Recent publications on waders, 79, February 2004
Still existing and compiled by Henk Koffijberg
For help with this issue I'm very grateful to G.C. Cadée, K.-M. Exo, W. Meissner, J. Elts, A. Sikora, K. van Dijk, P. Sanzenbacher, K.-H. Reiser, U. Brenning, G. Scheiffarth, J. Brouwer, S. Nebel, T. Sordahl, V.V. Morozov, B. Trolliet, J. Van Impe, P. Triplet, F. Sueur, D.W. Yalden, P. Sagar, J.W. Pearce-Higgins, J.D. Goss-Custard, J.R. Jehl. Translated titles from languages other than English are bracketed; with round brackets if the translation is by the author(s), square brackets if not.
Bruns, H.A., Hötker, H., Christiansen, J., Hälterlein, B. & Petersen-Andresen, W. 2001. Brutbestände und Bruterfolg von Wiesenvögeln im Beltringharder Koog (Nordfriesland) in Abhängigkeit von Sukzession, Beweidung, Wasserständen und Prädatoren. (Breeding populations and breeding success of meadow birds in the Beltrinharder Polder (Nordfriesland) in relationship to vegetation succession, grazing levels, water levels and predators). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 67-80. In German with English summary. (Norderende 3, D-25853 Bohmstedt, Germany). Breeding waders: Haematopus ostralegus, Vanellus vanellus, Calidris alpina, Philomachus pugnax, Limosa limosa, Gallinago gallinago, Tringa totanus.
Chamberlain, D. & Crick, H. 2002. Narrowing down the causes of Lapwing declines. BTO News 239: 10-11. Vannellus vanellus.
Groen, N.M. & Hemerik, L. 2002. Reproductive success and survival of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa in a declining local population in The Netherlands. Ardea 90(2): 239-248. (Inst. Biodiv. & Ecosyst. Dynamics/Zool. Mus., Univ. Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94766, NL-1090 GT Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Hazlitt, S.L., Ydenberg, R.C. & Lank, D.B. 2002. Territory structure, parental provisioning, and chick growth in the American Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani. Ardea 90(2): 219-227. (Ctr. Wildl. Ecol. & Behav. Ecol. Res. Grp., Dept. Biol. Sci. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada, e-mail: stephanie.hazlitt@ec.gc.ca )
Hazlitt, S.L. & Butler, R.W. 2001. Site fidelity and reproductive success of Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) in British Columbia. Waterbirds 24: 203-207. (Ctr. Wildl. Ecol. & Behav. Ecol. Res. Grp., Dept. Biol. Sci. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada, e-mail: stephanie.hazlitt@ec.gc.ca )
Henderson, I.G., Wilson, A.M., Steele, D. & Vickery, J.A. 2002. Population estimates, trends and habitat associations of breeding Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, Curlew Numenis arquata and Snipe Gallinago gallinago in Northern Ireland in 1999. Bird Study 49(1): 17-25. (BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK, e-mail: ian.henderson@bto.org ).
Hole, H., Hole, B. & Mardell, C. 2001. Observations of nesting Beach Curlews on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, 1998-99. Aust. Bird Watcher 19: 49-54. (20 High St., Harrington, NSW 2427, Australia). Esacus neglectus.
Holland, P.K. & Yalden, D.W. 2002. Population dynamics of Common Sandpipers Actitis hypoleucos in the Peak District of Derbyshire - a different decade. Bird Study 49(2): 131-138. (Sch. Biol. Sci., 3.239 Stopford Bldg., Univ. Manchester, M13 9PT, UK).
Holt, S., Whitfield, D.P., Duncan, K., Rae, S. & Smith, R.D. 2002. Mass loss in incubating Eurasian dotterel: adaptation or contstraint?. J. Avian Biol. 33(3): 219-224. (34 Acre End Str., Eynsham, Oxfordshire OX29 4PA, UK, e-mail: sue@holtcress.freeserve.co.uk ). Charadrius morinellus.
Holt, S., Whitfield, D.P. & Gordon, J. 2002. Potential reproductive rates in the Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus. Bird Study 49(1): 87-88. (34 Acre End Str., Eynsham, Oxfordshire OX29 1PA, UK, e-mail: sue@holtcress.freeserve.co.uk ).
Van Impe, J. 2003. (Reproduction success of Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa and Redshank Tringa totanus at the left bank of the river Scheldt near Antwerpen). Oriolus 69(2): 45-59. In Dutch with English summary. (Dr. Van de Perrelei 51B, B-2140 Borgerhout, Belgium, e-mail: jacques.vanimpe@planetinternet.be ).
Jojola-Elverum, S.M. & Giesen, K.M. 2000. Killdeer parasitized Mountain Plover nest. Wilson Bull. 112: 454-456. Charadrius vociferus incubating own and C. montanus eggs.
Klaassen, M., Lindström, A., Meltofte, H. & Piersma, T. 2001. Arctic waders are not capital breeders. Nature 413: 794. Carbon-isotope levels of eggs and down feathers of chicks of ten different waders suggest that local nutrients on the tundra produce eggs and hatchlings.
Legalle, M., Triplet, P., Sueur, F. 2002. Role des ressources trophiques dans le succes de reproduction de l'avocette elegante Recurvirostra avosetta en Baie de Somme. (Importance of trophic resources on Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta breeding success in the Somme Bay). Alauda 70(1): 213-220. In French with English summary. (Réserve Naturelle Baie de Somme SMACOPI, 1, place de l'Amiral Courbet, F-80100 Abbeville, France)
Lloyd, P. & Plaganyi, E.E. 2002. Correcting observer effect bias in estimates of nesting success of a coastal bird, the White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus. Bird Study 49(2): 124-130. (Percy FitzPatrick Inst. Afr. Ornithol., Univ. Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa, e-mail: plloyd@botzoo.uct.ac.za )
Mischenko, M.A. 2000. (The current status of the Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta in Stavropol Region). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 109: 20-23. In Russian.
Oschadleus, H.D. & Harebottle, D.M. 2002. Overlap of incubation and primary moult in Crowned Plover. Afring News 31(1-2): 26. (Avian Demography Unit, Univ. Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa, e-mail: dieter@adu.uct.ac.za)
Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Yalden, D.W. 2002. Variation in the growth and survival of Golden Plover Pluvialis aprocaria chicks. Ibis 144: 200-209. (RSPB, Dunedin House, 25 Ravelston Terr., Edinburgh EH4 3TP, UK, e-mail: james.pearce-higgins@rspb.org.uk )
Plissner, J.H., Oring, L.W., Haig, S.M. 2000. Space use of Killdeer at a Great Basin breeding area. J. Wildl. Manage. 64(2): 421-429. (USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosyst. Sci. Ctr., 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, e-mail: susan haig@usgs.gov ). Charadrius vociferus.
Sagar, P.M., Barker, R.J. & Geddes, D. 2002. Survival of breeding Finsch's oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on farmland in Canterbury, New Zealand. Notornis 49: 233-240. (Natl. Inst. Water & Atmospheric Res., P.O. Box 8602, Christchurch, New Zealand, e-mail: p.sagar@niwa.cri.nz )
Salek, M. & Smilauer, P. 2002. Predation on Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nests: the effect of population density and spatial distribution of nests. Ardea 90(1): 51-60. (Dept. Ecol., Czech Univ. Agric., 165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic, e-mail: salek@lf.czu.cz ).
Sordahl, T. 2002. Phenology of a Killdeer population in northeastern Iowa. Iowa Bird Life 72: 69-77. (Dept. Biol., 700 Coll. Dr., Luther Coll., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045, USA, e-mail: sordahlt@luther.edu ). Charadrius vociferus.
Toland, B. 1999. Nest site characteristics, breeding phenology, and nesting success of American Oystercatchers in Indian River County, Florida. Fla. Field Nat. 27: 112-116. Haematopus palliatus.
Tomkovich, P.S. 2001. (Breeding biology of the Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris). Bull. Moscow Soc. Naturalists Biol. Ser. 106(4): 13-22. In Russian with English summary.
Tuule, E., Tuule, A. & Elts, J. 2002. (Numbers and population dynamics of the Lapwing in the surroundings of Saue, 1963-2001). Hirundo 15(1): 19-25. In Estonian with English summary. (Sütiste tee 3-61, EE13419 Tallinn, Estonia). Vanellus vanellus.
Verboven, N., Ens, B.J. & Dechesne, S. 2001. Effect of investigator disturbance on nest attendance and egg predation in Eurasian Oystercatchers. Auk 118: 503-508. (Inst. Biomed. Life Sci., Graham Kerr Bldg., Glasgow Univ., Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK, e-mail: nv6r@udcf.gla.ac.uk ). Haematopus ostralegus, no increase in egg loss.
Wallander, J., Blomqvist, D. & Lifjeld, J.T. 2001. Genetic and social monogamy - does it occur without mate guarding in the Ringed Plover?. Ethology 107(7): 561-572. Charadrius hiaticula.
Weber, T. 2002. Brut des Flussregenpfeifers Charadrius dubius auf einem bekiesten Flachdach. (Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius nesting on a flat roof). Ornithol. Beob. 99(3): 224-226. In German with English summary. (Rigiring 6, CH-6280 Hochdorf, Switzerland)
Whittingham, M.J., Percival, S.M. & Brown, A.F. 2002. Nest-site selection by golden plover: why do shorebirds avoid nesting on slopes?. J. Avian Biol. 33(2): 184-190. (Edward Grey Inst. Field Ornithol., Dept. Zool., Univ. Oxford, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK, mark.whittingham@zoo.ox.ac.uk ). Pluvialis apricaria.
Zöllner, T. 2001. Kopulationsverhalten, Paarsysteme und elterliches Zeit-Verhaltensbudget beim Kiebitz (Vanellus vanellus) im Verlauf der brutsaison. [Copulation behaviour, mating system and parental time budget in the Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) during the breeding season]. Dissertation, Univ. Osnabrück. In German. (Seminarstr. 16, D-47441 Moers, Germany).
BEHAVIOUR, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
De Boer, W.F. 2002. The shorebird community structure at an intertidal mudflat in southern Mozambique. Ardea 90(1): 81-92. (Trop. Nat. Conserv. & Vertebrat. Ecol. Grp., Wageningen Univ., Bornsesteeg 69, NL-6708 PD, Wageningen, Netherlands, e-mail: fred.deboer@staf.ton.wau.nl). Numenius phaeopus and Calidris ferruginea most numerous.
Brenning, U. 2001. Phänologie, Biomerie, Körpermasse und Mauser rastender Limikolen im NSG Insel Langenwerder, Wismar-Bucht (westliche Ostsee). I. Kiebitzregenpfeifer Pluvialis squatarola. (Migration, biometrics, body mass and moult of Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola staging on the island of Langenwerder, southwestern Baltic Sea, Germany). Vogelwelt 122(6): 341-350. In German with English summary. (Maxim Gorki Str. 4, D-18106 Rostock, Germany).
Cadée, G.C. 2001. (Oystercatcher eats Crassostrea gigas). Spirula 323: 113-114. In Dutch with English summary. (Neth. Inst. Sea. Res. NIOZ, P.O. Box 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg, TExe;, Netherlands, e-mail: cadee@nioz.nl). Haematopus ostralegus.
Christen, W. 2001. Aussergewöhnlicher Überwinterungsplatz der Bekassine Gallinago gallinago am Stadtrand von Solothurn. (Unusual wintering site of Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago at the edge of the town of Solothurn, Switzerland). Ornithol. Beob. 98(4): 341-348. In German with English summary. (Langendorfstr. 42, CH-4500 Solothurn, Switzerland, e-mail: walter.christe.so@bluewin.ch ). Up to 26 birds spent the winter on a wet pasture surrounded by houses, industrial buildings and roads.
Davis, C.A. & Smith, L.M. 2001. Foraging strategies and niche dynamics of coexisting shorebirds at stopover sites in the southern Great Plains. Auk 118: 484-495. (Platte River Whooping Crane Maint. Trust Inc., 6611 W. Whooping Crane Dr, Wood River, NE 68883, USA, e-mail: cadavis@hamilton.net). Recurvirostra americana, Limnodromus scolopaceus, Calidris minutilla, C. mauri.
Le Drean-Quénec'dhu, S., Goss-Custard, J.D., Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit, West, A.D., Marion, L. & Mahéo, R. 2001. Influence de parasitisme des moules sur l'alimentation des limicoles: exemple de l'Huitrier pie hivernant dans l'Exe. Can. J. Zool. 79: 1301-1315. (3, rue de la Janaie, F-35520 Melesse, France). Haematopus ostralegus
Driscoll, P.V. & Ueata, M. 2002. The migration route and behaviour of Eastern Curlews Numenius madagascariensis. Ibis 144: E119-E130.
Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit 2000. Individual feeding specialisation in shorebirds: population consequences and conservation implications. Biol. Rev. 75: 503-518. (Ctr. Ecol. & Hydrol. CEH Dorset, Winfrith Techn. Ctr., Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8ZD, UK, e-mail: sld@ceh.ac.uk).
Exo, K.-M. & Stepanova, O. 2001. Biometrics of adult Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola breeding in the Lena Delta, NE-Siberia (The Sakha Republic, Yakutia). Ring. & Migr. 20(4): 303-311. (Inst. Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany, e-mail: michael.exo@ifv.terramare.de . Sex-specific differences, migration routes and the location of wintering areas of Grey Plovers breeding in the Lena Delta are discussed.
Finn, P.G., Driscoll, P.V. & Catterall, C.P. 2002. Eastern Curlew numbers at high-tide roosts versus low-tide feeding grounds: a comparison at three spatial scales. Emu 102(3): 233-239. (Fac. Environm. Sci., Griffith Univ., Nathan, Qld. 4111, Australia, e-mail: P.Finn@mailbox.gu.edu.au ). Numenius madagascariensis.
Gill, J.A., Norris, K., Potts, P.M., Gunnarsson, T.G., Atkinson, P.W. & Sutherland, W.J. 2001. The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds. Nature 412: 436-438. Limosa limosa, effects of feeding conditions on the wintering grounds on breeding.
Goss-Custard, J.D., Stillman, R.A., West, A.D., Caldow, R.W.G. & McGrorty, S. 2002. Carrying capacity in overwintering migratory birds. Biol. Conserv. 105: 27-41. (Ctr. Ecol. & Hydrol. CEH Dorset, Winfrith Techn. Ctr., Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8ZD, UK, e-mail: j.d.goss-custard@exeter.ac.uk ). Haematopus ostralegus.
Grant, M.C. 2002. Effects of radiotagging on the weight gain and survival of Curlew Numenius arquata chicks. Bird Study 49(2): 172-176. (RSPB, Dunedin House, 25 Ravelston Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 3TP, UK, e-mail: murray.grant@rspb.org.uk ). No effects found.
Hart, J.D., Milsom, T.P., Baxter, A., Kelly, P.F. & Parkin, W.K. 2002. The impact of livestock on Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding
densities and performance on coastal grazing marsh. Bird Study 49(1): 67-78. (Central Sci. Lab., Dept. Environm. Food & Rural Affairs, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, UK, e-mail: j.hart@csl.gov.uk )
Jenni-Eiermann, S., Jenni, L. & Piersma, T. 2002. Temporal uncoupling of thyroid hormones in Red Knots: T3 peaks in cold weather, T4 during moult. J. Ornithol. 143(3): 331-340. (Schweizerische Vogelwarte, CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland, e-mail: susi.jenni@vogelwarte.ch ). Calidris canutus canutus, C. c. islandica.
Johnson, O.W., Bruner, P.L., Rotella, J.J., Johnson, P.M. & Bruner, A.E. 2001. Long-term study of apparent survival in Pacific Golden-plovers at a wintering ground on Oahu, Hawaiian islands. Auk 118: 342-351. (Dept. Ecol., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717, USA, e-mail: owjohnson2105@aol.com ). Pluvialis fulva.
Khomenko, S.V., Garmash, B.A., Metzner, J. & Nickel, M. 1999. Feeding ecology and time budgets of Curlew Sandpiper and Dunlin during stopover in the Sivash, Ukraine. Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 2: 76-90. Calidris ferruginea, C. alpina
Khomenko, S.V. & Diadicheva, E.A. 1999. (Biometry, moult and geographical connections of migrating Curlew Sandpiper in the south of Ukraine). Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 2: 113-134. In Russian with English summary). Calidris ferruginea.
Kirikova, T.A. 2000. (Significance of feeding resources in inner bays and estuaries of the Tuzlovskaya group of limans for migrating waders). Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 3: 87-94.
Krüger, C. 1997. Untersuchungen zur Nahrungsökologie und Nahrungsstrategie im Ostseeraum rastender Kiebitzregenpfeifer (Pluvialis squatarola). [On the feeding ecology and feeding strategy of the Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) staging in the Baltic Sea]. Dipl.-Arbeit, Univ. Oldenburg. In German.
Landys-Ciannelli, M.M., Jukema, J. & Piersma, T. 2002. Blood parameter changes during stopover in a long-distance migratory shorebird, the bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica taymyrensis. J. Avian. Biol. 33(4): 451-455. (Dept. Zool., Univ. Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, Wa 98195, USA, e-mail: meta@u.washington.edu ).
Landys-Ciannelli, M.M., Ramenofsky, M., Piersma, T., Jukema, J., Castricum Ringing Group, Wingfield, J.C. 2002. Baseline and stress-induced plasma corticosterone during long-distance migration in the Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 75: 101-110.
Lank, D.B. & Dale, J. 2001. Visual signals for individual identification: the silent "song" of Ruffs. Auk 118: 759-765. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada, e-mail: dlank@sfu.ca ). On plumage variation in Philomachus pugnax.
Leuzinger, H. 2002. Der Agelsee bei Frauenfeld als Nahrunhs- und nachbrutzeitlicher Sammelplatz des Flussregenpfeifers Charadrius dubius. (The Agelsee near Frauenfeld (eastern Switzerland) as foraging and gathering site of Little Ringd Plovers Charadrius dubius after the breeding season. Ornithol. Beob. 99(2): 122-127. In German with English summary. (Bahnhofstr. 6, CH-8353 Elgg, Switzerland)
Lindström, A., Klaassen, M., Piersma, T., Holmgren, N. & Wennerberg, L. 2002. Fuel stores of juvenile waders on autumn migration in high arctic Canada. Ardea 90(1): 93-101. (Dept. Anim. Ecol., Ecol. Bldg., Lund Univ., S-223 62 Lund, Sweden, e-mail: ake.lindstrom@zooekol.lu.se). Charadrius semipalmatus, Phalaropus lobatus, P. fulicaria, Arenaria interpres, Calidris himantopus, C. maritima, C. pusilla, C. minutilla, C. fuscicollis, C. bairdii, C. melanotos, Tryngites subruficollis depart with very low body mass and fat stores.
Long, L.L. & Ralph, C.J. 2001. Dynamics of habitat use by shorebirds in estuarine and agricultural habitats in northwestern California. Wilson Bull. 113: 41-52. (U.S. Forest Serv., Redwood Sci. Lab., 1700 Bayview Dr., Arcata, CA 95521, USA, e-mail: lllong@fs.fed.us ). Calidris alpina, C. minutilla, Numenius americanus, Limosa fedoa, Pluvialis squatarola, Tringa melanoleuca, C. mauri, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Charadrius vociferus, Gallinago gallinago.
Masero, J.A. 2002. Why don't Knots Calidris canutus feed extensively on the crustacean Artemia?. Bird Study 49(3): 304-306. (Dept. Biol. Anim., Fac. Sci. Mar, Univ. Cadiz, E-11510 Puerto Real, Spain, e-mail: joseantonio.masero@uca.es )
McGowan, A., Cresswell, W. & Buxton, G.D. 2002. The effects of daily weather variation on foraging and responsiveness to disturbance in overwintering Red Knot Calidris canutus. Ardea 90(2): 229-237. (Evol. Ecol. Grp., Dept. Anim. Plant Sci., Univ.
Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK, e-mail: A.McGowan@sheffield.ac.uk )
Minton, C.D.T. 2001. Unusual food for a Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius. Aust. Bird Watcher 19: 44. (165 Dalgetty Rd., Beaumaris, Vic. 3139, Australia).
Nagarajan, R., Goss-Custard, J.D. & Lea, S.E.G. 2002. Oystercatchers use colour preference to achieve longer-term optimality. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 269: 523-528. (Sch. Psychol., Washington Singer Lab., Perry Rd., Univ. Exeter, EX4 4QG, UK, e-mail: s.e.g.lea@exeter.ac.uk ). Haematopus ostralegus increase their intake using Mytilus edulis colour.
O'Hara, P., Lank, D.B. & Delgado, F.S. 2002. Is the timing of moult altered by migration? Evidence from a comparison of age and residency classes of Western Sandpipers Calidris mauri in Panama. Ardea 90(1): 61-70. (Ctr. Wildl. Ecol., Dept. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada, e-mail: pdohara@sfu.ca ).
O'Hara, P.D. 2002. The role of feather wear in alternative life history strategies of a long-distance migratory shorebird, the Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri). Ph.D. thesis, Simon Fraser Univ. (Ctr. Wildl. Ecol., Dept. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada, e-mail: pdohara@sfu.ca ).
Piersma, T. & Jukema, J. 2002. Contrast in adaptive mass gains: Eurasian golden plovers store fat before midwinter and protein before prebreeding flight. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 269: 1101-1105. (Dept. Mar. Ecol., Neth. Inst. Sea Res NIOZ, P.O. Box 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands, e-mail: theunis@nioz.nl ). Pluvialis apricaria.
Sanzenbacher, P.M. & Haig, S.M. 2002. Residency and movement patterns of wintering Dunlin in the Willamete Valley of Oregon. Condor 104(2): 271-280. 67 Calidris alpina were radio-tagged and followed during two winters across 8-week sampling periods.
Sanzenbacher, P.M. & Haig, S.M. 2002. Regional fidelity and movement patterns of wintering Killdeer in an agricultural landscape. Waterbirds 25(1): 16-25. (Haig: USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosyst. Sci. Ctr., 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA, e-mail: susan haig@usgs.gov ). Charadrius vociferus.
Scheiffarth, G., Wahls, S., Ketzenberg, C. & Exo, K.-M. 2002. Spring migration strategies of two populations of bar-tailed godwits, Limosa lapponica, in the Wadden Sea: time minimizers or energy minimizers?. Oikos 96: 346-354. (Inst. Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany, e-mail: g.scheiffarth@t-online.de ).
Schwilch, R., Piersma, T., Holmgren, N.M.A. & Jenni, L. 2002. Do migratory birds need a nap after a long non-stop flight?. Ardea 90(1): 149-154. (Swiss Ornithol. Inst., CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland). Waders: Calidris canutus, Limosa lapponica, Pluvialis squatarol, Callidris alpina.
Serra, L. 2001. Duration of primary moult affects primary quality in Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola. J. Avian Biol. 32(4): 377-380. (Inst. Naz. Fauna Selvatica, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia BO, Italy, e-mail: infsmuse@iperbole.bologna.it ).
Shimada, T. & Bowman, A. 2001. [Response of waders related to a temporarily dried area in an inland lake]. Strix 19: 175-179. In Japanese with English summary. (Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environm. Found., 17-2 Shikimi, Wakayanagi, Miyagi 989-5504, Japan, e-mail: tesh@fsinet.or.jp). Calidris ruficollis, Pluvialis fulva, Tringa glareola.
Sordahl, T. 2001. Copulatory behavior of American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts. Auk 118: 1072-1076. (Dept. Biol., 700 Coll. Dr., Luther Coll., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045, USA, e-mail: sordahlt@luther.edu ). Recurvirostra americana, Himantopus mexicanus.
Stillman, R.A. & Goss-Custard, J.D. 2002. Seasonal changes in the response of oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus to human disturbance. J. Avian. Biol. 33(4): 358-365. (Ctr. Ecol. & Hydrol. CEH Dorset, Winfrith Techn. Ctr., Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8ZD, UK, e-mail: rast@ceh.ac.uk ).
Stillman, R.A., Goss-Custard, J.D., West, A.D., McGrorty, S., Caldow, R.W.G., Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit, Norris, K.J., Johnstone, I.G.,. [et al.] 2001. Predicting oystercatcher mortality and population size under different regimes of shellfishery management. J. Appl. Ecol. 38: 857-868. Haematopus ostralegus.
Sueur, F., Desprez, M., Fagot, C. & Triplet, P. 2003. La Baie de Somme: un site sous-exploité par les oiseaux d'eau. (The Baie de Somme: an underused site for waterfowl). Alauda 71(1): 49-58. In French with English summary. (Réserve Naturelle Baie de Somme SMACOPI, 1, place de l'Amiral Courbet, F-80100 Abbeville, France)
Summers, R.W., Underhill, L.G. & Simpson, A. 2002. Habitat preferences of waders (Charadrii) on the coast of the Orkney Islands. Bird Study 49(1): 60-66. (RSPB, Etive House, Beechwood Pk., Inverness, Scotland IV2 3BW). Haematopus ostralegus, Charadrius hiaticula, Calidris alba, C. alpina, C. maritima, Limosa lapponica, Vanellus vanellus, Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata, Pluvialis aprocaria, Arenaria interpres.
Thomas, K., Kvitek, R.G. & Bretz, C. 2003. Effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of Sanderling Calidris alba. Biol. Conserv. 109(1): 67-71.
Triplet, P., Fagot, C. Van Imbeck, S., Sournia, A. & Sueur, F. 2002. Role de la vegetation dans l'utilisation de l'estran par les limicoles. (The importance of vegetation in the use of mud flats by waders). Alauda 70(4): 445-449. In French with English summary. (Réserve Naturelle Baie de Somme SMACOPI, 1, place de l'Amiral Courbet, F-80100 Abbeville, France) Charadrius hiaticula and Calidris alpina are the only species affected by increasing vegetation.
Watanabe, T. 2001. [Habitat selection of Pacific Golden Plovers at a rice field in spring]. Strix 19:181-185. (15-203 Higashitsuruga-cho, Nagano City 380-0811, Japan, e-mail: chouichi@cc-canon-sales.co.jp ). Pluvialis fulva.
Webster, M.S., Marra, P.P., Haig, S.M., Bensch, S. & Holmes, R.T. 2002. Links between worlds: unravelling migratory connectivity. Trends Ecol. & Evol. 17(2): 76-83. (Sch. Biol. Sci., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA, e-mail: mwebster@wsu.edu ).
West, A.D., Goss-Custard, J.D., Stillman, R.A., Caldow, R.W.G., Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit & McGrorty, S. 2002. Predicting the impacts of disturbance on wintering waders using a behaviour based individuals model. Biol. Conserv. 106: 319-328.
Whan, B. 1999. Accidental habitats, benign neglect: shorebirds in Ohio. Ohio Cardinal 22: 85-89. Effects on migrating shorebirds of management and other human effects.
Ydenberg, R.C., Butler, R.W., Lank, D.B., Guglielmo, C.G., Lemon, M. & Wolf, N. 2002. Trade-offs, condition dependence and stopover site selection by migrating sandpipers. J. Avian Biol. 33(1): 47-55. (Behav. Ecol. Res. Grp., Dept, Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada, e-mail: ydenberg@sfu.ca ). Calidris mauri migration through the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia and feeding site selection.
Alexandrov, A.A. 2000. (Summer sightings of the Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea on southern coast of the Gulf of Finland). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 126: 19-20. In Russian.
Alexandrov, A.A. 2000. (Summer sightings of the Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa on southern coast of the Gulf of Finland). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 141: 350. In Russian.
Ardamatskaya, T.B. 2001. (White-tailed Lapwing Chettusia leucura in Kherson Region, the Ukraine). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 40-41. In Russian with English summary.
Barré, N. 2002. Establishment of the Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) in New Caledonia. Emu 102(3): 313-314. (Soc. Calédonienne d'Ornithologie, BP 3135, 98 846 Nouméa, New Caledonia). Numenius madagascariensis.
Berrevoets, C.M., Strucker, R.C.W. & Meininger, P.L. 2002. Watervogels in de Zoute Delta 2000/2001. [Waterbirds in the salt waters of the Delta area, SW-Netherlands, 2000/2001]. Middelburg : Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee RIKZ, 86 p. In Dutch with English summary. (RIKZ, P.O. Box 8039, NL-4330 EA Middelburg, Netherlands). Results of monthly counts of waterbirds in the southern Delta area, SW-Netherlands. ISBN 90-369-3446-X, Report RIKZ-2002.002. Giving detailed information on the occurrence of many wader species in the Delta area. More on changes in Haematopus ostralegus, Tringa erythropus, Arenaria interpres.
Birina, U.A. 2001. (The record of albino among Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus on Lophoten Islands, northern Norway). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 151: 559. In Russian.
Boiko, G.V. & Sysoev, V.A. 2001. (Absence of breeding Solitary Snipes Gallinago solitaria from Teskey Ala-To Range, Tien-Shan Mountains, Central Asia). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 37-38. In Russian with English summary.
Bos, J.F.F.P., Van der Geest, G.M., Gilissen, N.L.M., Pahlplatz, R., Essetti, I. & Ayache, F. 2001. Waterbirds in the Gulf of Gabes and other wetlands in Tunisia, autumn 1999. Zeist : WIWO (Foundation Working Group International Wader and waterfowl Research). WIWO-report 74, 68 p. Available from: Stichting WIWO, c/o P.O. Box 925, NL-3700 AX Zeist, The Netherlands, price Euro 12 + 7 admin. costs, postal giro account 2666009, see also: www.wiwo-international.org for summaries of other reports. Detailed information on waders.
Buchko, V.V. & Skilsky, I.V. 1999. (New breeding site of the Avocet in the region of the Ukrainian Carpathians). Berkut 8(2): 232-233. In Russian with English summary. Recurvirostra avosetta.
Burton, N.H.K., Dodd, S.G., Clark, N.A. & Ferns, P.N. 2002. Breeding origins of Redshank Tringa totanus wintering at two neighbouring sites of the Severn Estuary: evidence for partial racial segregation. Ring. & Migr. 21(1): 19-24. (BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK). Winter distribution of Tringa totanus islandica and T.t. brittanica.
Chamberlain, D. & Vickery, J. 2002. Declining farmland birds: evidence from large scale monitoring studies in the UK. Brit. Birds 95(6): 300-310. (BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK). A.o. Vanellus vanellus, discussion on factors causing decline in different habitats.
Cleeves, T. 2002. Slender-billed Curlew in Northumberland : new to Britain and Ireland. Brit. Birds 95(6): 272-278. (111 Huddersfield Rd., Shelley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD8 8HF, UK). Numenius tenuirostris.
D'Amico, F. 2002. High reliability of linear censusing for Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) breeding along upland streams in the Pyrenees, France. Bird Study 49(3): 307-309. (Dept. Ecol., Lab. Ecol. Molec., Univ. Pau & des Pays de l'Adour, Campus Montaury, F-64600 Anglet, France, e-mail: frank.damico@univ-pau.fr ).
Derrett, K. & Smith, R. 2001. The status of Icelandic Redshank Tringa totanus robusta in north Lent during autumn. Ring. & Migr. 20(4): 338-343. (67 York Ave., Chatham, Kent ME5 9ES, UK, e-mail: rod.smith@care4free.net . Only a small proportion of the population in autumn consists of Icelandic birds.
Diadicheva, E.A., Khomenko, S.V., Zhmud, M.E., Chernichko, I.I., Garmash, B.A. & Kinda, V.V. 1999. (Numbers and phenology of Curlew Sandpiper migration in Ukraine). Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 2: 91-112. In Russian with English summary). Calidris ferruginea.
Dijksen, L. & Koks, B. 2001. Broedvogelmonitoring in het Nederlandse Waddengebied in 2000. [Monitoring breeding birds in the Dutch Wadden Sea area in 2000]. SOVON-monitoring rapport 2001/09. Beek-Ubbergen : SOVON, 33 p. In Dutch with English summary. (SOVON, Rijksstraatweg 178, NL-6573 DG Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands). Numbers and recent trends of breeding: Himantopus himantopus, Haematopus ostralegus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Charadrius dubius, C. alexandrinus, C. hiaticula, Vanellus vanellus, Calidris alpina, Philomachus pugnax, Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata, Limosa limosa, Tringa totanus.
Dijkstra, B., Ganzevles, W., Gerritsen, G. & De Kort, S. (eds.) 2002. Wader and waterbirds in the floodplains of the Logone in Cameroon and Chad, in January - February 1999. Zeist : WIWO (Foundation Working Group International Wader and waterfowl Research). WIWO-report 75, 59 p. Available from: Stichting WIWO, c/o P.O. Box 925, NL-3700 AX Zeist, The Netherlands, price Euro 9 + 7 admin. costs, postal giro account 2666009, see also: www.wiwo-international.org for summaries of other reports. Detailed information on many waders.
Dorogoy, I.V. 2001. (To the distribution of the Lesser Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius in north-eastern Asia). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 139: 280-281. In Russian.
Dorogoy, I.V. 2001. (Where Great Knots Calidris tenuirostris go to roost for high tide period?). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 139: 281-282. In Russian.
Dunn, J.L. 1999. Some additional thoughts on dowitchers. Ohio Cardinal 23: 30-33. (Wm. Whan, 223 E. Tulane, Columbus, OH 43202, USA, e-mail: danielel@iwaynet.net ). Limnodromus griseus, Limnodromus scolopaceus.
Eichhorn, G. & Khrokov, V.V. 2002. Decline in breeding Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria in the steppes of Naurzum and Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 24: 22-27.
Eichhorn, G. 2001. (Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus - first confirmed record for the Asian mainland). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 31-33. In Russian with English summary.
Eichhorn, G. 2001. (Observations of the Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla at Mechigmentskaya Gulf, Chukotsky Peninsula). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 33-34. In Russian with English summary.
Elts, J. 2002. (The Lapwing - bird of the year 2001). Hirundo 15(2): 89-94. In Estonian with English summary. (Estonian Ornithol. Soc., pk. 227, Tartu 50002, Estonia). Analysis of flock size and habitat use in pre- and post-breeding season of Vanellus vanellus.
Elts, J. 2002. (Has the departure of Lapwings become later in Estonia?). Hirundo 15(2): 95-99. In Estonian with English summary. Vanellus vanellus, autumn migration.
Evans, T.D. 2001. Ornithological records from Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR, January-July 1997. Forktail 17: 21-28. (11a Yaoman Lane, Bearsted. Maidstone, Kent ME1 44BX, UK, e-mail: tom.evans@plants.ox.ac.uk ). Vanellus duvaucelii, Glareola lactea, Calidris ruficollis, Glareola maldivarum.
Exo, K.-M., Hälterlein, B., Blew, J., Garthe, S., Hüppop, O., Südbeck, P. & Scheiffarth, G. 2003. Küsten und seevögel. (Coastal and seabirds). In: Lozan, J.L., Rachor, E., Reise, K., Sündermann, J. & Von Westernhagen, H. Warnsignale aus Nordsee & wattenmeer: eine aktuelle Umweltbilanz, Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen, p. 317-329. In German with English summary. (Inst. Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany, e-mail: michael.exo@ifv.terramare.de ). Trends in breeding and staging numbers of several wader species.
Fraser, P.A. & Rogers, M.J. 2002. Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2000. Brit. Birds 95(12): 606-630. Waders: Charadrius alexandrinus, Calidris temminckii, C. melanotos, Tryngites subruficollis, Phalaropus lobatus, P. fulicarius.
Fuller, R.J., Ward, E., Hird, D. & Brown, A.F. 2002. Declines of ground-nesting birds in two areas of upland farmland in the south Pennines of England. Bird Study 49(2): 146-152. (BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK, e-mail: rob.fuller@bto.org ). Large decline in Vanellus vanellus, Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata, Tringa totanus.
Gerasimov, Y.N. & Huettmann, F. 2001. (First record of the Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis in Kamchatka). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 36-37. In Russian with English summary.
Golovnyuk, V.V., Sviridova, T.V., Soloviev, M.Y. & Rakhimberdiev, E.N. 2001. (First breeding record of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata on Taimyr). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 33-36. In Russian with English summary.
Golub, E.V. & Golub, A.P. 2001. (The wader fauna of Meinypilgin lake-river system, Chukotka). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 141: 348-350. In Russian.
Green, M., Piersma, T., Jukema, J., De Goeij, P., Spaans, B. & Van Gils, J. 2002. Radio-telemetry observations of the first 650 km of the migration of Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica from the Wadden Sea to the Russian Arctic. Ardea 90(1): 71-80. (Dept. Anim. Ecol., Ecol. Bldg., Lund Univ., Lund, SE-223 62 Sweden, e-mail: martin.green@zooekol.lu.se ).
Gregory, R.D., Wilkinson, N.I., Noble, D.G., Robinson, J.A., Brown, A.F., Hughes, J., Procter, D., Gibbons, D.W. & Galbraith, C.A. 2002. The population status of birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man : an analysis of conservation concern 2002-2007. Brit. Birds 95(9): 410-448. (RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK).
Gretton, A., Yurlov, A.K. & Boere, G.C. 2002. Where does the Slender-billed Curlew nest, and what future does it have?. Brit. Birds 95(7): 334-344. (Cosford Hall, Ivy Tree Lane, Hadleigh, Suffolk IP7 6DR, UK). Numenius tenuirostris.
Hötker, H., Blew, J., Bruns, H.A., Gruber, S., Hälterlein, B. & Petersen-Andresen, W. 2001. Die Bedeutung der "Naturschutzköge" an der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins für brütende Wiesen-Limikolen. (The significance of "nature protection polders" on the West coast of Schleswig-Holstein for breeding meadow waders). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 39-46. In German with English summary. (Alte Landstr. 2, D-25875 Hockensbüll, Germany, e-mail: Georg.Nehls@t-online.de ) Stable breeding numbers of Haematopus ostralegus, Vanellus vanellus, Limosa limosa, Tringa totanus. Gallinago gallinago, Calidris alpina, Philomachus pugnax decreasing. The latter probably facing extinction as a breeding bird in Germany.
Ivanov, A.P. & Shubin, A.O. 2001. (The White-tailed Lapwing Chettusia leucura and the Temminck's Stint Calidris temmminckii in Kalmykia). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 148: 514-517. In Russian.
Jehl, J.R. & Lin, W. 2001. Population status of shorebirds nesting at Churchill, Manitoba. Can. Field-Nat. 115(3): 487-494. (Hubbs Sea World Res. Inst., 2595 Ingraham St., San Diego, California, CA 92106, USA). Comparison of data for the period 1930-1997.
Kennedy, R.S., Fisher, T.H., Harrap, S.C.B., Diesmos, A,C. & Manamtam, A.S. 2001. A new species of Woodcock (Aves: Scolopacidae) from the Philippines and re-evaluation of other Asian/Papuasian woodcock. Forktail 17: 1-12. (Mus. Nat. Hist. & Sci., Cincinnati Mus. ctr., 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203, USA). Scolopax bukidnonensis. Others reviewed: Scolopax celebensis celebensis, S. celebensis heinrichi, S. saturata, S. rosenbergii.
Ketzenberg, C., Exo, K.-M., Reichenbach, M. & Castor, M. 2002. Einfluss von Windkraftanlagen auf brütende Wiesenvögel. (Effects of wind turbines upon breeding meadow birds). Natur und Landschaft 77(4): 144-153. In German with English summary. (Inst.
Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany, e-mail: michael.exo@ifv.terramare.de). Effects for Haematopus ostralegus, Vanellus vanellus, Tringa totanus, Limosa limosa.
Kiss, J.B. & Szabo, L. 2000. Der Weissschwanzkiebitz Vanellus leucurus als europäischer Brutvogel im Donaudelta. [The White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus as a European breeding bird in the Danube delta]. Limicola 14: 113-123. In German with English summary.
Konstantinov, V.M., Lysenkov, V.E., Lapshin, A.S. & Spiridonov, S.N. 2001. (New data on nesting of the Ruff Philomachus pugnax in Mordovia). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 148: 511-517. In Russian.
Lohmus, A., Kalamees, A., Kuus, A., Kuresoo, A., Leito, A., Leivits, A., Luigujoe, L., Ojaste, I. & Volke, V. 2001. Bird species of conservation concern in the Estonian protected areas and important bird areas. Hirundo Suppl. 4: 47-167. (Estonian Ornithol. Soc., P.O. Box 227, EE50002 Tartu, Estonia, e-mail: hirundo@linnu.tartu.ee ). Breeding and migration numbers for 27 wader species in Estonia.
Lu Changhu & Wu Jianping 2000. Habitat and bird composition in winter in Sanjiang Nature Reserve, China. Forktail 16: 163-164.
Mägi, E. 2002. (The Ruff on the meadows of Matsalu). Hirundo 15(1): 3-18. In Estonian with English summary. (Matsalu Looduskaitseala, Penijoe, EE90305 Läänemaa, Estonia). Historical overview of Philomachus pugnax breeding numbers.
Magsalay, P.M. & Kennedy, R.S. 2000. First record of the Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus from the Philippines. Forktail 16: 175-176.
Mahéo, R., Gabillard, F. & Trolliet, B. 2002. Limicoles hivernant sur le littoral francais. (Wintering waders on the French coast). Faune Sauvage 255: 24-41. In French. (Office Natiional de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Chanteloup, F-85340 l'Ile d'Olonne, France, e-mail: chanteloup@onc.gouv.fr ). Haematopus ostralegus, Pluvialis squatarola, Calidris alba, C. minuta, Limosa limosa, Arenaria interpres, Recurvirostra avosetta, Charadrius hiaticula, Calidris alpina, Limosa lapponica, Numenius arquata, Tringa erythropus, Tringa totanus, Calidris canutus.
Marchant, J.H. 2002. Wader migration in Britain & Ireland: continuing studies in a changing environment. Brit. Birds 95(12): 640-647. (BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK).
Maumary, L. 2002. Seltene Vogelarten und ungewöhnliche Vogelbeobachtungen in der Schweiz im Jahre 2001. (Rare birds and unusual observations in Switzerland in 2001). Ornithol. Beob. 99(4): 249-275. In German with English summary. (Praz-Séchaud 40, CH-1010 Lausanne, Switzerland, e-mail: lmaumary@bluewin.ch ). Waders: Charadrius dubius (winterrecord), Chettusia gregaria, Calidris melanotos, Tryngites subruficollis, Tringa nebularia, T. glareola, Phalaropus lobatus, P. fulicarius.
Mauro, I. 2000. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula: a new species for Thailand. Forktail 16: 178-180.
McGhie, H.A. 2002. The egg of the Slender-billed Curlew at The Manchester Museum: a unique specimen?. Brit. Birds 95(7): 350-360. (The Manchester Mus., Oxford Rd., Manchester M13 9PL, UK). Numenius tenuirostris.
McGowan, R.Y. & Weir, D.N. 2002. Racial indentification of Fair Isle Solitary Sandpiper. Brit. Birds 95(6): 313-314. (National Museums of Scotland, Chambers St., Edinburgh EH1 1JF, UK). Tringa solitaria.
Mel'nikov, Yu.I. 2000. (New data on the Great Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii in the Pribaikalie). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 110: 10-12. In Russian.
Mel'nikov, Yu.I. 2001. (The Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus in south of eastern Siberia: new data on migrations). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 146: 458-463. In Russian.
Melter, J. & Welz, A. 2001. Eingebrochen und ausgedünnt: Bestandsentwicklung von Wiesenlimikolen im westlichen Niedersachsen von 1987-1997. (Decreasing and isolated: Population changes of breeding waders in wet meadows in western Lower-Saxony between 1987 and 1997). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 47-54. In German with English summary. (Lindenstr. 33, D-49191 Belm/OS, Germany). Negative trends for Vanellus vanellus, Gallinago gallinago, Limosa limosa, Numenius arquata, Tringa totanus. Haematopus ostralegus increasing.
Nankinov, D.N. 1999. Observations of the Turnstone in Bulgaria. Berkut 8(2): 167-171. Arenaria interpres.
Nankinov, D. & Dalakchieva, S. 2001. Status of the Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus in Bulgaria. Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 152: 603-613.
Nebel, S., Lank, D.B., O'Hara, P.D., Fernandez, G., Haase, B., Delgado, F., Estela, F.A., Evans Ogden, L.J., Harrington, B.E. ...[et al.] 2002 Western Sandpipers during the non-breeding season : spatial segregation on a hemispheric scale. Auk 119: 922-928. (Ctr. Wildl. Ecol./Behav. Ecol. Res. Grp., Dept. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., 8888 Univ. Dr., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada, e-mail:snebela@sfu.ca). Calidris mauri.
Nehls, G., Beckers, B., Belting, H., Blew, J., Melter, J., Rode, M. & Sudfeldt, C 2001. Situation und Perspektive des Wiesenvogelschutzes im Nordwestdeutschen Tiefland. (Status and prospects of meadow bird conservation in the north-west German lowlands). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 1-26. In German with English summary. Calidris alpina and Philomachus pugnax almost extinct, Gallinago gallinago mostly breeding outside farmland, Vanellus vanellus and Limosa limosa rapidly declining as breeding bird, Numenius arquata declining, Haematopus ostralegus and Tringa totanus stable in coastal areas.
Nehls, G. 2001. Bestandserfassung von Wiesenvögeln in der Eider-Treene-Sorge-Niederung und auf Eiderstedt 1997. (A survey of breeding meadow birds in the Eider-Treene-Sorge-lowlands and on Eiderstedt in 1997). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 27-38. In German with English summary. (Alte Landstr. 2, D-25875 Hockensbüll, Germany, e-mail: Georg.Nehls@t-online.de ) Vanellus vanellus most abundant, other breeding waders are Limosa limosa, Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata, Tringa totanus, Haematopus ostralegus.
Novak, V.O. 1999. (Waders of Khmelnitsky region). Berkut 8(2): 137-140. In Ukrainian with English summary.
OAG Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg e.V. 2001. Wiesenvögel in Nordwestdeutschland. [Meadowbirds in north-west Germany] Ornithologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg e.V. Corax: 18(Sonderheft 2): 1-148. In German with English summaries. Available from: Karl-Heinz Reiser, Ruhwinkel 8, D-24994 Medelby, Germany, e-mail: reiser@ornithologie-schleswig-holstein.de . Special issue of Corax on the status, prospects, breeding, feeding etc. of meadow birds in north-west Germany. The eleven papers are listed separately in this issue.
Offereins, R., De Bruin, A., Hieselaar, F.G.S.M., Koops, E. & Slaterus, R. 2002. (Sharp-tailed Sandpipers at Ezumakeeg in August 1998 and August 2000). Dutch Birding 24(4): 193-197. In Dutch with English summary. (Grote Kerkstraat 109, NL-8911 EB Leeuwarden, Netherlands, e-mail: calidris@xs4all.nl . Calidris acuminata.
Ogilvie, M. & Rare Breeding Birds Panel 2002. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2000. Brit. Birds 95(11): 542-582. (Glencairn, Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay PA49 7UN, UK). Waders: Recurvirostra avosetta, Burhinus oedicnemus, Charadrius dubius, C. morinellus, C. temminckii, Philomachus pugnax, Limosa limosa, Numenius phaeopus, Tringa nebularia, T. ochropus, T. glareola, Phalaropus lobatus.
Ots, M. & Lilleleht, V. 2002. (Rarities in Estonia 1998-2000: report of the Estonian Rarities Committee). Hirundo 15(2): 59-82. In Estonian with English summary. Waders: Charadrius morinellus, Pluvialis fulva, Tringa stagnatilis, Xenus cinereus, Phalaropus fulicarius.
Poluda, A.M. & Zhmud, M.E. 2000. (Spring migration of waders in the Danube Biosphere Reserve). Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 3: 121-122. In Russian with English summary).
Preiswerk, G. & Knaus, P. 2001. Seltene Vogelarten und ungewöhnliche Vogelbeobachtungen in der Schweiz im Jahre 2000. (Rare and unusual bird observations in Switzerland in 2000). Ornithol. Beob. 98(4): 281-306. In German with English summary. (Niederholzstr. 75, CH-4125 Riehen, Switzerland, e-mail: preiswerk@tiscalinet.ch ). Waders: Pluvialis squatarola, Chettusi gregaria, Calidris melanotos, Limicola falcinellus, Gallinago media, Numenius phaeopus, Tringa erythropus, T. stagnatilis, T. glareola, Phalaropus lobatus, P. fulicarius.
Redinov, K.A. 2001. (Records of Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris and White-tailed Lapwing Chettusia leucura in the Nikolaev Region, the Ukraine). Information materials of the Working Group on Waders 14: 38-40. In Russian with English summary.
Rehfisch, M 2002. Climate change and coastal waders. BTO News 240: 8-9.
Renaud, W.E. & Wapple, G.J. 2001. Notes on the status and distribution of the Long-billed Curlew in the Rosetown-Biggar district, SK. Blue Jay 59: 188-192. (9 Oakwood Ave. N, Mississauga, ON, L5G 3L6, Canada). Numenius americanus.
Rice, N.H., Zyskowski, K. & Busby, W.H. 2001. Charadriiform bird surveys in north central Kansas. Bull. Kansas Ornithol. Soc. 52: 29-36. (Dept. Ecol. & Evol. Biol.& Nat. Hist. Mus., Univ. Kansas & Kansas Biol Surv., Univ. Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA)
Rogers, M.J. & Rarities Committee 2002. Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2001. Brit. Birds 95(10): 476-528. (2 Churchtown Cottages, Towednack, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 3AZ, UK). Waders: Himantopus himantopus, Glareola pratincola, G. nordmanni, Pluvialis dominica, P. fulva, Vanellus gregarius, Calidris pusilla, C. ruficollis, C. fuscicollis, C. bairdii, Limicola falcinellus, Gallinago media, Limnodromus scolopaceus, Numenius tenuirostris, Tringa stagnatilis, T. flavipes, Xenus cinereus, Actitis macularia, Phalaropus tricolor.
Rusticali, R., Scarton, F. & Valle, R. 2002. Taxonomic status of the Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus breeding in Italy. Bird Study 49(3): 310-313. (Santa Giulia Porto Tolle, Ivica, I-45010 (Ro), Italy). Haematopus ostralegus (longipes).
Salovarov, V.O. & Kuznetsova, D.V. 2000. (The Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta breed in Irkutsk Region). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 118: 22. In Russian.
Schmitz, M., Legge, H. & Sudfeldt, C. 2001. Frühjahrsdurchzug und Brutvorkommen der Wasser- und Watvögel im Lagunengebiet Razim-Sinoie an der ostrumänischen Schwarzmeerküste. (Spring migration and breeding of waders and waterbirds in the Razim-Sinoie lagoon system, E-Romania). Vogelwelt 122(6): 295-328. In German with English summary. (Biol. Stn. "Rieselfelder Münster", Coermühle 181, D-48157 Münster, Germany, e-mail: mich.schmitz@gmx.de ). Results of annual spring surveys between 1990-1996 in the Danube delta. 40 Wader species recorded. Calidris alpina, C. ferruginea, Philomachus pugnax, Limosa limosa most numerous.
Seitz, J. 2001. Zur Situation der Wiesenvögel im Bremer Raum. (The situation of the meadow birds in the Bremen region). Corax 18(Sonderheft 2): 55-66. In German with English summary. (Bund Umwelt Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Bremen e.V., Am Dobben 44, D-28203 Bremen, Germany). Breeding waders 1981-1998: Vanellus vanellus -60%, Philomachus pugnax small population, Gallinago gallinago -61%, Limosa limosa -68%, Numenius arquata +250%, Tringa totanus -30%.
Sharikov, A.V. 2001. (Mixed-species aggregation of waders on the Unzha river Kostroma Region). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 145: 440-441. In Russian.
Sikora, A. & Maniakowski, M. 2000. (Wintering of the Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes mimimus in northern and central Poland). Notatki Ornitol. 41(3): 225-238. In Polish with English summary. (Inst. Ornithol. Polish Acad. Sci., Gdansk, Nadwislanska 108, PL-80-680, Poland, e-mail: sikor@stornit.gda.pl ).
Sikora, A. & Zielinski, P. 2000. (Autumn migration of the Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus in the Vistula river mouth in 1983-2000). Notatki Ornitol. 41(4): 273-282. In Polish with English summary
Steele, J. & Vangeluwe, D. 2002. The Slender-billed Curlew at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, in 1998. Brit. Birds 95(6): 279-299. (16 Oaklands, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4BW, UK). Numenius tenuirostris, identification.
Sueur, F. & Triplet, P. 2003. Interet de la reserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme pour l'avifaune nicheuse: implantations spontanees et gestion des milieux. (Interest of Baie de Somme Natural Reserve for breeding avifauna: spontaneous implantations and management of habitats). Alauda 71(2): 207-213. In French with English summary. (Triplet: Réserve Naturelle Baie de Somme SMACOPI, 1, place de l'Amiral Courbet, F-80100 Abbeville, France, e-mail: patricktriplet@baiedesomme.org ).
Tarburton, M.K. 2001. Observations on the status of the land birds, wading birds and seabirds of Samoa. Emu 101(4): 349-360. (Biol. Dept., Pacific Adventist Univ., PMB Boroko, Papua New Guinea, e-mail: MTarburton@pau.ac.pg. Vagrant: Tringa glareola, Calidris ruficollis, C. canutus. Regular migrants: Pluvialis dominica fulva, Arenaria interpres, Numenius tahitiensis, N. phaeopus, Limosa lapponica baueeri, Heteroscelus incanus, Calidris alba, Tringa hypoleucos.
Toland, B. 1999. Successful nesting by Wilson's Plover in Indian River County, Florida. Fla. Field Nat. 27: 21-23. Charadrius wilsonia.
Tomkovich, P.S., Syroechkovski, E.E. Jr., Lappo, E.G. & Zockler, C. 2002. First indications of a sharp population decline in the globally threatened Spoonbill Sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus. Bird Conserv. International 12: 1-18.
Tomkovich, P.S. & Soloviev, M.Y. 2000. (Numbers of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus at the north of Kolyuchinskaya Gulf, Chukotka, and count methods for the species on breeding grounds). Russian J. Ornithol. Express-issue 99: 3-10. In Russian.
Tordoff, A.W. & Eames, J.C. 2001. New additions to the list of birds of Vietnam. Oriental Bird Club Bull. 33: 34-38. Haematopus ostralegus.
Ueta, M., Antonov, A., Artukhin, Y. & Parilov, M. 2002. Migration routes of Eastern Curlews tracked from far east Russia. Emu 102(4): 345-348. (Res. Ctr., Wild Bird Soc. Japan, 2-35-2 Minamidaira, Hino, Tokyo 191-0041, Japan, e-mail: mj-ueta@netlaputa.ne.jp ). Numenius madagascariensis.
Undeland, P. & Singh Sangha, H. 2002. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: a new species for the Indian subcontinent. Forktail 18: 157.
Volet, B. & Burkhardt, M. 2001. Übersicht über das Brutgeschehen und andere ornithologische Ereignisse 1999 und 2000 in der Schweiz. (Rare and unusual records of breeding, migrating and wintering bird species, 1999 and 2000). Ornithol. Beob. 98(4): 307-322. In German with English summary. (Schweizerische Vogelwarte, CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland). Breeding: Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata. Migrants: Himantopus himantopus, Burhinus oedicnemus, Charadrius alexandrinus, C. morinellus, Tringa stagnatilis.
Volet, B. & Burkhardt, M. 2002. Übersicht über das Brutgeschehen und andere ornithologische Ereignisse 2001 in der Schweiz. (Rare and unusual records of breeding, migrating and wintering bird species in Switzerland, 2001. Ornithol. Beob. 99(4): 277-288. In German with English and French summary. (Schweizerische Vogelwarte, CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland, e-mail: id@vogelwarte.ch ). Waders: Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata.
Whitfield, D.P. 2002. Status of breeding Dotterel Charadrius morinellus in Britain in 1999. Bird Study 49(3): 237-249. (Scott. Natl. Heritage, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh EH6 5NP, UK, e-mail: phil.whitfield@snh.gov.uk ). An estimated 630 breeding males.
Whiting, S.D. ...[et al.] 1997. Observations of birds on island in northern Fog Bay, Northern Territory. Northern Territory Natur. 15: 27-40. First breeding record of Esacus neglectus and Haematopus fuliginosis.
Wilkinson, P. 2003. The migration of Slender-billed Curlew. Brit. Birds 96(2): 92. (42 Dale Ave., Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Herfordshire AL4 8LS, UK). Letter with comments on migration routes of Numenius tenuirostris.
Zavialov, E.V., Tabachishin, V.G., Shlyachtin, G.V. & Kapranova, T.A. 2000. (The intracentuary dynamics of distribution and ecology of some breeding waders at the northern part of Lower Volga region). Bull. Moscow Soc. Naturalists Biol. Ser. 105(1): 11-20. In Russian with English summary.
Zhmud, M.E. 2000. (Wintering waders of the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta and adjacent territories). Branta: Trans. Azov-Black Sea Ornithol. Stn. 3: 27-38.
Brouwer, J. & Mullié, W.C. 2001. A method for making whole country waterbird population estimates, applied to annual waterbird census data from Niger. Ostrich Suppl. 15: 73-82. (Wildekamp32, NL-6721 JD Bennekom, Netherlands, e-mail: brouwbar@bos.nl ) Including population estimates for 31 wader species during the dry season, January-February.
Cremonte, F., Digiani, M.C., Bala, L.O. & Navone, G.T. 2001. Tetrameres (Tetrameres) megaphasmadiata n. sp. (Nematoda: Tetrameridae), a parasite of the Two-banded Plover, Charadrius falklandicus, and White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, from Patagonia, Argentina. J. Parasitol. 87: 148-151. (Centro de Estudios Parasitologicos y de Vectores (CONICET, UNLP), Calle 2 No. 584, (1900) La Plata, Argentina)
Epstein, M. 1999. Incidental impact to nesting Wilson's Plovers during the sea turtle nest monitoring season. Fla. Field Nat. 27: 173-176. Charadrius wilsonia.
Esselink, P. 2000. Nature management of coastal salt marshes. Haren : Koeman & Bijkerk. ISBN: 90-367-1294-7, price 17,50 Euro, available from Koeman & Bijkerk bv., P.O. Box 14, NL-9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands, e-mail: koeman.en.bijkerk@biol.rug.nl )
Exo, K.-M., Hüppop, O. & Garthe, S. 2002. Offshore-Windenergieanlagen und Vogelschutz. [Offshore wind facilities and bird conservation]. Seevögel 23(4): 83-95. In German with English summary. (Inst. Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany, e-mail: michael.exo@ifv.terramare.de ).
Goss-Custard, J.D., West, A.D., Stillman, R.A., Durell, S.E.A. Le V. dit, Caldow, R.W.G., McGrorty, S. & Nagarajan, R. 2001. Density-dependent starvation in a vertebrate without significant depletion. J. Anim. Ecol. 70: 955-965. (Ctr. Ecol. & Hydrol. CEH Dorset, Winfrith Techn. Ctr., Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8ZD, UK, e-mail: j.d.goss-custard@exeter.ac.uk ). Haematopus ostralegus versus Mytilus edulis.
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