They are all listed as endangered by DEP, and the Piping plover has additionally been listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service since 1986.
Follow along this month as we take a closer look at what life looks like for these shorebirds!
#WildAboutNJ #BeachNestingBirds #NJWildlife
Follow along this month as we take a closer look at what life looks like for these shorebirds!
#WildAboutNJ #BeachNestingBirds #NJWildlife
May 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
They are all listed as endangered by DEP, and the Piping plover has additionally been listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service since 1986.
Follow along this month as we take a closer look at what life looks like for these shorebirds!
#WildAboutNJ #BeachNestingBirds #NJWildlife
Follow along this month as we take a closer look at what life looks like for these shorebirds!
#WildAboutNJ #BeachNestingBirds #NJWildlife
Safeguarding Our Shorelines: New Jersey’s Endangered Beach Nesters
#ShareTheShore #NJWildlife #BeachNestingBirds #Conservation #PipingPlover
#ShareTheShore #NJWildlife #BeachNestingBirds #Conservation #PipingPlover
May 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Safeguarding Our Shorelines: New Jersey’s Endangered Beach Nesters
#ShareTheShore #NJWildlife #BeachNestingBirds #Conservation #PipingPlover
#ShareTheShore #NJWildlife #BeachNestingBirds #Conservation #PipingPlover
We’re excited to bring #beachnestingbirds to your lounge rooms - not literally! Starting on the 17th of Sep, we'll run some free exciting online webinars.
Head to to register for any webinar or ALL of them! Looking forward to it!
#conservation #CitSci
Head to to register for any webinar or ALL of them! Looking forward to it!
#conservation #CitSci
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We’re excited to bring #beachnestingbirds to your lounge rooms - not literally! Starting on the 17th of Sep, we'll run some free exciting online webinars.
Head to to register for any webinar or ALL of them! Looking forward to it!
#conservation #CitSci
Head to to register for any webinar or ALL of them! Looking forward to it!
#conservation #CitSci
It was a great afternoon full of great conversations and laughs!
Thank you for the support of those who couldn’t make it due to distance or other commitments, we missed you and you were all there in spirit!
Cheers to many more years of #BeachNestingBirds conservation!
#15YearsBNB
Thank you for the support of those who couldn’t make it due to distance or other commitments, we missed you and you were all there in spirit!
Cheers to many more years of #BeachNestingBirds conservation!
#15YearsBNB
August 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It was a great afternoon full of great conversations and laughs!
Thank you for the support of those who couldn’t make it due to distance or other commitments, we missed you and you were all there in spirit!
Cheers to many more years of #BeachNestingBirds conservation!
#15YearsBNB
Thank you for the support of those who couldn’t make it due to distance or other commitments, we missed you and you were all there in spirit!
Cheers to many more years of #BeachNestingBirds conservation!
#15YearsBNB
4⃣ Achieving sustainable coexistence between #beachnestingbirds & beach users through effective public’s behaviour change and improving compliance with dog and vehicle restrictions around breeding sites.
#15YearsBNB #MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
#15YearsBNB #MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
August 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
4⃣ Achieving sustainable coexistence between #beachnestingbirds & beach users through effective public’s behaviour change and improving compliance with dog and vehicle restrictions around breeding sites.
#15YearsBNB #MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
#15YearsBNB #MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
Our BNB Program, @GrainneMaguire7, & Program Coordinators, Meg & @ReneeMead10, highlighting the amazing things achieved for the conservation of #beachnestingbirds in Australia, from increasing awareness to halt #HoodedPlover decline, with help from great vollies!
#15YearsBNB
#15YearsBNB
August 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Our BNB Program, @GrainneMaguire7, & Program Coordinators, Meg & @ReneeMead10, highlighting the amazing things achieved for the conservation of #beachnestingbirds in Australia, from increasing awareness to halt #HoodedPlover decline, with help from great vollies!
#15YearsBNB
#15YearsBNB
Adaptive, holistic and collaborative describe @BirdlifeOz's Beach-nesting Birds Program. From local councils to coastal policy makers & academics, without a large network of partners, the success of #beachnestingbirds conservation would not be possible! Thank you all!
#15YearsBNB
#15YearsBNB
August 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Adaptive, holistic and collaborative describe @BirdlifeOz's Beach-nesting Birds Program. From local councils to coastal policy makers & academics, without a large network of partners, the success of #beachnestingbirds conservation would not be possible! Thank you all!
#15YearsBNB
#15YearsBNB
Congrats @cn_greenwell on a very articulate piece about the threats that #beachnestingbirds face and how we all can help! Stunning photos too!
Thank you as well for acknowledging our Program Leader, @GrainneMaguire7, contribution. We're happy we could help!
Thank you as well for acknowledging our Program Leader, @GrainneMaguire7, contribution. We're happy we could help!
August 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Congrats @cn_greenwell on a very articulate piece about the threats that #beachnestingbirds face and how we all can help! Stunning photos too!
Thank you as well for acknowledging our Program Leader, @GrainneMaguire7, contribution. We're happy we could help!
Thank you as well for acknowledging our Program Leader, @GrainneMaguire7, contribution. We're happy we could help!
It’s on! Come say hi with your pooch to our dog’s breakfast! Free brekkie, free dog treats, free learning about #beachnestingbirds! We’re at Beach St carpark, Port Fairy until 10am!
#ThinkBeachBirds
#ThinkBeachBirds
August 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It’s on! Come say hi with your pooch to our dog’s breakfast! Free brekkie, free dog treats, free learning about #beachnestingbirds! We’re at Beach St carpark, Port Fairy until 10am!
#ThinkBeachBirds
#ThinkBeachBirds
Are you around Port Fairy VIC this weekend? Come say hi with your pooch & learn about your local #beachnestingbirds & how you can help them. Free breakfast, dog treats & more!
8AM this Saturday at East Beach, Beach St carpark! See you there!
#MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
8AM this Saturday at East Beach, Beach St carpark! See you there!
#MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
August 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Are you around Port Fairy VIC this weekend? Come say hi with your pooch & learn about your local #beachnestingbirds & how you can help them. Free breakfast, dog treats & more!
8AM this Saturday at East Beach, Beach St carpark! See you there!
#MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
8AM this Saturday at East Beach, Beach St carpark! See you there!
#MindTheHoodies #ThinkBeachBirds
It's that time of the year again! Here is our new 'Word about the Hood' Summer Edition! Read about our #beachnestingbirds & other #shorebirds, with contributions from land managers, local volunteers and overseas! Enjoy & spread the word! 🤓-
August 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's that time of the year again! Here is our new 'Word about the Hood' Summer Edition! Read about our #beachnestingbirds & other #shorebirds, with contributions from land managers, local volunteers and overseas! Enjoy & spread the word! 🤓-
1 #ISTC20 Low reproductive success threatens long-term viability of many #shorebird populations. Hooded Plovers (aka hoodies) are highly threatened #BeachNestingBirds along AUS southern coast and impacted by threats like human disturbance and introduced & superabundant predators.
August 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
1 #ISTC20 Low reproductive success threatens long-term viability of many #shorebird populations. Hooded Plovers (aka hoodies) are highly threatened #BeachNestingBirds along AUS southern coast and impacted by threats like human disturbance and introduced & superabundant predators.
Beach bums!
Most plovers worldwide are synonymous with beachfront, coastal or wetland environments. Take our #beachnestingbirds, all they want is to hang out on the beach & live peacefully without disturbance. Who can’t relate?
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
Most plovers worldwide are synonymous with beachfront, coastal or wetland environments. Take our #beachnestingbirds, all they want is to hang out on the beach & live peacefully without disturbance. Who can’t relate?
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Beach bums!
Most plovers worldwide are synonymous with beachfront, coastal or wetland environments. Take our #beachnestingbirds, all they want is to hang out on the beach & live peacefully without disturbance. Who can’t relate?
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
Most plovers worldwide are synonymous with beachfront, coastal or wetland environments. Take our #beachnestingbirds, all they want is to hang out on the beach & live peacefully without disturbance. Who can’t relate?
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
Red-capped Plover – Small & active, the most common and widespread of Australia’s #beachnestingbirds. Found in a variety of fresh and salt-water habitats all across AUS. ♂️ with bold rufous-coloured cap which give them their name.
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Red-capped Plover – Small & active, the most common and widespread of Australia’s #beachnestingbirds. Found in a variety of fresh and salt-water habitats all across AUS. ♂️ with bold rufous-coloured cap which give them their name.
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
Hooded Plover - The poster child for Australia’s threatened #BeachNestingBirds. Found on sandy beaches across southern AUS, hoodies breed over spring & summer, when everyone goes to the beach. Very vulnerable to human disturbance.
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Hooded Plover - The poster child for Australia’s threatened #BeachNestingBirds. Found on sandy beaches across southern AUS, hoodies breed over spring & summer, when everyone goes to the beach. Very vulnerable to human disturbance.
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
#PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover
📷Dan Lees
Oh! Wow! There have been few new #TSBakeOff entries since yesterday that we love! 😍 These are all the #BeachNestingBirds cakes! How awesome are they!
Head to and make your people's choice vote count! Voting close today at 5PM AEST!
Head to and make your people's choice vote count! Voting close today at 5PM AEST!
August 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Oh! Wow! There have been few new #TSBakeOff entries since yesterday that we love! 😍 These are all the #BeachNestingBirds cakes! How awesome are they!
Head to and make your people's choice vote count! Voting close today at 5PM AEST!
Head to and make your people's choice vote count! Voting close today at 5PM AEST!
Trying to keep kids busy while you #StayHome? We've got your back! Our Wing Thing book has plenty of games and facts about our #BeachNestingBirds! Head to the @BirdlifeOz's #BirdingAtHome website to download the PDF 👉
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Trying to keep kids busy while you #StayHome? We've got your back! Our Wing Thing book has plenty of games and facts about our #BeachNestingBirds! Head to the @BirdlifeOz's #BirdingAtHome website to download the PDF 👉
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
Never too late to celebrate our #WomenInScience!
We're so proud that the 85% of @BirdlifeOz's Coastal Birds team are women, including our program leader, @GrainneMaguire7. And there is more! The 75% of our regional #BeachNestingBirds volunteer groups are yet coordinated by women!
We're so proud that the 85% of @BirdlifeOz's Coastal Birds team are women, including our program leader, @GrainneMaguire7. And there is more! The 75% of our regional #BeachNestingBirds volunteer groups are yet coordinated by women!
August 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Never too late to celebrate our #WomenInScience!
We're so proud that the 85% of @BirdlifeOz's Coastal Birds team are women, including our program leader, @GrainneMaguire7. And there is more! The 75% of our regional #BeachNestingBirds volunteer groups are yet coordinated by women!
We're so proud that the 85% of @BirdlifeOz's Coastal Birds team are women, including our program leader, @GrainneMaguire7. And there is more! The 75% of our regional #BeachNestingBirds volunteer groups are yet coordinated by women!
In the workshop, ~20 kids learned about our resident #BeachNestingBirds, migratory #shorebirds and woodland #birds, the challenges they face and how to monitor them! Our young Bird Ambassadors also provided great ideas to bring positive change in the #community! #KidsAreAlright
August 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
In the workshop, ~20 kids learned about our resident #BeachNestingBirds, migratory #shorebirds and woodland #birds, the challenges they face and how to monitor them! Our young Bird Ambassadors also provided great ideas to bring positive change in the #community! #KidsAreAlright
Wanna know your #shorebirds? Come along to the @BirdlifeOz Migratory Shorebird team's identification workshops at Port Albert (Feb 28) & Inverloch (March 2). Bonus: at Port Albert you'll also learn about our resident #BeachNestingBirds 😊
See you there!
#ShareTheShore
See you there!
#ShareTheShore
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Wanna know your #shorebirds? Come along to the @BirdlifeOz Migratory Shorebird team's identification workshops at Port Albert (Feb 28) & Inverloch (March 2). Bonus: at Port Albert you'll also learn about our resident #BeachNestingBirds 😊
See you there!
#ShareTheShore
See you there!
#ShareTheShore
Come along to our dog's breakfast this Sunday at Port Rickaby, Yorke Pen, SA, and learn about your local #threatened #BeachNestingBirds. Bring your four-legged friends and learn how you can help #WildOz!
Supported by @AusLandcare
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
Supported by @AusLandcare
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Come along to our dog's breakfast this Sunday at Port Rickaby, Yorke Pen, SA, and learn about your local #threatened #BeachNestingBirds. Bring your four-legged friends and learn how you can help #WildOz!
Supported by @AusLandcare
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
Supported by @AusLandcare
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
The long weekend is here! Remember we're sharing the shore with #threatened #BeachNestingBirds. There might be eggs or #HoodedPlover chicks around. Stick to the water edge, keep your dog on the leash, give birds space and enjoy the beach!
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The long weekend is here! Remember we're sharing the shore with #threatened #BeachNestingBirds. There might be eggs or #HoodedPlover chicks around. Stick to the water edge, keep your dog on the leash, give birds space and enjoy the beach!
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
Not always on the beach! One of our #BeachNestingBirds can also nest on the shores of inland wetlands and lakes all over Australia. Do you know which species? Clue: It's our smallest resident #shorebird.
#ThinkBeachBirds
📷: Kerang Lakes, VIC @SonSanchez9
#ThinkBeachBirds
📷: Kerang Lakes, VIC @SonSanchez9
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Not always on the beach! One of our #BeachNestingBirds can also nest on the shores of inland wetlands and lakes all over Australia. Do you know which species? Clue: It's our smallest resident #shorebird.
#ThinkBeachBirds
📷: Kerang Lakes, VIC @SonSanchez9
#ThinkBeachBirds
📷: Kerang Lakes, VIC @SonSanchez9
We continue the #BeachNestingBirds surveys at Corner Inlet #RAMSAR site, funded by @westgippscma. Last expedition terned out well, with the finds of Caspian and Fairy Tern colonies!
📷 @GrainneMaguire7
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
📷 @GrainneMaguire7
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
August 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We continue the #BeachNestingBirds surveys at Corner Inlet #RAMSAR site, funded by @westgippscma. Last expedition terned out well, with the finds of Caspian and Fairy Tern colonies!
📷 @GrainneMaguire7
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
📷 @GrainneMaguire7
#ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
🚨CHICKS ON THE BEACH🚨If you see #HoodedPlover chicks on the beach, they're not abandoned nor orphan! Like other #BeachNestingBirds, hoodie chicks start feeding themselves immediately after hatching, while being closely watched by their parents. #ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies
August 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨CHICKS ON THE BEACH🚨If you see #HoodedPlover chicks on the beach, they're not abandoned nor orphan! Like other #BeachNestingBirds, hoodie chicks start feeding themselves immediately after hatching, while being closely watched by their parents. #ThinkBeachBirds #MindTheHoodies