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1991 to 2000

Issue 001  Winter 1991       

Issue 002  Winter 1992            Issue 003  Spring 1992           Issue 004  Summer 1992

Issue 005  Autumn 1993          Issue 006  June 1993              Issue 007  Spring 1993             Issue 008 Dec 1993

Issue 009  Autumn 1994          Issue 010  Winter 1994          Issue 011  Spring 1994     

Issue 012  Autumn  1995         Issue 013  Winter 1995          Issue 014  Spring 1995

Issue 015  Summer 1996         Issue 016  Autumn 1996        Issue 017  Winter 1996            Issue 018 Spring 1996

Issue 019  Autumn 1997          Issue 020  Winter 1997          Issue 021 Spring  1997     

Issue 022  Summer 1998         Issue 023  Autumn 1998        Issue 024 Winter 1998            Issue 025  Spring 1998

Issue 026  Summer 1999.        Issue 027  Autumn 1999        Issue 028  Winter 1999           Issue 029  Spring 1999

Issue 030 Summer 2000          Issue 031  Autumn 2000        Issue 032  Winter 2000           Issue 033 Spring 2000

2001 to 2005

Issue 034 – Summer 2001      Issue 035  Autumn 2001          Issue 036 Winter 2001.           Issue 037 Spring 2001 

Issue 038 Summer 2002        Issue 039 – Autumn 2002         Issue 040 Winter 2002            Issue 041 Spring 2002      

Issue 042 Summer 2003.       Issue 043 Autumn 2003.          Issue 045 Spring 2003

Issue 046 Summer 2004        Issue 047 Autumn 2004           Issue 048 Winter 2004            Issue 049 Spring 2004

Issue 050 Summer 2005        Issue 051 Autumn 2005.          Issue 052 Winter 2005   (Typo in newsletter says 051 but it is 052)

Issue 53 – Spring 2005

2006 to 2010

Issue 054 – Summer 2006       Issue 055 – Autumn 2006       Issue 056 – Winter 2006         Issue 057 – Spring 2006

Issue 058 – Summer 2007       Issue 059 – Autumn 2007       Issue 060 – Winter 2007          Issue 061 – Spring 2007

Issue 062 – Summer 2008       Issue 063 – Autumn 2008       Issue 064 – Winter 2008          Issue 065 – Spring 2008

Issue 066 – Summer 2009       Issue 067 – Autumn 2009       Issue 068 – Winter 2009          Issue 069 – Spring 2009

Issue 070 – Summer 2010       Issue 071 – Autumn 2010       Issue 072 – Winter 2010          Issue 073 – Spring 2010

 2011 to 2015

Issue 074  – Summer 2011       Issue 075 – Autumn 2011      Issue 076 – Winter 2011          Issue 077 – Spring 2011

Issue 078 – Summer 2012        Issue 079 – Autumn 2012      Issue 080 – Winter 2012          Issue 081 – Spring 2012

Issue 082 – Summer 2013        Issue 083 – Autumn 2013      Issue 084 – Winter 2013          Issue 085 – Spring 2013

Issue 086 – Summer 2014        Issue 087 – Autumn 2014      Issue 088 – Winter 2014          Issue 089 – Spring 2014

Issue 090 – Summer 2015        Issue 091 – Autumn 2015      Issue 092 – Winter 2015          Issue 093 – Spring 2015

 2016 to 2020

Issue 094 – Summer 2016      Issue 095 – Autumn 2016        Issue 096 – Winter 2016          Issue 097 – Spring 2016

Issue 098 – Summer 2017      Issue 099 – Autumn 2017        Issue 100 – Winter 2017          Issue 101 – Spring 2017

Issue 102 – Summer 2018      Issue 103 – Autumn 2018        Issue 104 – Winter 2018          Issue 105 – Spring 2018

Issue 106 – Summer 2019      Issue 107 – Autumn 2019        Issue 108 – Winter 2019          Issue 109 – Spring 2019

Issue 110 –  Summer 2020     Issue 111 – Autumn 2020        Issue 112 – Winter 2020          Issue 113 – Spring 2020

 2021 to 2023

Issue 114 – Summer 2021       Issue 115 – Autumn 2021       Issue 116 – Winter 2021.         Issue 117 Spring 2021

Issue 118 – Summer 2022       Issue 119 – Autumn 2022       Issue 120  Winter 2022           Issue 121 Spring 2022 

Issue 122 – Summer 2023      Issue 123 – Autumn 2023        Issue 124  Winter 2023           Issue 125 Spring 2023

Publications

Scientific journal articles relating to the QWSG through authorship, data collection or funding.

Chan, K., & Dening, J. (2007). Use of sandbanks by terns in Queensland, Australia: A priority for conservation in a popular recreational waterway. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16(2), 447–464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-005-6197-8

Clemens, R., Rogers, D. I., Hansen, B. D., Gosbell, K., Minton, C. D. T., Straw, P., Bamford, M., Woehler, E. J., Milton, D. A., Weston, M. A., Venables, B., Wellet, D., Hassell, C., Rutherford, B., Onton, K., Herrod, A., Studds, C. E., Choi, C.-Y., Dhanjal-Adams, K. L., … Fuller, R. A. (2016). Continental-scale decreases in shorebird populations in Australia. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 116(2), 119–135. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU15056

Clemens, R. S., Rogers, D. I., Minton, C. D. T., Rogers, K. G., Hansen, B. D., Choi, C.-Y., & Fuller, R. A. (2021). Favourable inland wetland conditions increase apparent survival of migratory shorebirds in Australia. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 121(3), 211–222. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2021.1901596

Coleman J.T., S. Macdonald, R. McMillan. Survival, Movements and Breeding Success of Bush Stone-curlews Burhinus grallarius in the Moreton Bay region, Queensland. The Sunbird 49(1): 48-61.

Dhanjal‐Adams, K. L., Mustin, K., Possingham, H. P., & Fuller, R. A. (2016). Optimizing disturbance management for wildlife protection: The enforcement allocation problem. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(4), 1215–1224. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12606

Dhanjal-Adams, K. L., Hanson, J. O., Murray, N. J., Phinn, S. R., Wingate, V. R., Mustin, K., Lee, J. R., Allan, J. R., Cappadonna, J. L., Studds, C. E., Clemens, R., Roelfsema, C. M., & Fuller, R. A. (2016). The distribution and protection of intertidal habitats in Australia. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 116(2), 208–214. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU15046

Finn, P. G., & Catterall, C. P. (2023). Towards an efficient indicator of habitat quality for Eastern Curlews on their intertidal feeding areas. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 30(1), 26–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2084166

Finn, P. G., Catterall, C. P., & Driscoll, P. V. (2007). Determinants of preferred intertidal feeding habitat for Eastern Curlew: A study at two spatial scales. Austral Ecology, 32(2), 131–144. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01658.x

Fuller RA, Clemens RS, Woodworth BK, Moffitt D & Simmons BA (2021) Managing Threats to Migratory Shorebirds in Moreton Bay. Final report to Healthy Land and Water. University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Fuller, R.A., Wilson, H.B., Kendall, B.E.,  and Possingham, H.P. (2009). Monitoring shorebirds using counts by the Queensland Wader Study Group. A report to the Queensland Wader Study Group and the Department of Environment and Resource Management. Brisbane, Qld Australia: Department of Environment and Resource Management.

Galtbalt, B., Lilleyman, A., Coleman, J. T., Cheng, C., Ma, Z., Rogers, D. I., Woodworth, B. K., Fuller, R. A., Garnett, S. T., & Klaassen, M. (2021). Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low—Wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude. Movement Ecology, 9(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00267-5

Hansen, B. D., Szabo, J. K., Fuller, R. A., Clemens, R. S., Rogers, D. I., & Milton, D. A. (2021). Insights from long-term shorebird monitoring for tracking change in ecological character of Australasian Ramsar sites. Biological Conservation, 260, 109189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109189

Hansen, B.D., Fuller, R.A., Watkins, D., Rogers, D.I., Clemens, R.S., Newman, M., Woehler, E.J. and Weller, D.R. (2016) Revision of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Population Estimates for 37 listed Migratory Shorebird Species. Unpublished report for the Department of the Environment. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.

Hill, N. K., Woodworth, B. K., Phinn, S. R., Murray, N. J., & Fuller, R. A. (2021). Global protected‐area coverage and human pressure on tidal flats. Conservation Biology, 35(3), 933–943. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13638

Iwamura, T., Fuller, R. A., & Possingham, H. P. (2014). Optimal management of a multispecies shorebird flyway under sea‐level rise. Conservation Biology, 28(6), 1710–1720. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12319

Jackson, M. V., Choi, C.-Y., Amano, T., Estrella, S. M., Lei, W., Moores, N., Mundkur, T., Rogers, D. I., & Fuller, R. A. (2020). Navigating coasts of concrete: Pervasive use of artificial habitats by shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific. Biological Conservation, 247, 108591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108591

Jackson, M. V., Carrasco, L. R., Choi, C., Li, J., Ma, Z., Melville, D. S., Mu, T., Peng, H., Woodworth, B. K., Yang, Z., Zhang, L., & Fuller, R. A. (2019). Multiple habitat use by declining migratory birds necessitates joined‐up conservation. Ecology and Evolution, 9(5), 2505–2515. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4895

Jackson, M. V., Woodworth, B. K., Bush, R., Clemens, R. S., Fuller, R. A., Garnett, S. T., Lilleyman, A., Maron, M., Purnell, C., Rogers, D. I., & Amano, T. (2021). Widespread use of artificial habitats by shorebirds in Australia. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 121(3), 187–197. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2021.1873704

Kuempel, C. D., Christofidis, M., Fuller, R. A., Bush, R., Garnett, S. T., & Jackson, M. V. (2025). Half of coastal aquaculture sites in Queensland are in close proximity to shorebird habitats. Ocean & Coastal Management, 269, 107850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107850

Lockington, J. R., Albert, S., Fisher, P. L., Gibbes, B. R., Maxwell, P. S., & Grinham, A. R. (2017). Dramatic increase in mud distribution across a large sub-tropical embayment, Moreton Bay, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116(1–2), 491–497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.029

Lovelock, C., Accad, A., Dowling, R., Duke, N., Lee, S. Y., & Ronan, M. (2019). Mangroves and saltmarshes of moreton bay.  https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/e05b1940-96aa-4200-ad5a-0d536c9f7c5a/content

Milton, D. (2003). Threatened shorebird species of the east asian-australasian flyway: Significance for australian wader study groups. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 100(1). https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/wsg_bulletin/vol100/iss1/22

Morrick, Z. N., Lilleyman, A., Fuller, R. A., Bush, R., Coleman, J. T., Garnett, S. T., Gerasimov, Y. N., Jessop, R., Ma, Z., Maglio, G., Minton, C. D. T., Syroechkovskiy, E., & Woodworth, B. K. (2022). Differential population trends align with migratory connectivity in an endangered shorebird. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(1), e594. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.594

Murray, N. J., Ma, Z., & Fuller, R. A. (2015). Tidal flats of the Y ellow S ea: A review of ecosystem status and anthropogenic threats. Austral Ecology, 40(4), 472–481. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12211

Murray, N., Phinn, S., Clemens, R., Roelfsema, C., & Fuller, R. (2012). Continental scale mapping of tidal flats across east asia using the landsat archive. Remote Sensing, 4(11), 3417–3426. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs4113417

Mu, T., Tomkovich, P. S., Loktionov, E. Y., Syroechkovskiy, E. E., & Wilcove, D. S. (2020). Tracking the migration of red‐necked stint Calidris ruficollis reveals marathon flights and unexpected conservation challenges. Journal of Avian Biology, 51(11), jav.02585. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02585

Mu, T., Verhoeven, M.A., Jackson, M.V., Piersma, T., Fuller, R.A. and Wilcove, D.S. (2026), A “demand and supply” approach to monitoring habitat and population changes of migratory birds. Front Ecol Environ, 24: e70035. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.70035

Rogers, D. I., Battley, P. F., Piersma, T., Van Gils, J. A., & Rogers, K. G. (2006). High-tide habitat choice: Insights from modelling roost selection by shorebirds around a tropical bay. Animal Behaviour, 72(3), 563–575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.10.029

Runge, C. A., Gallo‐Cajiao, E., Carey, M. J., Garnett, S. T., Fuller, R. A., & McCormack, P. C. (2017). Coordinating domestic legislation and international agreements to conserve migratory species: A case study from australia. Conservation Letters, 10(6), 765–772. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12345

Runge, C. A., Martin, T. G., Possingham, H. P., Willis, S. G., & Fuller, R. A. (2014). Conserving mobile species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(7), 395–402. https://doi.org/10.1890/130237

Ryeland, J., Weston, M. A., & Symonds, M. R. E. (2021). The importance of wetland margin microhabitat mosaics; the case of shorebirds and thermoregulation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(2), 382–391. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13769

Schultz, K. W., & Corkeron, P. J. (1994). Interspecific differences in whistles produced by inshore dolphins in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 72(6), 1061–1068. https://doi.org/10.1139/z94-143

Studds, C. E., Kendall, B. E., Murray, N. J., Wilson, H. B., Rogers, D. I., Clemens, R. S., Gosbell, K., Hassell, C. J., Jessop, R., Melville, D. S., Milton, D. A., Minton, C. D. T., Possingham, H. P., Riegen, A. C., Straw, P., Woehler, E. J., & Fuller, R. A. (2017). Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites. Nature Communications, 8(1), 14895. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14895

Weiser, E. L., Lanctot, R. B., Brown, S. C., Alves, J. A., Battley, P. F., Bentzen, R., Bêty, J., Bishop, M. A., Boldenow, M., Bollache, L., Casler, B., Christie, M., Coleman, J. T., Conklin, J. R., English, W. B., Gates, H. R., Gilg, O., Giroux, M.-A., Gosbell, K., … Sandercock, B. K. (2016). Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Movement Ecology, 4(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-016-0077-6

Wilson, H. B., Kendall, B. E., Fuller, R. A., Milton, D. A., & Possingham, H. P. (2011). Analyzing variability and the rate of decline of migratory shorebirds in moreton bay, australia. Conservation Biology, 25(4), 758–766. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01670.x

Wilson, J. P., Amano, T., Bregnballe, T., Corregidor‐Castro, A., Francis, R., Gallego‐García, D., Hodgson, J. C., Jones, L. R., Luque‐Fernández, C. R., Marchowski, D., McEvoy, J., McKellar, A. E., Oosthuizen, W. C., Pfeifer, C., Renner, M., Sarasola, J. H., Sokač, M., Valle, R., Zbyryt, A., & Fuller, R. A. (2026). Big Bird: A global dataset of birds in drone imagery annotated to species level. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, rse2.70059. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.70059

Wilson, J. P., Amano, T., & Fuller, R. A. (2025). Inconsistent scientific methods hamper the management of drone use near birds. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 89(2), e22692. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22692

Wilson, J. P., Amano, T., & Fuller, R. A. (2023). Drone‐induced flight initiation distances for shorebirds in mixed‐species flocks. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(9), 1816-1827. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14467

Zharikov, Y., & Milton, D. A. (2009). Valuing coastal habitats: Predicting high-tide roosts of non-breeding migratory shorebirds from landscape composition. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 109(2), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08017

van Swinderen, L., Hansen, B.D., Fuller, R.A., Watkins, D., Rogers, D.I., Clemens, R.S., Newman, M., Woehler, E.J., Weller, D.R. and LeClair, S. (2025). Revision of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Population Estimates for 37 listed Migratory Shorebird Species. Report for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.

Burford M, Faggotter SJ, Lowe V, Venarsky M, Frid CL, Ronan M, Bush R, Edwards D. The vulnerability of food supplies for migratory shorebirds to altered flow in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.

https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp/gulf-shorebird-food-supply/

Conklin, Jesse & Verkuil, Yvonne & Smith, Bena. (2014). Prioritizing Migratory Shorebirds for Conservation Action on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.

https://waders.org.au/shorebirds/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2014_WWF_Prioritization_final.pdf

Fuller RA, Clemens RS, Woodworth BK, Moffitt D & Simmons BA (2021) Managing Threats to Migratory Shorebirds in Moreton Bay. Final report to Healthy Land and Water. University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Hansen, B.D., Fuller, R.A., Watkins, D., Rogers, D.I., Clemens, R.S., Newman, M., Woehler, E.J. and Weller, D.R. (2016) Revision of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Population Estimates for 37 listed Migratory Shorebird Species. Unpublished report for the Department of the Environment. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/revision-east-asian-australasian-flyway-population-sept-2016.pdf

van Swinderen, L., Hansen, B.D., Fuller, R.A., Watkins, D., Rogers, D.I., Clemens, R.S., Newman, M., Woehler, E.J., Weller, D.R. and LeClair, S. (2025). Revision of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Population Estimates for 37 listed Migratory Shorebird Species. Report for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/revision-east-asian-australasian-flyway-population-estimates-2025.pdf

Moreton Bay Regional Council Shorebird Habitat Mapping Project David Milton and Jill Dening Report 640/1-20-5/P 30 June 2009 For Planning and Environment, Moreton Bay Regional Council Ms E Porter & Mr M Messer

https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/services/environment/mbrc-shorebird-habitat-mapping-project-report.pdf

Rogers A, Fuller RA & Amano T (2023) Australia’s migratory shorebirds: Trends and prospects. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Queensland, Brisbane.

https://www.nespmarinecoastal.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Project-1.21_Final-report.pdf

Driessen, J., Kidd, L. R., Weller, D. R., Purnell, C., Maguire, G., Jaensch, R., and LeClair, S. M. (2025). Australian National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat. Report for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.

https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/directory-important-migratory-shorebird-habitat.pdf

Steven R, Milton D, Connolly RM, Castley JG (2016). Review of known shorebird habitats, distribution and threats in Gold Coast waterways (SRMP-013). Report to Gold Coast Waterways Authority, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, December 2016.

https://gcwa.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BirdProject.pdf

‘Wildlife Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds, Commonwealth of Australia 2015’.

https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/widlife-conservation-plan-migratory-shorebirds.pdf

Iglecia, M. and b. Winn. 2021. A shorebird management manual. Massachusetts, USA: Manomet. https://www.manomet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Iglecia_and_Winn_2021_AShorebirdManagementManual-012021-web.pdf

Brisbane Airport Coorporation Survey

2004 Whyte and Fien BAS surveys

Trends in population dynamics of migratory shorebirds in Australia. https://www.birdmark.net/r_reports/survival/Overview-Interp-Loop1.html

Jackson, Micha V; Straw, Phill (eds), 2021: Coastal hightide shorebird habitat management guidelines. figshare.

Coastal high-tide shorebird habitat management guidelines

Queensland State Government Coastal Management Plan 2026. Prepared by: Coastal Planning, Department of the Environment, Tourism Science and Innovation. © State of Queensland, 2026.

https://waders.org.au/shorebirds/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/coastal-management-plan.pdf

QWSG Rules 2014

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