Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We report that a latitudinal cline in intertidal food distribution is associated with the nonbreeding distribution of the Western Sandpiper ...

Fidelity of individual shorebirds to stopover sites between years has been documented in only a few species. In May 2005, we recaptured a migrant male Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) on the Copper ...

Western sandpipers are tiny shorebirds that weigh about as much as a slice of bread. Every spring, they migrate from their wintering grounds as far south as Peru to breeding sites in Alaska and ...

The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is the first time the species has been seen in Norfolk with ...

Photographer’s description: “I was taking a walk on the beach early in the morning. Sure glad I had my camera. I spotted this Western sandpiper searching for food and enjoying the sunshine also. Taken ...

It is said that birds of a feather flock together. And so do birders - especially on New Year's Day, when a rare bird is about. Today, hundreds of bird-watchers landed at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT ...

The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is the first time the species has been seen in Norfolk with ...

The juvenile bird measures 15cm (6in) from tail to bill The western sandpiper, a rare North American wading bird, has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust's (NWT) reserve at Cley Marshes. It is ...

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