Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns of SEQ – A NEW Identification Guide
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Designed and compiled by Trevor Ford, this fantastic 64-page booklet is a joint initiative by Sunshine Coast Council, Caring For Our Country and SEQ Catchments, its primary objective being to raise the awareness of the local community regarding the shorebirds, gulls and terns in Coastal SEQ.
As well as introducing the reader to these birds and presenting some of the best places to see them in the region, the booklet contains a comprehensive identification guide to the species regularly encountered. (Note that photographs in this pdf are of a lower resolution than those in the booklet).
The booklet is being made available by the four funding councils – Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Redland and Gold Coast.
Banded stilts breeding at Lake Eyre
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Banded Stilt with chicks © DEH
Department for Environment and Heritage News Release, May 31st:
The Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) has confirmed that a colony of about 5,000 banded stilts is breeding on an island in Lake Eyre National Park in the South Australian outback.
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Banded Stilts on nests © DEH
Peter Cullen Trust – ‘Bridging Water Science and Policy’ leadership program
The Peter Cullen Trust is a new charitable organisation set up to support programs that continue the work of the late Professor Peter Cullen. Applications are open for the Trust’s 2010 leadership program, designed to train a small group of water and environment scientists, workers and policy experts to work together to achieve measurable outcomes bridging water science and policy. Full details are on the website, under Programs. Information packs are available from office@petercullentrust.com.au; applications close on 1 July 2010.
An important new book on shorebirds: Shorebird Ecology, Conservation, and Management by Mark A. Colwell
Written by Heather Vaughan/University of California Press
Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their migrations push the limits of endurance, and their foraging is easily studied in the open habitats of estuaries and freshwater wetlands. This comprehensive text explores the ecology, conservation, and management of these fascinating birds.
Research finds dog walking displaces native birds
A scientific paper from researchers at the University of NSW could serve as a useful tool and powerful argument against liberalising dog access to environmentally sensitive areas, including beaches. The paper is entitled ‘Four-legged friend or foe? Dog walking displaces native birds from natural areas’ by Peter B. Banks and Jessica V. Bryant at the University of New South Wale and is available at Pub Med Online.
Washington: flooded farm fields attract migrating shorebirds
By Katherine Sather, TNC.
If you build it, they will come.
That’s what biologists are learning at The Nature Conservancy’s Farming for Wildlife project in the Skagit River Delta. Here, the Conservancy works with farmers to flood parts of their fields with fresh water, creating new or improved habitat for shorebirds, while at the same time improving the soil. Read on.
Get the latest edition of ‘Word about the Hood’
Hooded Plover © Glenn Ehmke
The latest edition of ‘Word about the Hood’, the newsletter of Birds Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds project is out now. Download here.
Art and conservation create invisible connections and public reflections at a unique gathering
Atop a step ladder in Melbourne’s City Square on Wednesday, 12 May at 12:30pm, internationally acclaimed artist, John Wolseley, launched “Invisible Connections”, a book depicting the dramatic journeys of migratory shorebirds, while putting the finishing touches on his mural, Australia’s largest waterbird scene…
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World Migratory Bird Day 8-9 May 2010: birds in crisis
World Migratory Bird Day was celebrated around the world in over 40 countries on 8-9 May 2010. It is a global initiative to raise awareness for the need to conserve all migratory birds. This year’s theme ‘Save migratory birds in crisis – every species counts!’ – raised awareness about Globally Threatened migratory birds, with a particular focus on those on the very edge of extinction – the Critically Endangered. Read the Birds Australia / BirdLife International media release.
Technology sheds light on bird long-haul migration route
Ruddy Turnstone © Chris Tzaros
For the latest update on the Ruddy Turnstone Geolocator research recently undertaken by the Victorian Wader Study Group in partnership with the Australasian Wader Studies Group, read the Birdlife International April media release. The ‘Ark in Space’ website also has some stunning images of Ruddy Turnstones.
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