Welcome to the International Wader Study Group
The International Wader Study Group is an organisation of enthusiastic professionals and amateurs researching waders, also called shorebirds. The involvement of the members of the IWSG in wader research ranges from observing waders in ones own ‘backyard’ to extensive, long-term studies aiming at a deeper understanding of spectacular wader phenomena like long-distance migration, living in extreme environments and variable reproductive strategies. Read more about us here...
Welcome to Lisbon!
The IWSG conference 2010 in Lisbon is fully booked and registration has been closed.
If you have missed to book in time: a waiting list will be opened up.
Visit the conference webpages for more information.
Programme is now online!
Sanderling marathon
A sanderling, with a departure weight of just over 100g, has flown the 6,000km from Norway to Ghana in less than five days. The bird was photographed on 11 August 2009 in chilly, damp South Norway. On 16 August a Ghanaian biologist spotted him under the coconut palms on Esiama beach. The sanderling was recognized by the coloured rings on its legs. Biologists from the University of Groningen and the University of Ghana in Accra gave the birds coloured leg rings to learn more about how they live and their survival chances. You can read more about this story here and about the IWSG Sanderling Project here
Arctic Conditions Number 11 published
Issue # 11 of the Arctic Birds bulletin (English version) is now available for download (PDF) at the website of the Arctic Birds Breeding Conditions Survey
Read more here
Membership
Not renewed yet for 2010? You can now pay your annual subscription fee online! For more info, click here
