Six Migratory Shorebirds Were Linked to Habitat Complexes Beyond Tidal Flats
Across the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, six shorebirds were associated not only with tidal flats but also with nearby…
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Irish and British Curlews Showed Little Genetic Separation but Both Differed From Swedish Birds
Whole-genome data from 56 Eurasian curlews found little differentiation between Irish and British birds but clear separation from…
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Eurasian Curlews Used Larger Areas and More Mudflats Early in the Wintering Season
GPS tracking of 62 Eurasian curlews in France and the German Wadden Sea found larger home ranges, greater…
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Half of Headstarted Eurasian Curlews Explored Beyond Their Main Area Before Migration
GPS tracking of 34 headstarted Eurasian curlews in Poland found that 17 moved outside their main post-release area…
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Breeding Failure Was Linked to Earlier Migration in Southern Eurasian Curlews
GPS tracking of 80 British-breeding Eurasian curlews shows that breeding failure is linked to earlier post-breeding departure, especially…
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Golden Plover Among Upland Birds That Declined Markedly at Pumlumon Over 40 Years
Forty years of surveys in the Pumlumon uplands found marked declines in characteristic upland birds including European Golden…
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22 of 24 Annual-Cycle Measures Were Repeatable in GPS-Tracked Eurasian Curlews
A long-term GPS dataset of 94 adult Eurasian Curlews found statistically supported repeatability in 22 of 24 annual-cycle…
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Coastal Stopover Dependence Best Predicted Which Shorebirds Declined in Bangladesh Counts
Fourteen years of counts on Sonadia Island found downward trends in 12 of 20 migratory shorebirds. Seven of…
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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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UK Breeding Bird Survey: Swift Index Fell 70% as Scotland’s Chiffchaff Index Rose 1,443%
The 2025 UK Breeding Bird Survey revealed steep long-term declines, major regional divergences and some striking increases, including…
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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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Breeding Curlews in France Favoured Open Habitats and Shifted Habitat Use Through the Season
GPS tracking of 64 Eurasian curlews in five French breeding populations found consistently strong use of open habitats,…
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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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Nine Migratory Shorebirds Concentrated on a Prey-Rich Kerala Beach Despite High Predator Numbers
A nine-year Kerala study found that all nine migratory shorebird species reached their highest densities on the prey-rich…
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