Lapwings Nest Later Further North in Britain, but Oystercatchers Start Earlier
Lapwings and oystercatchers follow different breeding calendars. British nest records show that fixed grazing and mowing dates can…
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Common Tern Eggs Had More PCBs, HCB and Mercury Than Oystercatcher Eggs in 40-Year Wadden Sea Study
Monitoring from 1981–2023 found higher PCB, HCB and mercury levels in common tern eggs than in Eurasian oystercatcher…
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First Eurasian Oystercatcher Nest in Lazio Used an Active Kentish Plover Nest
Italy's first documented Eurasian oystercatcher nesting attempt in Lazio used an active Kentish plover nest and became the…
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Scotland Proposed 14 Wader Recovery Areas From Shetland to the Central Belt
NatureScot and Working for Waders began consultation on 14 proposed recovery landscapes in May 2026, aiming to concentrate…
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New Project in England Will Evaluate Oystercatcher Nest Protection Measures
Natural England and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust received 2026–2029 funding for a project to evaluate and…
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BirdNET Identified Oystercatcher Calls With 94% Precision and 99% Recall
A 2026 BTO report on a Yorkshire Dales trial found BirdNET detected validated Eurasian oystercatcher calls with 94%…
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Cairngorms Survey Found Oystercatchers Down 15% Since 2021
The 2025 Cairngorms Wader Survey found Eurasian oystercatchers down 15% since 2021, while all five monitored breeding waders…
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Far Eastern Oystercatchers Began Migration With Tailwinds in Both Spring and Autumn
GPS tracking of 12 far eastern oystercatchers found that they consistently began migration with favourable tailwinds, while Yalu…
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