Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of ringed and grey plovers Charadrius hiaticula and Pluvialis squatarola

Both plovers were studied at Lindisfame, Northumberland, during three non-breeding seasons; and the Ringed Plover while breeding at Lindisfarne and in NE Greenland. In winter both species fed principally on intertidal polychaetes, but prey differed in different sites. Food requirements in winter cou...

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Main Author: Pienkowski, Michael William
Published: Durham University 1980
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279962