Waders Over Wash Estuary

SNETTISHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: A flock of waders, (predominantly knot) swirl above the Wash Estuary as the tide recedes revealing mudflat below on November 23, 2018 in Snettisham, United Kingdom. The Wash Wader Ringing Group, a volunteer-run bird study group of professional ornithologists and conservationists, monitors, catches, rings and takes biometrics from migratory wading birds in the Wash Estuary in Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Key species include Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Knot and Dunlin. Bird ringing is key to understanding a range of issues they face including the potential effects of climate change or habitat loss on migration patterns, dispersal, survival rates, and ultimately, population size. This detailed information, only obtainable from…