Re: Yellow wader watch

["Merrilyn Serong" <>]

Hugo Phillipps wrote:

> As far as I know, they were not.  Colour marking waders has been carried
> many times in various places and I am not aware of any evidence that marked
> birds have suffered increased predation as a result.  Given that the marked
> birds are also banded, it would in theory be possible to derive evidence of
> differential mortality from retraps.  If you (or anybody else)  would like
> to analyse AWSG data in about three years time, after the next NW Australia
> expedition, you may find some correlation.
>

I wouldn't mind doing that.  It would be very interesting to know.
Rosalind Jessop suggested that I read up on defensive mechanisms in waders, so
I had better do that too.

Regards,
Merrilyn