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)
Category: Charadriiformes
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 […]
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 […]
Breeding of the Semipalmated Plover (aegialitis semipalmata) inYarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Science Article 3 abstract On June 14, 1920, at Cook’s Beach,at the mouth of the Chebogue River, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, I found a nest and four eggs of the Semipalmated Plover (aegialitis semipalmata(Bonap.)) Harrison F. Lewis, The AUK(27):583-584 Download article download full text (pdf)
BREEDING RECORD FOR THE SEMIPALMATEDPLOVER AT OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Science Article 4 abstract On 23 June1 973, at Ocean Shores,Grays Harbor County, Washington, Eugene Hunn and I observed an adult Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) in breeding plumage calling incessantly and diving at us as close as 15 feet. The bird seemed to be defending a territory in a flat sandy […]
Influence of Arctic Terns on Survival of Artificialand Natural Semipalmated Plover Nests
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Science Article 2 abstract Survival of Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) nests was compared in areas with andwithout nesting Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) to determine whether the protection provided to plovers by associationwith this colonial species is passive or aggressive. Artificial and natural nests placed=100 m from terns hadsimilar rates of survival […]
Atypical Nest Site of a Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Science Article 1 abstract We report on an unusual nest site ofa Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) atLa Pe