The feeding strategy of the dunlin (Calidris alpina L.) in artificial and non-artificial habitats at Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

• Main Authors: Luís, A., Goss-Custard, J. D., Moreira, M. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2002
• Subjects: Waders; Dunlin; Natural mudflats; Salt pans; High tide feeding; Ria de Aveiro; Mira; Calidris alpina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11276; https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020339409151

Usually waders (Aves, Charadrii) feed in the inter-tidal zone over the low tide period and roost over high tide. But occasionally when their energetic needs increase, due to adverse weather conditions or to a need to store fat to fuel migration, the birds also feed during high tide, sometimes in agr...