The distribution and local movements of shorebirds within the Moray Firth

Synopsis The shorebird populations of the Moray Firth mudflats were studied between 1981 and 1985. Peak numbers of waders were found in midwinter when the total population may exceed 36,000 birds. More than 1% of the total northwest European population of oystercatchers ( Haematopus osiralegus ), re...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences
Main Authors: Symonds, F. L., Langslow, D. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1986
Subjects:
General Medicine
Midwinter
Arenaria interpres
Calidris alpina
Calidris canutus
Dunlin
Numenius arquata
Ringed Plover
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269727000009283
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0269727000009283

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