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Working_for_Waders @ForWaders

The Working for Waders project encourages people and organisations across Scotland to collaborate on the conservation of wading birds. Home of #FarmWaderClub

Joined June 2018
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Mary Colwell@curlewcalls
May 30
With Flo, Tijs Claes and Colin MacLennan in the fabulous RSPB Insh Marshes today watching curlews and listening to them bubbling over the wetland. Magical.
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It's been a great #WaderWeek - thanks to all those who have posted, shared and been in touch. If you missed the blogs, check them out here: workingforwaders.com/blog @RSPBScotland @BTO_Scotland @BASCScotland @heathertrust @ScotLandEstates
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This #WaderWeek we are discussing proposals for Wader Recovery Areas. Check out Patrick's blog 👇 and please do let us know what you think. @DavyMcCracken @heathertrust @ScotLandEstates @RSPBScotland @BTO_Scotland @BASCScotland
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Wader Recovery Areas — Working for Waders

Wader declines seem to continue each year across Scotland, and while there are signs of progress in certain areas, the headlines often make for gloomy reading. After almost twenty years of trying to...

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The CJS Team@CountrysideJobs
May 19
To mark this year’s Wader Week (18-24 May), NatureScot & others in Working for Waders initiative are consulting farmers, gamekeepers & other conservationists on 14 proposed Wader Recovery Areas. c-js.uk/42N8S1Q
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Wader Quest@waderquest
May 19
Urgent Appeal: Protect Our Nesting Birds Until July! Caring is the first step for conservation. Piping Plover by © Pexels Be #inspired by #waders or #shorebirds #charity #wildlifeconservation
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PR about the @ForWaders Wader recovery areas proposals...Thanks to @heraldscotland for picking this up.
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@heraldscotland
May 19
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@heraldscotland heraldscotland.com/news/2611…
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This #WaderWeek, we are again highlighting the Nest Camera Project, which documents wader nest outcomes. We've had some very interesting records and contributed to wider academic projects. Get in touch to take part! 👇 @BTO_Scotland @RSPBScotland @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken
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Nest Cameras 2026 — Working for Waders

Since it’s quite clear that wading birds are struggling most around breeding time, we’ve been running a project on wader nests for the past six years. This has often involved farmers and gamekeepers...

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Every one counts...This farmer in the West Angus Wader Community project has put in the effort to save a lapwing nest. Not always easy but can make a big difference. #WaderWeek @scottishfarmer @GwctScotland @LockettRichard @RSPBScotland @BASCScotland
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It's #WaderWeek 2026! We are celebrating all things wader-ish, starting with a look at what the future may hold and action @forwaders is leading on 👇. We'd love to hear your wader stories too, so please get in touch. @DavyMcCracken @BTO_Scotland @scottishfarmer @RSPBScotland
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Welcome to Wader Week 2026! — Working for Waders

As we launch Wader Week 2026, we reflect on the previous year. Did our breeding waders have a good year with sufficient chicks fledged? Has much changed in the fortunes of breeding waders…

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What's a Wader Recovery Area? Exploring a new approach to wader conservation in Scotland... workingforwaders.com/blog/20…

What's a Wader Recovery Area? — Working for Waders

Wader declines seem to continue each year across Scotland, and while there are signs of progress in certain areas, the headlines often make for gloomy reading. After almost twenty years of trying to...

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We're on the road again, travelling around important areas for waders in Scotland as part of work to understand how and where future resources need to be targeted. Great enthusiasm on the ground, but some major challenges ahead! #Curlew #Lapwing
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Graham Appleton@GrahamFAppleton
Feb 22
Listening to farmers, when trying to conserve breeding waders. Icelandic research by Lilja Jóhannesdóttir 🎂9️⃣ wadertales.wordpress.com/201… #ornithology
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When it comes to wading birds, there's no such thing as "one-size-fits-all"... We can do a better job of focussing conservation funding for farmers in different parts of Scotland- get involved in our new survey and help us work out the details! workingforwaders.com/blog/20…
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Dave Parish@DaveParish1
4 Sep 2025
Excellent review led by BTO and University of East Anglia.
Working_for_Waders@ForWaders
3 Sep 2025
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@ForWaders contributed data from our Nest Camera Project to a major review of egg/chick predation across Britain 👇Read our blog, including a link to the article, and get in touch if you want to join the NCP. @ScotGamekeepers @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken @_BTO @RSPBScotland
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Graham Appleton@GrahamFAppleton
15 Sep 2025
Trees do not make good neighbours, if you're a breeding wader. Three blogs from the first 10 years of #WaderTales. 1️⃣ North of Scotland wadertales.wordpress.com/202… 2️⃣ Estonia wadertales.wordpress.com/202… 3️⃣ Iceland wadertales.wordpress.com/202… #ornithology #waders #shorebirds
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@ForWaders contributed data from our Nest Camera Project to a major review of egg/chick predation across Britain 👇Read our blog, including a link to the article, and get in touch if you want to join the NCP. @ScotGamekeepers @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken @_BTO @RSPBScotland
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Major study of nest camera data confirms principal predators of waders — Working for Waders

Working for Waders contributed data to a major review of nest camera studies which has just been published in t he international journal, Ibis . The Working for Waders data were from our Nest Camera...

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