10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENSHANK»
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Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
Identification L 31cm (12"); WS 55cm (21.5"). Very similar to Common
Greenshank (117), with which it forms a species pair, and with which it
sometimes associates, but paler (except when breeding), more bulky, with
heavier two-toned bill (but ...
2
Birds in North-East Scotland Then and Now
Acidic pollution of water A possible reason is a decline of aquatic invertebrates
that greenshank eat, due to increased water acidity from man-induced air
pollution and the resulting acidic precipitation. Acidification of Deeside streams
over ...
Adam Watson, Ian Francis, 2012
3
A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines
COMMON GREENSHANK Plate 18 Tringa nelnilaria Migrant — Common
Description: Medium large, moderately long slightly upturned bill, long legs,
sexes alike. Breeding head, neck, and breast white streaked with dark brown;
eyering white: ...
4
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
S Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatllis 22-25 cm Moerasruiter This species is
smaller and more slender than the similar Common Greenshank, and has a long,
straight and very thin bill. It is paler and longer-legged than the Wood Sandpiper,
...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
5
Birds of the Middle East
Resembles small, slim Common Greenshank with proportionally longer legs and
straight, thin, fine-pointed bill. Face almost white, usually with distinctive
supercilium. Flight pattern similar to Greenshank's with dark wings, contrasting
white tail ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
6
A Field Guide to the Birds of China
Underwing streaked dark (white in Nordmann's Greenshank). Separated from
Marsh Sandpiper by larger size, stockier shape, proportionally shorter legs and
distinctive call. Iris — brown; bill — grey with black tip; feet — yellowish-green.
John Ramsay MacKinnon, 2000
BP Bill mid length, needle-fine, black; eyes black; very long legs greenish-yellow.
Vo High-pitched single kiu or pyoo, sometimes repeated in greenshank-like
series kiu-kiu-kiu, but faster, higher; also a repeated abrupt yup when flushed,
and ...
8
A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: ...
THE GREEN-LEGGED LONGSHANK, OR GREENSHANK. GREEN-LEGGED
HORSEMAN. GREATER PLOVER. GREENSHANK SNIPE. Fio. 27. Scopolax
Glottis. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 245. Scopolax Glottis. Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 720. Greenshank
.
William MacGillivray, 1852
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A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory
GLOTTIS CHLOROPUS. THE GREEN-LEGGED LONGSHANK, OR
GREENSHANK. GREEN-LEGGED HORSEMAN. GREATER PLOVER.
GREENSHANK SNIPE. Scopolax Glottis. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 245. Seopolax Glottis.
Lath. Iud. Orn. II. 720.
William Macgillivray, 1852
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Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Nordmann's Greenshank (vagrant) The two Greenshanks have greenish legs, the
next species more than this one. Alexander von Nordmann was a 19th-century
Finnish zoologist and botanist who spent much of his working life in Russia and ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENSHANK»
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Birdwatch: Patience pays off in wait for elusive wetlands cousin
... were seen there and at Fairburn Ings, and seven spotted redshanks at Blacktoft Sands also, green sandpipers, ruff and greenshank. A stone ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
RSPB Scotland warns against impacts of proposed Flow Country …
... Gordon, has highlighted the possible fate of a range of species, including Greenshank and Red-throated Diver, which breed at Strathy South. «Bird Watch, Jun 15»
Wind farm can 'restore Flow Country peatland'
“All other bird and habitat issues have been successfully concluded, except in relation to greenshank and red-throated divers. There is no ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
SSE hails Strathy 'net gain'
The PLI at Strathy was triggered by Scottish Natural Heritage objections to impacts on two bird species, greenshank and red-throated diver. «reNews, Jun 15»
Social News 3/6
It is home to 215 species of birds, including seven listed in the Red Book such as grey pelican, spotted greenshank, and Asian dowitcher along ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jun 15»
Once was a bird hunter
The area attracts numerous species including the nordmann's greenshank and spoonbill sandpiper, endangered migrant species from the ... «The Daily Star, May 15»
Dick Balharry
It was there, in 1964, that he found a greenshank nest housing five eggs, a rare and significant discovery. He also did crucial research on the ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
RSPB fights plans for wind farm on peatland
Opponents have raised concerns that the turbines would disturb the breeding grounds of rare birds including the greenshank, dunlin, merlin, ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
Anger as wind farm inquiry hit by delay
... environmental concerns over the impact on birds such as the hen harrier, golden eagle, wood sandpiper, red-throated diver and greenshank. «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
Why we should learn birdsong alongside French and German
... of brent geese and contains field recordings of about 20 other species of birds including skylark, snipe, grouse, greenshank and curlew. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
