August 1, 2023
Triin Kaasiku
The hatching rate of meadow waders in the pilot areas has experienced a slight uptrend
This spring, the Nature Conservation Biology Working Group of the University of Tartu monitored 22 pairs of meadow waders nesting in coastal meadows and the hatching rate of nests in 19 project areas. In five coastal meadows, the hatching rate exceeded the limit necessary for the reproduction of the population. It gives us hope that we are on the right track to improve the well-being of the meadow waders.
As an added bonus, during our monitoring process we found a dunlin that was at least 14 years old!