Wader monitoring decision-making
Support and information for individuals or groups looking to start a wader monitoring project.
Wader survey methodology
Wader survey guide
A basic and straightforward guide to conducting surveys for monitoring common waders.
Breeding Wader Census guidance
Information about conducting comprehensive surveys for wader monitoring.
Breeding Wader Transect guidance
Guidance for those wishing to carry out wader monitoring transects, including using the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey methodology and Breeding Wader Transects.
Survey recording sheets
Please use the following Wader Hub survey cover sheets to record data for wader surveys:
- Breeding Wader Transect (BWT) recording sheet >
- O’Brien and Smith (1992) census recording sheet >
- Brown and Shepherd (1993) census recording sheet >
- Curlew Recovery Partnership (2022) census recording sheet >
Nest monitoring
Guidance for finding, monitoring and recording wader nests.
Contact the Wader Hub
Get in touch
We can offer advice about any of the Hub’s supported methods, and about wader monitoring more widely.
- waders [at] bto.org
Guides and resources
All our bespoke Wader Hub resources, from support for new projects to detailed information about survey techniques.
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