Welcome to the Queensland Wader Study Group Website

WADERS or shorebirds are a diverse group of wading birds that comprise 10% of Australia’s bird species.  Most are migrants from the northern hemisphere.  They make remarkable long-distance seasonal migrations and face numerous threats to their survival during these marathon journeys.

The Queensland Wader Study Group (QWSG) was established in 1992 as a special interest group within Birds Queensland, to monitor wader populations in Queensland and to work towards their conservation.

The aim of this website is to share information about waders and QWSG’s activities with everyone interested in these special birds and to encourage participation in the conservation effort. Please see the “What’s New” page for details of Wader ID days and all our other activities.

 We’re adding content all the time, so please come back if you don’t see what you’re looking for, or, E-mail the Web Administrator if you have any requests or comments.

Please use the menu structure to navigate around the system or the site map and the forward and backward arrows in your browser as a navigation tool. The site map can be found here