Back in November 2023 @Lough Erne Waders held a workshop on breeding wader conservation and management in Northern Ireland – with a range of talks on the subject by organisations\/individuals from Ireland, N Ireland, Great Britain and the continent.<\/p>\n
Throughout the annual cycle these species are associated with wetlands of one type or other – tundra, temperature coastal Machair, bogs and lowland wet grassland in summer and estuaries for staging and wintering.<\/p>\n
Though this precedes WWD, the timing of the release of the presentations is nearly co-incident and worth a watch! The keynotes included:<\/p>\n
Breeding Waders are a hot topic right now – most species are red-listed in Ireland, populations globally are not faring well and there is much to do if we are to retain populations. In fact 2024-27 a new national DAFM\/NPWS Breeding Wader EIP will be operating to try to help!<\/p>\n
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These are available now:<\/p>\n