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LapwingVanellus vanellus. Acta orn. 32 by the BTO during 1945-1989 were (2): 137-148. (Gdansk Omithol. Stn., usedto examinetiming of nestingand Recent Inst. Ecol., Polish Acad. Sci., broodproduction of Scolopaxrusticola. Nadwislanska 108, P-80-680 Gdansk 40, Poland, email: H6tker, H. 1998. Intraspecificvariation [email protected]).Egg sizewas in lengthof incubationperiod in Avocets on wades found to vary significantlywith Recurvirostraavosetta. Ardea 86 (1): geographiclocation. Mean eggbreadth 33-41. (Forschungsund compiledby Henk Koffijberg and volumedecreased with longitude TechnologiezentrumWestkiJste der and increased with latitude, and this Christian-Albrechts-Univ. zu Kiel, relationshipexplained 42% and49% Hafent6rn,D25761 Bi.isum, Germany, In trying to make theselists as respectivelyof theirvariation among email: [email protected]) completeas possible,and the next one studyareas. even more complete and up to date, Kammann, R. & H6tker, H. 1998. your help is most welcome.Please Dougall, T. 1998. Oystercatcher Hungem oder Frieren: wann werden send new titles, abstracts, reprints, incubatingLapwing clutch. Scott. Birds junge S•ibelschn•iblerendotherm? copies,reports, and (important too!) omissions or corrections to: Henk 19 (3): 181. (62 LeamingtonTerrace, (Starvingor freezing:when do young EdinburghEH10 4JL, UK). Haematopus Avocetsbecome endotherm?). SeevOgel Koffijberg, Glenn Millerweg 102, ostralegusincubating Vanellus vanellus 19 (Sonderheft):87-89. In German. 1311 RW Aimere, The Netherlands. eggs. (Forschungsund Technologiezentrum Westk/Jste der Christian-Albrechts-Univ. Rememberto include,if possible,the Downs, C.T. & Ward, D. 1997. Does zu Kiel, Hafent6rn, D-25761 BiJsum, addressof the first author, and shadingbehavior of incubating Germany).Recurvirostra avosetta translationsof titles if they are in other shorebirds in hot environments cool the languagesthan English. eggsor the adults?Auk 114 (4): 717- Lengignon,A., Bacquet,S. & Triplet, P. 724. 1998.Les effectifsde Vanneauxhupp6s For helpwith thisissue I'm very grateful Vanellus vanellus en Plaine Maritime to T. Piersma,I. Bainbridge,D.A. Goldin, M.R. & Regosin,J.V. 1998. Picardeen 1998. [Breedingnumbers of Stroud,P. Triplet, G. Scheiffarth,G. Chick behavior, habitat use, and Lapwing Vanellusvanellus on the Plaine Nehls,P. Chylarecki,K.-M. Exo. reproductivesuccess of PipingPlovers Maritime Picarde].Avifaune Picarde 5: at GoosewingBeach, Rhode Island. J. 101. In French. Translatedtitles from languagesother Field Ornithol. 69 (2):228-234. thanEnglish are bracketed; with round Charadrius melodus Lengyel, S., Robinson,J.A. & Oring, bracketsif the translationis by the L.W. 1998. Chick recognitionin author(s),square brackets if not. Gronstol, G.B. 1997. Correlates of AmericanAvocets: a chickexchange eggsizevariation in polygynously study.Auk 115(2):490-493. N.B. a copyof your paperor abstract breedingNorthern Lapwings. Auk 114: Recurvirostra americana wouldbe very helpfulto enableme to 507-512. Vanellus vanellus Pierce,E.P. & Lifjeld, J.T. 1998. High addsome keywords or give added annotation to the titles. paternitywithout paternity assurance Hegyi, Z. & Sasvfiri,L. 1998. behaviorin the PurpleSandpiper, a So far, about 6,800 titles have been Componentsof fitnessin Lapwings specieswith highpaternal investment. Vanellus vanellus and Black-tailed stored in the WSG/RPW database. Still Auk 115(3): 602-612. Calidris GodwitsLimosa limosa during the maritima, mating strategies. not enough,so keep sendingmore!! breedingseason: do female body mass (actually,I'm still not receivingevery and egg sizematter? Ardea 86 (1): 43- Robinson,J.A. & Oring, L.W. 1997. waderpaper published) 50. (Dept. Gen. Zool., E6tv6s Univ., Natal andbreeding dispersal in Pf/330, Puskinu. 3, H1445 Budapest, AmericanAvocets. Auk 114 (3): 416- 430. Recurvirostra americana. BREEDING Hungary,email: [email protected]).Body massof incubatingfemales, egg sizes, Blanken, M.S. & Nol, E. 1998. Factors hatchingsuccess, hatching masses and Sandercock,B.K. 1998. Chronologyof affectingparental behavior in brood survival were recorded for nestingevents in Westernand SemipalmatedPlovers. Auk 115 (1): individuallycolourmarked Lapwings SemipalmatedSandpipers near the 166-174. Charadriussemipalmatus. and Black-tailed Godwits. Arctic Circle. J. Field Ornithol. 69 (2): 235-243. Calidris mauri, C. pusilla Christiansen,J. 1995. Brutzeitliche H6glund,J., Widemo, F., Sutherland, Habitatwahl des Kiebitzes (Vanellus W.J. & Nordenfors, H. 1998. Ruffs Sandercock, B.K. 1998. Assortive vaneflus)auf Griinlandfiiichenim Philomachuspugnax and distribution mating and sexualsize dimorphismin BeltringharderKoog in Schleswig- models:can leks be regardedas Westernand Semipalmatedsandpipers. Holstein. [Habitatchoice of breeding patches?Oikos 82(2): 370-376. Auk 115(3): 786-790. Calidris mauri, LapwingsVanellus vanellus at meadows C. pusilla. in the BeltringharderKoog, Schleswig- Hoodless, A.N. & Coulson, J.C. 1998. Holstein].Diplomarbeit, Univ. OsnablSick. In German. Breedingbiology of theWoodcock Schekkerman,H., Nehls, G., H6tker, H., Scolopaxrusticola in Britain. Bird Tomkovich,P.S., Kania, W., Chylarecki, Study45 (2): 195-204. (Game Conserv. P., Soloviev, M. & Van Roomen, M. Chylarecki,P., Kuczynski,L., Vogrin, Trust,Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1998. Growth of Little Stint Calidris M. & Tryjanowski,P. 1997. Geographic 1EF, UK). Nest record cardscollected minutachicks on theTaimyr peninsula, variationin eggmeasurements of the Siberia.Bird Study45(1): 77-84. (IBN, 18

P.O. Box 23, NL6700 AA Wageningen, Bltihdorn,I. 1998.Auswirkungen Dodd, S.L. & Colwell, M.A. 1998. Netherlands).Hatchling dimensions and potentiellerSt6rreize auf dasVerhalten Environmental correlates of diurnal and growthof chicksup to fledgingage are brtitenderund jungeftihrender Kiebitze nocturnalforaging patterns of described. Vanellusvanellus. (The impactof nonbreedingshorebirds. Wilson Bull. potentialdisturbances on the behaviour 110 (2): 182-189. Strowger,J. 1998. The statusand of LapwingsVanellus vanellus during DouglasIII, H.D. 1998.Response of breedingbiology of the Dotterel incubationand chick rearing).Vogelwelt EasternWillets (Catoptrophoruss. Charadrius morinellus in northern 119 (2): 105-113. In Germanwith semipalmatus)to vocalizationsof Englandduring 1972-95. Bird Study45 Englishsummary. (Westffilische Easternand Western(C. s. inornatus) (1): 85-91. (CrossHill House, Wilhelms Univ. Mtinster, Inst. Neuro & Willets. Auk 115 (2): 514-518. Newsham, Richmond, North Yorkshire, Verhaltensbiol.,Abt. Verhaltensbiol., DLll 7RD, UK). Regularmigrant but a Badestr. 13, D-48149 Mtinster, Ezealor, A.U. & Giles Jr., R.H. 1997. scarcebreeder. In goodyears up to five Germany) Wintering Ruffs Philomachuspugnax pairsmay breed. are not pestsof rice Oryza spp.in Bruinzeel, L.W. & Piersma, T. 1998. Nigeria'sSahelian wetlands. Wildfowl Tulp, I., Schekkerman,H., Piersma,T., Cost reduction in the cold: heat 48: 202209. (GilesJr.: Dept. Fish. & Jukema,J., De Goeij, P. & Van de Kam, generatedby terrestriallocomotion Wildl. Sci.,Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & J. 1998. Breedingwaders at Cape partly substitutesfor thermoregulation StateUniv., Blacksburg,Virginia, 2406- Sterlegova,northern Taimyr in 1994. costs in Knots Calidris canutus. Ibis 10321, USA). Food andfeeding habits Zeist :WIWO (FoundationWorking 140: 323-328. (Zool. Lab., Univ. of winteringRuffs were investigated by GroupInternational Wader and Groningen,P.O. Box 14, NL-9750 AA analysinggut contentsand observing Waterfowl Research).WIWO report 61, Haren, Netherlands) foraginghabits in the field. 87 p. Availablefrom: Stichting WIWO, Fehta 23, NL-3633 CT Butler, R.W., Williams, T.D., Wamock, Fitzpatrick,S. & Bouchez,B. 1998. Vreeland, Netherlands. Price Dr. 25 + N. & Bishop,M.A. 1997.Wind Effects of recreational disturbance on 15 admin.costs, postal giro account assistance:a requirementfor migration the foragingbehaviour of waderson a 2666009). Cost of incubationand nest of shorebirds?Auk 114 (3): 456-466. rockybeach. Bird Study45(2): 157-171 incubation schedules in Calidris (Sch.Appl. Biol. & Chem. Sci., Univ. canutus were studied. Other research Dierschke,V. 1998. Site fidelity and Ulster, Newtownabbey,C. Antrim, includedmonitoring of breedingbird survivalof PurpleSandpipers Calidris BT37 0QB, UK). Typesand extent of densities,recording breeding success of maritima at Helgoland(SE North Sea). human recreational disturbances on a waders,recording seasonal abundance Ring. & Migr. 19 (1): 41-48. beachand their effectson the foraging of arthropodfauna, trapping and ringing behaviourof Haematopusostralegus, of adult waders. Waders studied: Dierschke,V. 1998. High profit at high Numeniusarquata and Tringa totanus Pluvialis squatarola,Charadrius risk for juvenile Dunlins Calidris alpina were studied. hiaticula, Arenaria interpres,Calidris stoppingover at Helgoland(German alba, C. minuta, C. maritima, C. Bight). Ardea 86 (1): 59-69. (Inst. Garr, J.J. 1998. Reaction of Common ferruginea. Vogelforschung'Vogelwarte Helgoland', Greenshanks and Eurasian Curlew to P.O. Box 1220, D-27494 Helgoland, Grey Squirrel.Brit. Birds91(4): 140. Germany,email: volker-ifv@t- (1 Widbury Rd., Pennington, BEHAVIOUR, ECOLOGY online.de).Adult birdsavoid Helgoland Lymington,Hampshire SO41 8EF, UK.) & EVOLUTION as a stagingsite probably due to a high Numeniusarquata and Tringanebularia predationrisk of migratingbirds of prey. escortinga squirrel. Arnold, R.W. 1998. Whimbrels thermalling.Brit. Birds91(5): 198. (8 Dierschke, V. 1997. Unterschiedliches Hockey,P.A.R., Turpie,J.K. & HelenTerrace, Y Felinheli,Gwynnedd Zugverhaltenalter undjunger Velfisquez,P. 1998. What selective LL56 4SZ, UK). Numeniusphaeopus. AlpenstrandltiuferCalidris alpina: pressureshave driven the evolutionof OkologischeUntersuchungen and deferrednorthward migration by Baker-Gabb, D. 1998. Native Rastpltitzender Ostsee,des juvenile waders?J. AvianBiol. 29(2): grasslandsand the Plainswanderer. Wattenmeeresund auf Helgoland. 325-330. (PercyFitzPatrick Inst. Afr. Wingspan8(1): I-VIII. Birds Australia [Different migrationpatterns of adult Ornithol.,Univ. CapeTown, Conservation Statement No. 1 on the andjuvenile Dunlins Calidris alpina: Rondebosch,South Africa 7701, email: biology,conservation and management ecologicalstudies at stagingareas in the [email protected]).It is of the Pedionomustorquatus. Baltic, the Wadden Sea and at suggestedthat the low foraging Helgoland]. G6ttingen:Cuvillier proficiencyof youngwaders is an Barter, M. & Minton, C. 1998. Can Verlag. In German. importantfactor in the evolutionof premigratoryweight gain ratesbe used deferredmigration by somesmall to to predictdeparture weights of Dierschke,V. 1998. Anthropogeneund mediumsized waders. It is further individual waders from northwestern natarlicheSt6rreize far Ktistenv6gelim suggestedthat the probability of Australia?.Stilt 32: 5-15. (21 Chivalry Windwatt von Hiddensee.(Human and successfulbreeding by late arriving Ave., Glen Waverley,VIC. 3150, naturaldisturbing factors at a wind flat long-distancemigrants is solow that the Australia).Species selected for analysis: at Hiddensee(German Baltic Sea coast). risk of first-yearbirds dying on Calidris ruficollis,C. ferruginea,Xenus SeevOgel19 (Sonderheft):53-56. In northwardmigration doesn't have to be cinereus, Charadrius leschenaultii, Germanwith Englishsummary. high for the behaviourto be selected Heteroscelusbrevipes, C. canutus,C. Disturbanceby air traffic, boattraffic, againstand thus be lostfrom the tenuirostris,Limosa lapponica. pedestrians,and raptors. population. 19

Hockey,P.A.R., Pag•nyi,E.E., Turpie, the Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Piersma, T. 1998. Observations on the J.K. & Phillips,T.E. 1996. Foraging L. andits possibleimplications for food andforaging of Knots. In: Wolff, behaviour of Crab Plovers Dromas conservation.Ring. & Migr. 19(1): 13- W.J. (ed.).The end of the eastatlantic ardeola at Mida Creek, Kenya. Ostrich 16. (SectionEnvironre. Biol., Inst. Evol. flyway. Wadersin Guinea-Bissau. 67: 33-44. & Ecol. Sci., Leiden Univ., P.O. Box Reporton a cooperativeresearch project 9516, NL2300 RA Leiden, in the estuaries of Guinea-Bissau, James,R.M.R. 1998. Common Netherlands). Most birds in the October1992 - May 1993. WIWO Redshanksusing trees as highwater breedingseason which were ringedas report39. Zeist: WIWO, p. 45-47. roost. Brit. Birds 91(4): 139. chicks were recovered at less than six Calidris canutus. (10 EastbraeRd., Littleover, Derby kilometresfrom their original ringing DE23 7WA, UK). Tringa totanus. site. Scheiffart, G. & Nehls, G. 1997. Consumptionof benthicfauna by Joest,R. & H6tker, H. 1998. Der McCaffery, B.J. 1998. Implicationsof carnivorous birds in the Wadden Sea. Einfluss des Wetters auf den frequenthabitat switches in foraging Helgoliinder Meeresunters.51: 373387. Energiehaushaltjunger S•ibelschn•ibler Bar-tailed Godwits.Auk 115(2): (Forschungsund Technologiezentrum Recurvirostra avosetta. [Influence of 494496. Limosa lapponica. Westktiste Univ. Kiel, Hafent6rn, weatheron the energybudget of young D25761 Btisum, Germany). Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta]. Nehls, G., Hertzler, I. & Scheiffarth, G. Consumptionwas estimated for the Sylt- Seeviigel19 (Sonderheft):90. In 1997. Stablemussel Mytilus edulisbeds Romo inlet in the northernpart of the German.(Forschungs und in the WaddenSea - they'rejust for the WaddenSea, as well as a small tidal bay TechnologiezentrumWestktiste der birds.Helgoliinder Meeresunters. 51: near K6nigshafen.Feeding waders: Christian Albrechts Univ. zu Kiel, 361-372. (Forschungsund Haematopusostralegus, Recurvirostra Hafent6rn, D25761 Btisum,Germany). TechnologiezentrumWestktiste Univ. avosetta,Pluvialis apricaria, Calidris Kiel, Hafent6rn, D-25761 Btisum, canutus,C. alpina, Limosa lapponica, Johnson,O.W., Warnock,N., Bishop, Germany,email: nabu-inst.nehls@t- Numeniusarquata. M.A., Bennett, A.J., Johnson,P.M. & online.de).Predation by Somateria Kienholz, R.J. 1997. Migration of mollissima,Haematopus ostralegus and Scheiffart L., G. 1998. Das R•itsel der radiotaggedPacific Golden Plovers Larus argentatuson naturalmussel beds Sandbank:wo gehenPfuhlschnepfen from Hawaii to Alaska, and their was studied in the Wadden Sea near Limosalapponica auf Nahrungssuche? subsequentsurvival. Auk 114 (3): 521- K6nigshafen,Germany. [The riddle of the sands:where do Bar- 524. Pluvialisfulva tailed GodwitsLimosa lapponicago to Nehls, G., Hertzler,I., Ketzenberg,C. & searchfor food]. Seeviigel19 Kersten, M., Bruinzeel, L.W., Wiersma, Scheiffarth,G. 1998. Die Nutzung (Sonderheft):86. P. & Piersma, T. 1998. Reduced stabiler Miesmuschelbiinkedurh Viigel. metabolicrate of migratorywaders (Stablemussel beds as a resourcefor Summers, R.W., Piersma, T., Strann, winteringin coastalAfrica. Ardea birds). In: G•itje,C. & Reise,K. (eds.). K.B. & Wiersma, P. 1998. How do 86(1): 7180. (Ctr. d'•tudesbiologiques 0kosystemWattenmeer - Austausch, - PurpleSandpipers Calidris maritima de Chiz•, Ctr. Natl. Recherch. Transportund survive the winter north of the Arctic Scientifique,F79360 Villiers en Bois, Stoffumwandlungsprozesse.Berlin: circle. Ardea 86 (1): 51-58. (Lismore, France, email: kersten@ cebc.cnrs.fr). Springer-Verlag,p. 422-435. In German Mill Crescent, North Kessock, Inverness with Englishsummary. IV1 1XY, Scotland). Calidris maritima Kersten, M. & Piersma,T. 1998. Basal winteringin Norway eat andprocess a metabolicrates of tropicallywintering Pierstoa,T. & Ramenofsky,M. 1998. greateramount of food thanbirds waders. In: Wolff, W.J. (ed.).The end of Long-termdecreases of corticosterone winteringin Scotland. In this way, the the EastAtlantic Flyway. Waders in in captivemigrant shorebirds that additionalenergy demands for Guinea-Bissau.Report on a cooperative maintain seasonal mass and moult thermoregulationin a colder researchproject in the estuariesof cycles.J. AvianBiol. 29 (2): 97-104. environmentare probablymet. Guinea-Bissau,October 1992-May (Neth. Inst. Sea Res. NIOZ, P.O. Box 1993. WIWO report39. Zeist: 59, NL- 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, Thompson,J.J.. 1998. Interseasonal WIWO, Netherlands,email: [email protected]). changesin shorebirdhabitat p. 39-44. Plasma concentrations of corticosterone specialisationin Moreton Bay, Australia. were comparedbetween captive Emu 98 (2): 117-126. (Zool. Dept., Kooiker, G. & Buckow, C.V. 1997. Der Calidris canutus canutus and Calidris Univ. Queensland,St Lucia, Qld 4067 Kiebitz: Flugk•instlerim offenenLand. canutus islandica over two annual Australia). Speciesdiversity and [The Lapwing:aerial acrobat of the cycles.Islandica knots maintained the measuresof habitatspeci•ilisation opencountryside]. Wiesbaden :AULA schedulesof moult and body mass supportedthe prediction that shorebirds Verlag, 144 p. In German. Sammlung changesof theircounterparts in the wild are moreconcentrated within preferred Vogelkundeno. 7, ISBN: 3891045581, over the two years.Canutus-knots habitatduring the northwardcompared DM 39,80. Vanellus vanellus: showed deviations from normal annual with the southwardmigration, and that distribution,migration, feeding ecology, rhythms. the size of this changeis relatedto the breedingbiology, moult, population respectivedegree of specialisationof dynamics,behaviour, threats, and Piersma, T. & Gill Jr., R.E. 1998. Guts eachspecies. protection. don'tfly: smalldigestive organs in obeseBar-tailed Godwits. Auk 115(1): Triplet, P., Fagot, C., Bacquet,S., Kruk, M., Noordervliet, M.A.W. & ter 196-203. Limosa lapponica Desprez,M., Lengignon,A., Locquet, Keurs,W.J. 1998.Natal philopatryin N., Sueur,F. & Oget, E. 1998. Les 20

relationsCoque, Hu•'trierpie, Homme en 93-106. (2 RuslandAve., Orpington, lapponica,Numenius phaeopus, N. Baie de Somme.[The relationship Kent, BR6 8AU, UK). Descriptionof arquata, Tringa totanus,Arenaria betweenCockles, Oystercatchers, and Limnodromusgriseus, L. scolopaceus, interpres.Characteristics of various Humans in the baie de Somme]. [S.1.]: L. semipalmatus.Colour photographs subspeciesand populations are SyndicatMixte pour l'Am6nagementde of differentplumages. quantified. IncludesPOSCON la Cote Picarde,148 p. In French. software.ISBN: 0-7923-5020-0,price: (SMACOPI, R6serve Naturelie dela Christensen,K. &oSoby, E. 1998.Fugle GBP 116, USD 184 Baie de Somme, Stn. Biol. de i Danmark1996. Arsrapportover Blanquetaque,1 placede l'Amiral observationer.(The DanishBird Report Exo, K.-M., Hartwig, E. & Vries, R. de Courbet, F80100 Abbeville, France, 1996). Dansk Orn. Foren. Tidsskr. 1998.1. Deutsches See und email: blanquetaque@ dyadel.net). 92(2): 201-248. In Danishwith English Ktistenvogelkolloquium2. und 3. Human and Haematopusostralegus summary.(Dansk Ornitologisk November 1996. in Wilhelmshaven. predationon cockles. Forening,Vesterbrogade 140, DK- 1620 SeevOgel19 (Sonderheft):7-116. In CopenhagenV, Denmark). Summaryof Germanwith English summaries. Urfi, A.J., Goss-Custard, J.D. & Durell, occurrencein Denmarkof bird species (Verein Jordsand,Haus de Natur, S.E.A. Le V. dit 1996. The ability of which generallyare not subjectsof Bornkampsweg35, D-22926 OystercatchersHaematopus ostrale gus systematicmonitoring schemes. Ahrensburg/Wulfsdorf, Germany). to compensatefor lost feedingtime: Waders: Charadrius dubius, C. Specialissue of thejournal Seev6gel, field studieson individuallymarked alexandrinus, C. morinellus, Calidris containingpapers presented about birds.J. Appl. Ecol. 33: 873883. temminckii, C. minuta, C. maritima, conservation issues of coastal birds in Limicolafalcinellus, Phalaropus the Wadden Sea and the Baltic coast. lobatus,P. fulicarius. Specialemphasis on Charadrius DISTRIBUTION & FAUNISTICS alexandrinus.Wader papers are listed in Collins,P. & Jessop,R. 1998. this issue of RPW. Arbeitskreis Feuchtwiesenschutz Wyndham, an importantarea for Westniedersachsen1998. WiesenvOgel SharptailedSandpiper in the north-west Fisher, D. 1998. The first record of im westlichen Niedersachsen. of Australia?Stilt 32: 41-44. (P.O. Box SpottedRedshank Tringa erythropusfor [Meadowbirds in western Lower 97, Cowes, VIC. 3922, Australia). SouthAmerica. Cotinga9: 21. Saxony]. Osnabrtick: Arbeitskreis Calidris acuminata: ca. 3,500 birds in Feuchtwiesenschutz,266 p. In German. early May in WesternAustralia. About Flore, B.-O. 1998. (AK Feuchtwiesenschutz,c/o NABU, 75-100% in breedingplumage. Bestandsentwicklungvon Am SchOlerberg8, D-49082 Osnabrtick, Seeregenpfeifer( Charadrius Germany).On developmentof breeding Van Dijk, A.J., Hustings,F., Sierdsema, alexandrinus)und Zwegseeschwalbe numbersof Gallinago gallinago, H. & Meijer, R. 1997. Kolonievogelsen (Sterna albifrons ) im niedersiichsischen Limosalimosa, Tringa totanus,Vanellus zeldzamebroedvogels in Nederland in Wattenmeer1948-1995. (Population vanellus,Numenius arquata, 1995. [Colonialand rare breeding birds developmentof breedingKentish Haematopusostralegus in the Weser- in The Netherlandsin 1995]. SOVON Plover (Charadriusalexandrinus) and Ems areaof Lower Saxony,Germany. monitoringrapport1996/97, Beek- Little Tern (Sternaalbifrons) in the ISBN: 3930155052, Ubbergen: SOVON, 63 p. In Dutch WaddenSea of Lower Saxony price: DM 20. with Englishsummary. (Rijksstraatweg 19481995).SeevOgel 19(Sonderheft): 178, NL6573 DG Beek-Ubbergen, 57-63. In Germanwith English Asbirk, S., Kjeldsen,J.P., Rasmussen, P. Netherlands).Breeding waders: summary.(Hafkemeyerweg 20, & Salvig, J. 1998. Numbersand Himantopushimantopus, Recurvirostra D-49084 Osnabrtick,Germany). densitiesof coastalbirds. In: Wolff, W.J. avosetta, Charadrius dubius, C. Dramatic increase of Charadrius (ed.).The end of the EastAtlantic hiaticula, C. alexandrinus, Calidris alexandrinus:estimated 1000 breeding Flyway. Wadersin Guinea-Bissau. alpina, Philomachuspugnax, Actitis pairsin 1950s,76 pairsin 1995. Reporton a cooperativeresearch project hypoleucos,Arenaria interpres. in the estuariesof Guinea-Bissau, Grant,M. 1997. BreedingCurlews in October1992-May 1993. WIWO report Dinsmore, S.J., Collazo, J.A. & Walters, the UK: RSPB research and 39. Zeist: WIWO, p. 5-8. Comparison J.R. 1998. Seasonal numbers and implicationsfor conservation.RSPB of estimated numbers of waders in distribution of shorebirds on North Conservation Review 11: 67-73. 1986/87 and in 1993. Carolina's outer banks. Wilson Bull. 110 (RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, (2): 171-181. BedfordshireSG19 2DL, UK). Bradshaw,C. & Lansdown,P.G. 1998. Numeniusarquata breedingnumbers in A reportof the Long-toedStint on South Engelmoer,M. & Roselaar,C.S. 1998. Northern Ireland and in the Northern Uist. Brit. Birds 91(5): 180-184. (9 Geographicalvariation in waders. Pennines, UK. Information about TynemouthPlace, North Shields,Tyne [S.1.]: Kluwer academicpublishers, 344 breedingsuccess, habitat, predation, and & Wear NE30 4B J, UK). Calidris p. Morphometricalvariation of the conservation. subminuta on the Outer Hebrides. Not following specieswas studiedwith acceptedby the RaritiesCommittee. multivariate statistics: Charadrius Green, R.E., Hodson, D.P. & Holness, Calidris minutilla not sufficiently hiaticula, C. semipalmatus,Pluvialis P.R. 1997. Survival and movements of excluded.Photographs of C. minutilla apricaria, P squatarola,Calidris Stonecurlews Burhinus oedicnemus in differentplumages. canutus,C. alba, C. ferruginea, C. ringedin England.Ring. & Migr. 18 (2): maritima, C. alpina, Limosa limosa,L. 102-112. (RSPB, 17 RegentTerrace, Chandler, R.J. 1998. Dowitcher EdinburghEH7 5BN, UK). Migration identificationand ageing.A throughwestern France to wintering photographicreview. Brit. Birds 91(3): 21 areasin Spain,Portugal, Algeria, M. (eds.). Waterbirdsin Kneiss, Tunisia, ISBN 90-369-3402-8, Report RIKZ Morocco and West Africa. February1994. WIWOreport 54. Zeist 98.001. Giving detailedinformation on : WIWO, p. 5567. Calidris alpina. the occurrenceof many waderspecies in Gromadzka,J. 1997. Recoveriesof the Delta area. waterbirds in Tunisia, February 1994. Van der Have, T.M., Keijl, G.O. & In: Van der Have, T.M., Baccetti, N., Ruiters,P.S. 1997. Searchingfor Mikhailov, K.E. & Shibnev, Y.B. 1998. Keijl, G.O. & Zenatello,M. 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New breeding site of the Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola in Central Europe Milan Vogrin

Vogrin,M. 1998. New breedingsite of the Wood SandpiperTringa glareolain CentralEurope. WaderStudy Group Bull. 87: 24-25.

M. Vogrin,Hotinjska cesta 108, SI-2312 Orehovasvas, Slovenia. Email: milan.vog rin @guest. arnes. si.

The Wood SandpiperTringa glareola has a Holarctic 46029' N, 15019' E is a peatbog 1,510m abovesea level, with distribution.It breedsmainly in Scandinavia,eastern Europe 20 smalllakes, and is the biggestpeat bog on Mount Pohorje andin Siberia(Glutz von Blotzheimet al. 1977, Cramp 1983, (approximately50 ha). The mostcharacteristic plants are Jarvinen& Vaisanen1978). Sporadicor local breedinghas Pinusmugo and Sphagnumsp. Somesolitary trees of Picea alsooccurred to the west and southof theselimits (e.g. abiesand Sorbusaucuparia are alsopresent. Among forest Vaisanen1997). phytocenosis,the mostcommon are Pino mugi-Sphagnetum russowiiand Pino mugi-Sphagnetumgirgensohnii. The peat In Slovenia,it is a commonspring migrant (pers. obs.) A few bog is surroundedwith spruceforest. The areabelongs to the birdshave alsobeen recorded in Juneand July,particularly in alpinephytogeographical region (Marincek 1987). recentyears, but no breedingwas recorded.(Sere 1985, Geister1995, M. Vogrinpers.obs.). According to Geister Other speciesnesting on Lovrenskajezera peat bog are, for (1990) the Wood Sandpiperwas a potentialbreeder in exampleBlack grouseTetrao tetrix, Black Redstart Slovenia. In thispaper I describethe first confirmedbreeding Phoenicurusochruros, Dunnock Prunella modularis, Willow recordand therefore a new breedingsite for this speciesin WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia Central Europe. curruca,Ring Ouzel Turdustorquatus, Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus.Old nestsfrom the last two speciescould An adultbird in summerplumage with two youngwas probablyserve as a nestfor WoodSandpiper (see Pulliainen observedin Lovrenskajezera on Mount Pohorjeon 1lth July & Saari 1991). Accordingto our observationsof two fully 1997. The birdswere seenwalking along the shoreof one fledgedyoung in mid July,the layingand hatching period are smalllake, feedingon the groundnear the edgeof spruce similar to thosein FinnishLapland (Pulliainen & Saari 1991). forestPinus mugo. When we approached,two fully fledged youngimmediately disppeared into the bushes,whereas the Breedingdata of Wood Sandpiperfrom otherparts of Europe, adult bird flew to the other small lake. Here, the adult was exceptthe north,are ratherscarce (Glutz von Blotzheimet al. very nervous,standing at the lake edgeand it was therefore 1977, Kirchner 1978). For example,Dvorak et al. (1993) do possibleto observeit very carefully. When we moved,it not provideany dataon breedingof Wood Sandpiperin rapidlydisappeared under neighbouring bushes. Austria. Breedingdata from CentralEurope, until now, were availableonly from the CzechRepublic (Vaisanen 1997). Mount Pohorjeis the only silicatemountain range in Slovenia Nevertheless,Wood Sandpiperand Green SandpiperTringa and is situatedin the northeasternpart of the country. The ochropushave alreadybeen observed at this locality in the mostcharacteristic habitats on Mount Pohorjeare forestsand breedingseason, although breeding data were not obtained peatbogs. Most of the peatbogs are protected as forest (Sere 1985). reserves(Jencic 1995). Lovrenskajezera (approximately