Wilsons Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Science Article 1 abstract On 28 September 1990, Charles and Betty Crabtree, Andrew Cunningham, Faye Barnes, Mary Hurd, and the authors discovered a Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at Buccoo Marsh, Tobago, West Indies William L. Murphy, Trevor Yip Hoi and Adolphus James, J. Soc. Conserv. Study Carib. Birds) 4(2):2-3 Download article […]
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Breeding Flight Display in the Female White-rumped Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Science Article 1 abstract Independent female aerial display or female participation in the aerial display of the male is virtually unreported. I present here my observations of an incident of female participation in the aerial flight display of the White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) at Barrow, Alaska. Brian J. McCaffery, Auk, volume […]
UPLAND SANDPIPER ASSESSMENT
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Science Article 1 abstract Since 1968, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) has developed and refined wildlife species assessments to formulate management goals, objectives, and strategic plans. Assessments are based upon available information and the judgments of professional wildlife biologists responsible for individual species or groups of species. […]
Migration and morphometrics of Temminck’s StintCalidris temminckii at Ottenby, southern Sweden
Temmincks Stint (Calidris temminckii) Science Article 1 abstract Data are reported from 55 years of ringing and observation on the migration of Temminck’s Stint Calidristemminckii at Ottenby Bird Observatory, Sweden. Numbers ringed have declined since the 1940s due tohigh numbers caught in 1948 and 1949. Thereafter there is no clear trend. The overall autumn migrationdirection […]
BREEDING HABITS OF THE SOLITARY SANDPIPER
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Science Article 1 abstract EARLY this spring I became aware of the fact that at least one pair of Sandpipers, different from the Spotted Sandpipers, which breed commonly on Simcoe Island, had taken up their residence there. C. K. CLARKE, The AUK(15):328-329, 1898 Download article download full text (pdf)
Biometrics, length of stay and body mass increase of migrating Common Snipes Gallinago gallinago in the Gulf of Gdansk
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Science Article 3 abstract Between 1983 and 2000, a total of 1774 Common Snipes were caught and measured in the Gulf, of Gdansk at the Polish Baltic Sea coast. The mean measurements obtained in this study werelarger than those provided by other authors. Reasons of this difference are discussed. Among linear measurements […]
Different migration strategies used by two inland wader species during autumn migration, case of Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola and Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Science Article 2 abstract Waders generally follow two alternative strategies.The ‘B-strategy’ or ‘energy minimization’ strategy is to initiate migration late in the season, start moulting at the breeding grounds and migrate slowly in small steps, whereas the ‘S-strategy’ or ‘time minimization’istomigrateimmediatelyaftertheendofthebreedingperiodandmoulton the wintering grounds after a migration with only a few stopover […]
A new insight into the ageing of Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago-the value of contrast within the wing coverts of adults.
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Science Article 1 abstract The ageing criteria for Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago are complex, and a significant proportion of birds in autumn which have completed moult cannot be aged. Jeziorsko Reservoir is an important stopover site for Common Snipe during autumn migration through central Poland. Detailed studies of wing coverts show that […]
Migration pattern of Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago on Dravsko polje,NE Slovenia
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Science Article 5 abstract In Europe, wader migration has been studied intensively onthe East Atlantic Flyway (Piersma et al. 1987), especiallythat of particular species (e.g. Gromadzka 1987, Piersma1987, Ens et al. 1990, Ens et al. 1994). Common snipeGallinago gallinago which occur widely at inland sites MILAN VOGRIN, Wader Study Group Bull. 95: […]
Identification of Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago flyways in theWestern Palearctic by analysis of ringing recoveries and genetic studies
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Science Article 4 abstract The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a common and widely distributed species in the Western Palearctic. It is mostly migratory in Europe, although those breeding in Ireland, UK and maritime countries of Western Europe are only partially migratory or sedentary(Cramp & Simmons 1983). There are major gaps in […]