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Australasian Wader Studies Group

The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) is a Special Interest Group of BirdLife Australia which focuses on migratory and resident shorebirds.
Photographed by Simon Blanchflower

About our group

The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) was formed in 1981 to coordinate and focus studies on waders (shorebirds) in Australia — and also throughout the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.

Our activities include:

  • Monitoring shorebird populations, feeding ecology and their migration, at local, national and international levels with a program that includes counting, leg banding and colour flagging
  • Instigating and encouraging other scientific studies of shorebirds
  • Communicate the results of these studies to a wide audience through Stilt, Tattler and other ornithological journals, as well as on our website and at conferences
  • Formulate and promote policies for the conservation of shorebirds and their habitats, and make information available to local and national governmental conservation bodies and organisations to encourage and assist them in pursuing this objective
  • Promote wetland conservation and assist in the nomination of important sites for listing under the Ramsar Convention (the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance)
  • Encourage and promote the involvement of a large band of amateurs, as well as professionals, to achieve these objectives
  • Encourage and assist similar programs throughout the East Asian–Australasian Flyway

Get involved

Interested in shorebirds? If so, we’d love to welcome you as an AWSG member! In addition to supporting vital shorebird studies, members receive our journal Stilt twice a year, as well as our quarterly newsletter Tattler.

Become a member of AWSG. Membership costs $40 annually and is open to anyone.