Archive for May, 2010
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.
Wetlands International Global Newsletter – April-May 2010
Download the newsletter here (at the bottom of the web page).
Broome Bird Observatory: upcoming Benthos Sampling and Short Courses
From Birds Australia BBO Wardens Peter Struik and Toni Marsh:
Hello Kind Volunteers!
Here are the proposed dates for the Benthos Sampling, otherwise known as fun in the mud! Hope you can join us to find out about all the wonderful creatures who inhabit the mud flats of Roebuck Bay. Morning tea is included, after we wash our hands, of course! › Continue reading
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Plight
Article in forthcoming Wader Study Bulletin
Although not an Australian migrant, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper is probably the iconic species of the wader world. We have known for some time that it is Critically Endangered and that now there are only between 120 and 220 pairs remaining in the world. The attached paper to be published in the forthcoming Wader Study Bulletin highlights one of the greatest current impacts on the decline of these birds. It makes chilling reading but underlines the need for the international community to work together to try to mitigate some of these damaging practices. Read a copy of the forthcoming Wader Study Bulletin article.
World Waders Posterous: new shorebirds blog launched
World Waders, headed by Gyorgy Szimuly in Hungary has recently launched a new world-wide blog on shorebirds/waders and is looking for contributors:
“The idea is to bring shorebird related news, thoughts, useful information, interesting observations or banding records, project results and research outcomes, even events together, from around the world, on a single website. We are at the phase to extend the list of future contributors on a voluntary basis to achieve our goals which is described in the first post. The blog is here: http://worldwaders.posterous.com/.
We are looking for contributors who can post to the blog from any part of the world on a regular basis (no push mode!!!). Posting is completely up to the author no matter when it is done. More posts allowed on a single day. What we offer is a wide audience based on our continuously expanding network and increased public awareness for the conservation of shorebirds. Please feel free to spread the word and pass this idea to any potential contributor you know. What we need, for enabling posting, is the e-mail address of a contributor to be added to contributor list.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Cheers, Szimi/WorldWaders”
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