix of experts and less-experienced observers sexed Ruddy Turnstones on the basis of plumage, inconsistency on recapture was around 10% (…)” - Fullagar et al.

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USGS Smithsonian NMNH Ithaca College

Notes & News, compiled by Gwenaël Quaintenne:
waderstudygroup.org/article/16454/
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Thesis Abstracts:
A wader perspective on Boreal Baltic coastal grasslands: from habitat availability to breeding site selection and nest survival

Effects of land conversion in sub-Arctic landscapes on densities of ground-nesting birds
waderstudygroup.org/article/16451/
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Short communication by Chris J. Hassell:
Ruddy Turnstones feeding on ectoparasites?

waderstudygroup.org/article/16276/
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Short communication by Jacquie Clark & Dodd:
A Eurasian Oystercatcher with aberrant plumage

waderstudygroup.org/article/16445/
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Short communication by Madhumita Panigrahi et al.:
Additions to ring resightings and recoveries of migratory shorebirds at Marine National Park and Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

waderstudygroup.org/article/16279/
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Methods paper by Fullagar et al.:
An evaluation of the reliability of plumage characters for sexing adult Ruddy Turnstones during northward passage in eastern North America

waderstudygroup.org/article/16438/
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Research paper by Jackson & Underhill:
Primary moult strategies in adult migrant waders (Charadrii)

waderstudygroup.org/article/16435/
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