Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS)
Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG)
New South Wales (NSW)Wader Studies Group
Cannon-netting activities - Contact: Phil Straw (02) 9597 7765
Wader counts - Contact: Phil Straw (02) 9597 7765
Queensland (QLD)Wader Studies Group
Chairman - Contact: David Milton (David.Milton@csiro.au)
Go to The Queensland Wader Studies Group link
Western Australia (WA)
Perth: Cannon-netting activities - Contact: Mike Bamford (08) 9309 3671
Broome Bird Observatory (BBO) Warden - Jon & Anne King: (08) 9193 5600
Birds Australia (previously known as the Royal Australasian
Ornithologists Union) is one of this nation's oldest conservation organisations. BA is
dedicated to the understanding, conservation and enjoyment of Australia's wild, native
birds and their habitats.
Bird Observation and Conservation Australia (BOCA) This national club organises birdwatching activities for members throughout Victoria and provides information on birdwatching or related subjects. Phone: (03) 9877 5342
Victorian Ornithological Research Group (VORG) - instrumental in early activities of the VWSG
International
Some international sites which contain information and/or photos of waders.
Wetlands International - is the world's leading non-profit organisation concerned with the conservation of wetlands and wetland species.
Wetlands International Oceania has all the numbers of birds and migration maps for our flyway
Wetlands International-Oceania
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK):
Western Atlantic Shorebird Association (WASA)
Western Atlantic Shorebird Assoc
International Wader Study Group (IWSG)
IMAGES
International Shorebird Gallery from Jean Hoffman
Tony Palliser's Australian Pelagic Birding Home Page has some wader photos as well as seabirds
WBK English - Conserving the Wetlands and Birds of Korea(Niall and Charlie Moores)- check the status of the Saemangeum project
Some stunning shorebird photos, including guides to ageing can be found on the website of Nobuhiro Hashimoto
