Curlew (Numenius arquata) Science Article 1 abstract We examined habitat composition of territories, habitat use during foraging, and nest-site selection in the curlew Numenius arquata in two arable farmland areas in western Finland 1996-1997. Tall vegetation types, especially grassland, occurred more frequently within territories than expected by their availability. Habitat utilisation during foraging was significantly […]
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Body-weight changes of egg-laying Curlews Numenius arquata as monitored by an automatic weighing system.
Curlew (Numenius arquata) Science Article 3 abstract The fluctuating body-weight of free living female Curlews during egg-laying is described. Weight data were collected using an automatic weighing system. Nests were placed on top of an electronic balance and the data were processed in a computer placed at a distance. The equipment is commercially available, thus […]
Measuring potential negative effects of traditionalharvesting practices on waterbirds: a case study withmigrating curlews
Curlew (Numenius arquata) Science Article 2 abstract Because of potential conflicts between commercial and conservation interests, onechallenge in coastal-area management is how to regulate harvesting practices incoastal areas without adversely affecting the survival of migratory waterbirds. Inmost Spanish intertidal areas of importance for shorebirds, managers haveconcentrated only on stock management of the shellfish species. Here, […]
Autumn migration of the Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus on the southern Baltic Coast
Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) Science Article 1 abstract Broad-billed Sandpipers Limicola falcinellus were counted and trapped in Puck Bay on the southern Baltic coast in autumn. The number of arriving birds varied greatly between years. The observed pattern was not completely convergent with data gathered at Ottenby, Sweden, 220 km north of Puck Bay. It […]
Components of fitness in Lapwings Vanellus vanellus and Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa during the breeding season: Do female body mass and egg size matter?
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 3 abstract Body mass of incubating females, their egg sizes, hatching success, hatchling masses and brood survival were recorded for individually colour-marked Lapwings Vanellus vanellus and Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa breeding on meadows in Kiskunsag National Park, 50 km south of Budapest, Hungary. We found no relationships between egg […]
The effectiveness of nest defense by Black-Tailed Godwits
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 2 abstract This paper describes measurements of the frequency of aerial attacks on avian predators by nesting Black-tailed Godwits. The effects of these attacks on the ranging behaviour of Carrion Crows and the removal of eggs from artificial nests are assessed and compared with the effects of similar attack […]
Body dimensions and mass of breeding and hatched Black-tailed Godwits(Limosa 1. limosa): a comparison between a West Siberian and a Dutchpopulation
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Science Article 1 abstract The breeding biology and habitat preference of the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa)was studied in the West Siberian forest-steppe in May and June 1995. The godwits preferreed and sedge marsh and edges of ponds and depressions. They breed in small aggrega-tions together with other waders such as […]
The diet of Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica in the Wadden Sea: Combining visual observations and faeces analyses
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Science Article 1 abstract Estimating diet composition of Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica by visual observations was hampered by large amounts of unidentified prey items. Therefore, additional analyses of faeces were conducted. Overall, 17 prey species were found in the droppings, but only four polychaetes, the Lugworm Arenicola marina, the Estuary Ragworm […]
Second record of Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) for Trinidad, with notes on its occurrence in the Caribbean Basin
Bairds Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Science Article 1 abstract Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) in juvenal plumage was observed on 17 November 1989 at the Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, wastewater treatment ponds. William L. Murphy, J. Soc. Conserv. Study Carib. Birds) 4(1):3-5 Download article download full text (pdf)
Ellis Sandpiper (Prosobonia ellisi)
The story Whether there was one extinct species of sandpiper occupying the Pacific islands of Tahiti and Moorea or whether there were, in fact, two remains something of an enigma. The naturalists who actually saw the birds in life and handled fresh specimens were convinced that there was only one, but more recent commentators have […]