"In Florida, in the spring when the mating instinct is strong, I have seen a flock of s ing about the sky, going throu…"

"Some shorebirds are capable of very deep (>15 cm) and complex probing of the sediment and this feeding guild is repre…"

"The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The travel…"

"The Numinous tahitiensis is a rare shorebird that breeds in western Alaska and winters on oceanic islands in the trop…"

"The first scientific studies of Puffins were by on between 1927 and 1939, rather as a sideline to his pioneering work…"

"All birds have upper and and lower eyelids. They protect the eyes and are closed when the bird sleeps. Birds also hav…"

"Most s winter well offshore in the central North Pacific. There are about one million individuals, with 86% in North …"

"The breeds from France and the in the south to as far north as there is ice-free land and has been studied throughout…"

"For a seabird, the is diminutive. It stands just 18–20cm (7–8in), which is about as tall as a paperback novel, and it…"

"Iceland is the stronghold of the with the majority of the world's population. Thus, it is not surprising that the spe…"