Birgita Hansen

waterbird & shorebird ecologist. background riparian restoration, woodland birds, molecular ecology. working in eresearch, knowledge sharing & citizen science

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

Prof Rich Fuller shares some good news about #easterncurlew with delegates at the @EAAFPSecretari1 #mop11 @vwsg_web @BirdlifeOz

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

👇"a million or more Oriental Pratincoles" 👇
Wow! Amazing!
Whole flyway population estimated at 2.88 million by @geethansen. See @IBIS_journal paper:
https://t.co/dm8YPY9OuF
Summary of paper:
https://t.co/PV1UR9umCT
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

As 2022 draws to a close on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, it's good to see that #WaderTales blogs have been read over 2000 times in the region this year.
Highlights:
https://t.co/Rd18gbyJZP
Population estimates is the most read blog👇
#shorebirds #waders #ornithology

[Richard Dixon, Überhyperpedant @Linguagroover]

I’m not totally convinced about the comparison but here’s some footage of an airborne Latham’s snipe (op cit)… https://t.co/XEFYE6vSVd HT @geethansen

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

Time to do something then I think. I fear another tussle with another council 😒

[Megan Good @MeganVGood]

@geethansen I know that spot on Norman st, I often think we should do more to restore that area.

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

Looks like a beautiful #lathamssnipe count day in Queensland. Peterborough took the record again down south with 120 snipe. And a scabby abandoned industrial site on Norman Street in Ballarat took second prize with 97!

[April Reside 🦇 @april_reside]

Plenty of waterbirds but no #Lathamssnipe for us on our swamp during the national count today ⁦@geethansen⁩
Pied stilts are always a treat though

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

@hovendenlab G'day Mark. Yep first started appearing in Victoria in late August and have been staging in decent numbers in QLD for the last 2-3 weeks. Any day now!

[Victorian Wader Study Group @vwsg_web]

Great blog addressing some of the findings in VWSG member @geethansen's paper in @IBIS_journal a few months ago.

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

What's been happening to numbers of #waders #shorebirds that fly from Russia & Alaska to Australia and New Zealand, via the Yellow Sea?
https://t.co/PV1UR9MvR1
2022 paper by @geethansen et al in @IBIS_journal
#ornithology

[Victorian Wader Study Group @vwsg_web]

Want to know more about successful citizen science programs, including the Australian Shorebird Monitoring program?
Check out this article by @geethansen
"Learning from successful long-term citizen science programs"
https://t.co/y0fIWqV2XA

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

We're accepting abstracts for The Australasian Shorebird Conference online in 2022. Please visit the site to submit. Look forward to seeing all you wader people online in October!

[Australasian Shorebird Conference 2022 @theasc2022]

Exciting News for all those with a love for Shorebirds! The 12th Australasian Shorebird Conference is an upcoming online event being held from 29-30 Oct. The conference will delve into the theme “Global Strategies Local Actions” and explore findings which have emerged since 2018.

[Australasian Shorebird Conference 2022 @theasc2022]

Exciting News for all those with a love for Shorebirds! The 12th Australasian Shorebird Conference is an upcoming online event being held from 29-30 Oct. The conference will delve into the theme “Global Strategies Local Actions” and explore findings which have emerged since 2018.

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Quick summary of first nine #WaderTales blogs of 2022:
https://t.co/kIB6o7KeGI
Thanks to: @modelbirder @_Kristal_K @geethansen @i_woodward @TriinKaasiku @eldisarna @jennylinscott
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Millions of #shorebirds have left Australia, heading for China, Russia, Alaska etc.
Recent stocktake by @geethansen and colleagues suggests that several species are in serious decline:
https://t.co/PV1UR9LY1t #waders #ornithology

[Birgita Hansen @geethansen]

#lathamssnipe are well on northward migration with one Aussie-tagged bird on Cape York and two Japanese-tagged birds back in Japan! https://t.co/tdINyPc6jZ for latest update @wbsj_tsubame @JerraWetlands

[Victorian Wader Study Group @vwsg_web]

Great blog article highlighting the amazing study undertaken by @geethansen and colleagues to elucidate population estimates for waders using the EAAF.

Not only does Birgita do important wader science, she deserves credit for the development and updating of our website!

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Just noticed that this is the 6th #WaderTales blog in a row to be based on a paper with a female lead author.
@TriinKaasiku @jennylinscott @_Kristal_K @geethansen @modelbirder @itxaso_quintana
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
Full list is 50/50:
https://t.co/xA55DnZdL7

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

3⃣ #WaderTales blogs in 2022
HUNGRY OYSTERCATCHERS
https://t.co/eqMogphJN7
DISAPPEARING CURLEW SANDPIPERS
https://t.co/PV1UR9LY1t
ALARM CALLS OF CHICKS
https://t.co/7kma3JHRvf
Summary of blogs from 2021:
https://t.co/g6BHxMrsZR
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology #scicomm

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

To understand the magnitude of the crisis for #shorebirds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, we need to know how many #waders there are.
Stocktake blog from 10 Feb. https://t.co/PV1UR9LY1t
Paper in @IBIS_journal
https://t.co/dm8YPYrpTf
#ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Red-necked Stint
Classified as 'Near Threatened'
Weighs the same as a sparrow
New population estimate 475,000
Blog about #shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway:
https://t.co/PV1UR9LY1t
#waders