Dave Parish

Ecologist working in conservation. Views my own.

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

#WaderWeek 4/5
Sanderling migration is still happening too, with birds pausing on west coast beaches, on their way to Greenland.
Some Americans may just have discovered that Greenland exists but Sanderling have been breeding their for centuries!
https://t.co/SUaLlrTL8w
#birds

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Oops!
Late to join #WaderWeek.
Short thread. 1/5
First - good luck to everyone trying to help UK #Curlew.
Here's to a productive breeding season. Need 10,000 more chicks to fledge.
More here:
https://t.co/5EVZBNiZFM
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

It's been a great #WaderWeek - thanks to all those who have posted, shared and been in touch. If you missed the blogs, check them out here: https://t.co/HwHJ0FT939 @RSPBScotland @BTO_Scotland @BASCScotland @heathertrust @ScotLandEstates

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

PR about the @ForWaders Wader recovery areas proposals...Thanks to @heraldscotland for picking this up.

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Great work in West Angus!

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

Every one counts...This farmer in the West Angus Wader Community project has put in the effort to save a lapwing nest. Not always easy but can make a big difference. #WaderWeek @scottishfarmer @GwctScotland @LockettRichard @RSPBScotland @BASCScotland

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

It's #WaderWeek 2026! We are celebrating all things wader-ish, starting with a look at what the future may hold and action @forwaders is leading on 👇. We'd love to hear your wader stories too, so please get in touch. @DavyMcCracken @BTO_Scotland @scottishfarmer @RSPBScotland

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Trees or breeding waders?
THREAD 1/4
There's little point paying farmers to leave space for breeding waders if their neighbours are going to plant trees.
https://t.co/1YCpAiHVZb
New review paper by Emma Sheard et al suggests that forests create ...

#ornithology

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Great PhD opportunity here - please share!

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Trees do not make good neighbours, if you're a breeding wader.
Three blogs from the first 10 years of #WaderTales.
1️⃣ North of Scotland https://t.co/5xeFRdQPIf
2️⃣ Estonia
https://t.co/yfgr8lJMcI
3️⃣ Iceland https://t.co/zhpR2aRfmM
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Excellent review led by BTO and University of East Anglia.

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

@ForWaders contributed data from our Nest Camera Project to a major review of egg/chick predation across Britain 👇Read our blog, including a link to the article, and get in touch if you want to join the NCP. @ScotGamekeepers @scottishfarmer @DavyMcCracken @_BTO @RSPBScotland

[Skokholm Island @SkokholmIsland]

We haven't tweeted for a while so here's an Oystercatcher appreciation post. Each pair fixates on different things for their nest, big sticks, little sticks, curved sticks, rabbit droppings...

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay
There are 49 #WaderTales blogs about the migration of waders/shorebirds.
Here's a summary of what's available:
https://t.co/dkPD5jQeaF
#ornithology

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Interesting conversation about all things #waders - part of #WaderWeek 👍

[Scotland's Farm Advisory Service @FASScot]

For Wader Week this week, listen to our episode where host Alex Pirie chats to Patrick Laurie from @ForWaders. where they discuss decline of waders in Scotland, what farmers can do and the trees versus waders debate, amongst other topics. #waderweek
https://t.co/fP5iCAdlYQ

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

A great example of how wader conservation can work.

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

As part of wader week, have a look at this guest blog (below) from former head gamekeeper and estate manager Bruce Cooper about work to conserve lapwings, redshank and curlews in the Angus Glens - farmers, keepers and birdwatchers pulling in the direction 💪

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Very interesting report…

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

Yesterday @heathertrust published their 'Heather Futures' report documenting the frightening rate of moorland loss - an area the size of Birmingham each year. This is crucial #wader habitat. 👇#WaderWeek @_BTO @NatureScot @BASCScotland @ScotGamekeepers @curlewcalls @CurlewAction

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

A great resource - pls share so more people are aware of this 👍

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

#WaderWeek. Have you seen the @forwaders & @_BTO Wader Map? Based on data gathered by citizen scientists & some clever modelling by @BTO, it shows where the best bits of the country for #waders are. Useful for land-use decisions. 👇 @NatureScot @RSPBScotland @BritishEcolSoc

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

A controversial subject but important to consider…

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

Today, Ross MacLeod from @GwctScotland discusses trees and waders as part of #WaderWeek 👇 @NatureScot @heathertrust @RSPBScotland @_BTO

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

"...significantly reduced...Golden Plover (−81 %), Snipe (−76 %), Curlew (−24 %), & a non-significant reduction in Lapwing (−58 %)". What happened when predator control was stopped after the "Otterburn experiment" 👇

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

Please get in touch if you want to take part, or if you need advice about monitoring 👍

[Working_for_Waders @ForWaders]

Today's #WaderWeek blog looks at the importance of monitoring, focusing on the @forwaders Nest Camera Project. This is providing new insights & has contributed data to a scientific paper coming soon. 👇 @NatureScot @RSPBScotland @BASCScotland @FASScot @scottishfarmer