[PDF.71gr] Shorebirds of..* Jim Wilson

An introduction to the birds that make their home on the Irish mudflats and shingle, in estuaries and lagoons, on beaches and bays. Description of how they adapted to this often harsh environment, and how they evolved ways of exploiting the food supply, is followed by an account of their amazing annual migrations between Ireland and places such as arctic Canada and Siberia. One chapter describes the special role of Iceland in the lives of many shorebirds. The species po...