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Wash Wader Research Group
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Monitoring waders on the Wash since 1959 Please visit https://wwrg.org.uk/ for more information on our work
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Another fieldwork trip to Delaware comes to an end. Read the last instalment of WWRG’s shorebird fieldwork activities in Delaware Bay here:
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Delaware 2025: 24-31 May – Wash Wader Research Group
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Our account of WWRG contributions to Delaware Bay Shorebird research continues in our second blog covering week 2 of fieldwork: read here for more information
wwrg.org.uk/delaware-202...
Delaware 2025: 18-24 May – Wash Wader Research Group
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WWRG has a long history of collaborating with research projects across the world. Our blog describes our latest contributions to shorebird research in Delaware bay, including developments in studying Short-billed Dowitchers.
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Delaware 2025: 10–17 May – Dowitcher City – Wash Wader Research Group
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Big news from the mudflats!

The UK’s oldest known Oystercatchers - aged 41 and 43 - have been discovered on The Wash.

That’s three times their species’ average lifespan!

Legends wade amongst us... 😎

A reminder of why the East Coast Wetlands are so special: buff.ly/rgnjIeg
Establishing how long waders live for is a key factor in understanding their population dynamics. WWRG has been researching waders on the Wash for over 60 years: new longevity records for the species demonstrate the value of long term sustained studies wwrg.org.uk/record-break...
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Is well know species differ in the prey they eat, but do individuals also specialise? Here I discuss how oystercatchers differ in diet, whether stab or hammer to enter prey, whether attack upper or lower surface and whather attack left or right side. youtu.be/XDMX-nwSXvY?...
Individual specialisation of oystercatchers
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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Yesterday's news that a @washwader.bsky.social Oystercatcher had broken the @btobirds.bsky.social longevity record for a wader (now 43 years from ringing to latest capture) begs the question:
"How long do other waders live for?"
Answers here:
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#ornithology
Welcome to our new account! WWRG has been closely monitoring migratory waders on the Wash Estuary UK since 1959 and has noticed an interesting movement of wader enthusiasts to this location!