Graham Appleton
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Graham Appleton
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Writer & life-long birdwatcher.
Formerly Director of Communications for BTO.
#WaderTales blogs about #waders #shorebirds #birds #ornithology
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Finally - a reminder.
If birds are being 'asked' to carry tracking devices then we should make the most out of the data they collect:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ConservationScience🌍
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Potentially tag/tracker effects may only manifest themselves after several years, as discussed in this Dunlin blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Over 100 authors have contributed to this recent review of the effetcs of back-mounted trackers.
Paper covers 37 species of shorebird:
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ornithology
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Hat tip to Graham Catley
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Reposted by Graham Appleton
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Is inbreeding a problem in small head-started populations?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/i...
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Do head-started Black-tailed Godwits return to breed?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h...
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM