Shorebirds 2020 - Web Links

Logos

Support Birds Australia

Shorebirds

Shorebirds (or waders) are typically birds of wetlands, from the taxonomic order

Bilateral treaties and agreements exist between a number of countries within Asia, the Pacific region and the Americas. These agreements, list the species which migrate between the two countries which are signatories to the agreement. These agreements bind the participating nations to protect the listed species.

Shorebird Sites

Locate internationally and nationally important sites for migratory shorebirds in Australia. Identify new sites to add to these lists - learn how to conduct a shorebird inventory for your site.

Shorebird Presentation

Download a Presentation on Shorebirds

Power Point

Flash

Logos

Home

State Links

State Links

State organisations and support Queensland Queensland Wader Study Group www.birdsqueensland.org.au/waderstudygroup.php Contact David Milton 07 3390-2179 email Aims: To promote and participate in the study and conservation of waders and their habitat To influence government policy and public opinion for the well-being of waders Activities: Coordinated monthly wader population counts of sites along the whole Qld coastline Wader identification days Special Great Sandy Strait counts Active lobbying for roost sites e.g. Manly Boat Harbour, SE Queensland; Kakadu roost site on Bribie Island, SE Queensland: Empire Point, SE Queensland: Port of Brisbane and Pioneer River roost, Mackay, Queensland Banding and 1997-99 satellite tracking study of Eastern Curlew School education program Japanese exchange project Displays Interpretive signage for important wader sites New South Wales New South Wales Wader Study Group Contact: Phil Straw 02 9597 7765 Aims: Conservation of waders in NSW through studies and research Activities: Beach nesting surveys Wader counts at key NSW wader sites Banding and flagging *Victoria* Victorian Wader Study Group Website: www.vicnet.net.au/~vwsg Contact: Clive Minton 03 9589 4901 email Aim: To gather, through extensive planned fieldwork programs, comprehensive data on waders and terns throughout Victoria on a long-term basis, to: form a factual base for conservation considerations be a source of information for education of a wider audience be a means of generating interest of the general community in environmental and conservation issues be a major contribution to Australian, Flyway and worldwide knowledge of waders and terns Activities: Summer and winter wader population counts program (organised by the Australasian Wader Studies Group) Regular catching and banding and flagging of migratory and non-migratory waders and terns throughout the coastal regions of Victoria and the very southeast of South Australia, to understand: migration routes, stopover locations and destinations biometrics of species and subpopulations weight changes associated with migration primary moult duration and mode survival rates reproductive rates behavioural differences between adult and immature birds determination of age when species first breed Tasmania Birds Tasmania Contact: c/- Don Jones (Secretary) 03 6239 1155 email Aims: To encourage an informed interest in birds To encourage and support research into Tasmanian avifauna To take an active interest in conservation matters To publish an annual bird report in which Tasmanian records of interest can be published. To form a library Activities: Field trips - regular field trips for first-hand experience, appreciation and enjoyment of species in a wide variety of habitats. Research assistance - coordinated summer and winter shorebird counts and database input of records to maintain long-term data sets and maintenance of the state-wide systematic list Advocacy for habitat conservation - input on policy (State Coastal Policy), management plans (Southport Lagoon Draft Management Plan), development proposals/assessments (Scamander foreshore, Ralphs Bay) and Government (Boullanger Bay, Robbins Passage draft MP) and Non-Government funded projects (Important Bird Areas project) Advisory role - Derwent Estuary Penguin program, Falls Festival, Roaring Beach surf festival, Cape Portland Wind Farm, King Island kelp harvesting and Coastcare. Publications-bi-monthly newsletter (Yellow Throat) and annual journal (Tasmanian Bird Report) South Australia Friends of Shorebirds SE Contact: Maureen Christie (Secretary) 08 87380014 email Contact: Jeff Campbell (President) 08 87268366 email Activities include: Shorebird counts inc. Birds Australia Population Monitoring Australasian Wader Studies Group Coorong and Lakes Counts Banding and flagging shorebirds Ruddy Turnstone site fidelity project Ephemeral wetland monitoring projec tMonitoring and protecting Little Tern nesting sites Advocacy for habitat conservation - input on management plans and development proposals Western Australia Western Australian Wader Study Group Mike Bamford 08 9309 3671 email Activities: Banding and flagging shorebirds Shorebird counts Northern Territory Northern Territory Field Naturalists Contact: Arthur and Sheryl Keates Email Activities: Shorebird counts Raising awareness of shorebirds (presentation and field trips) Flag reporting Disturbance reporting Advocacy on the importance of enforcement of regulations regarding dogs