Waders of Europe (Hardcover)

Preface Acknowledgements Waders Migration Breeding biology Taxonomy Descriptions of species Map Topography Feathers and moulting Moulting schedule and typical feather patterns Silhouettes of the most characteristic European waders Plates for comparison Birds in the field Descriptions of the species Oystercatchers Avocets Stilts Thick-knees Coursers and pratincoles Pratincoles Banded plovers Lapwings Pluvialis plovers Sandpipers and allies Turnstones American and Asian vagrants Godwits Dowitchers Curlews and Upland Sandpiper Snipes Woodcocks Phalaropes List of photographers References Index