Packed closing for #IWSG2023 major thanks 🙏 for all the wafer love and shared stories

“And from this the French hunters learned to remove tags from shot curlews before heading home” ~ fine €3,000 #IWSG2023

Presenting my poster, which wraps knowledge gaps about the diet of non-breeding Black-tailed Godwits in Bangladesh as well as along the Central Asian and East Asian-Australian Flyways.
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Are you headstarting #Curlew ? We are running a survey across European projects, fill in the questionnaire at bit.ly/headstart-curl… #IWSG2023 Wader Study

Topical talk on avian influenza #HPAI and waders. Is it responsible for the decline of Red Knot seen in north-west England in recent years? #IWSG2023

Pectoral sandpipers get little sleep in Alaska. Important results replicated Anne Aulsebrook #IWSG2023

Terrific performance as Guillaume DILLENSEGER the lapwing explains how to annoy humans and avoid predators at #IWSG2023

Conferences are places where you learn about science...and at #IWSGconf you also play frisbee !
#IWSG2023 was not an exception !
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Can plover chicks smell their parents? This talk by Marc Gilles at Wader Study actually smells divine #IWSG2023

Thomas Lameris presenting the first results of their collaborative project at Wader Study conference #IWSG2023

Clap net demo undertaken in the rain at #IWSG2023 . Lots of interest! We can do another demo tomorrow for those who missed it Wader Study

The natural history of many waders is just wonderful. Diademed plovers seem to have discovered hot water springs in the high Andes for overwintering. According to Luke Eberhart-Hertel final confirmation is still needed ⛷️ #IWSG2023

Fantastically engaging talk by Guillaume DILLENSEGER on the nest defense behaviours of lapwings 👌 #IWSG2023

And its 'Auf Wiedersehen' from #IWSG2023 but one last treat for delegates, a wader-filled train crossing along the Hindenburgdamm from Sylt. We've just had very close views of a White-tailed Eagle too! 😁

Hello Germany! 🇩🇪 😁 My first visit, and looking forward to seeing a little of Hamburg before heading up to #IWSG2023

😎Crowded audience for Dr Samantha Franks at #IWSG2023 to know more about what happens to headstarted Eurasien curlews in the UK ! 🧐
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Wader study group members are the best 😎:
- always taking care for others to take their breakfast in nice conditions ☕️
- and making sure in the evening that our beloved Chair will be in good shape the following day ! 🍻 #nonalcoholicbeer
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🖼 The winner of our poster competition is 'Fear of the Dark' by Miguel Silva-Monteiro et al. The study looked at time away from the nest at night in Estonia 🇪🇪 and found that being away for up to a few hours could be a defense strategy for nest survival #IWSG2023

Sketches I did on Sylt during the excursion of #IWSG2023

One of the amazing excursion organized by Wader Study on Sylt Island #IWSG2023