Breeding origins of wader populations utilizing the Dutch Wadden Sea, as deduced from body dimensions, body mass, and primary moult

The numerical and functional significance of the Wadden Sea over the past 30 years for twelve wader species is analysed. These species are: Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, Red Knot Calidris canutus, Sanderling Calidris alba, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea, Dunlin Calidris alpina, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, Redshank Tringa totanus, Greenshank Tringa nebularia, and Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres. The results of wader counts and wader catching activities are described per... Mehr ...