Resources
Sites
- www.shorebirds.org.au
- Shorebirds 2020 is a major program underway at Birds Australia which is designed to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird monitoring in Australia, as well as to increase public awareness and understanding of shorebirds and their conservation needs.
- www.awsg.org.au
- The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) is a special interest group of Birds Australia which coordinates and focuses studies on waders and shorebirds in Australia and throughout their migration routes in the Asia Pacific.
- www.wetlandcare.com.au
- WetlandCare Australia (WCA) is a national not-for-profit, non-government science-based organisation, with a mission to support the community in the protection and repair of Australia's wetlands.
- www.ramsar.org
- The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an inter-governmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international co-operation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
- www.eaaflyway.net
- The Partnership for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway is an informal and voluntary initiative, aimed at protecting migratory waterbirds, their habitat and the livelihoods of people dependent upon them.
- www.hastingsbirdwatchers.org.au
- Hastings Birdwatchers are dedicated to birdwatching around Port Macquarie and the Hastings region on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.
Books
- Jan van de Kam 2008 Invisible Connections - Why migrating birds need the Yellow Sea Wetlands International, Wageningen Netherlands ISBN 978-90-5882-009-9
- Discover the crucial role that the Yellow Sea plays in shorebird migration and learn about the need for this unique and threatened habitat to be saved for future generations of birds and people.
- Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew and Sandra Harding 2007 Shorebirds of Australia CSIRO Melbourne Australia ISBN 978-0-643092-26-6
- Brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia.
