Migration of waders

MRG has ringed over 40,000 waders (shorebirds), providing details of many interesting long-distance movements. The maps presented here show just the ringing and finding place, linked by a line. There is no analysis of age of the bird, season or timing of the movement, and no implication that the line is the track that the bird followed. More detailed analysis of some species will follow later, but from these maps we can just marvel at the journeys undertaken and the places that are linked by these world-travellers. We are proud to be playing a part in understanding their complex lives.


Dunlin Calidris alpina


Sanderling Calidris alba


Turnstone Arenaria interpres


Lapwing Vanellus vanellus


Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula


Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria


Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos


Curlew Numenius arquata


Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa


Redshank Tringa totanus


Little Stint Calidris minuta


Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius


Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica


Snipe Gallinago gallinago


Ruff Philomachus pugnax


Knot Calidris canutus


Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

 

 

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