A major new programme is underway at Birds Australia. Titled Shorebirds 2020,
the programme is designed to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird
monitoring in Australia. Shorebirds 2020 is a collaborative enterprise between
Birds Australia, the Australasian Wader Studies Group, WWF Australia and the
Australian Government?s Natural Heritage Trust. The primary objectives of the
programme are to collect data on the numbers of shorebirds in a manner that can
be utilised to aid their conservation and management, specifically long- and
short-term population trends, and explore what may be causing those changes.
Further, this project will seek to understand the relationship between habitat,
habitat quality, and threats on the distribution and abundance of shorebirds.
These objectives will be achieved through a programme of improved count
methodology; counter training, recruitment and support; and identification of
important new shorebird sites.
We want to hear from anyone with an interest in shorebirds and shorebird
conservation, or who would like to learn more about these amazing birds. In
particular we are also looking for volunteers to assist with biannual national
population monitoring counts at sites throughout Australia. People with limited
shorebird experience need not feel daunted as we aim to set up a regional
?mentoring? programme, as well as run shorebird ID training workshops where
feasible. The next round of national PMP counts will be the summer 2008 season,
and we are aiming for as many sites as possible to be counted on the weekend
following World Wetlands Day on 2nd February 2008 (i.e. the weekend of 3-4 Feb)
or closely prior, depending on tides and logistics etc.
To register your interest in getting involved in this exciting project, please
contact Joanne Oldland at Birds Australia National Office on (03) 9347 0757,
email Check out the Shorebird Conservation
Toolkit at http://shorebirds.org.au/
and join the Shorebirds Australia Yahoo Group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shorebirds_Australia (or)
(to keep informed on the project and join a discussion on Australia?s amazing
shorebirds.)
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