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A large number of rare vagrant birds have been recorded at Dawlish Warren, including elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans), lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis), long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix), greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii), semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor ...
The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma ...
The refuge protects various kinds of habitat, including barrier beach, dune, tidal estuary, salt marsh, and rocky coastline. The piping plover, an endangered species, nests on refuge land. A mile-long trail within the refuge was designated as a National Recreation Trail. [3]
These can be (in the adult) single complete bands (ringed, semipalmated, little ringed, long-billed),or double or triple bands (killdeer, three-banded, Forbes'). They have relatively short bills and feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady ...
Black-bellied plover: C - C C Snowy plover: U U U F Semipalmated plover: F - F - Killdeer: U U F C Black oystercatcher: U U U U Black-necked stilt: U - F F American avocet - - U U Greater yellowlegs: F - F U Lesser yellowlegs - - U - Willet: C U C C Wandering tattler: U - U - Spotted sandpiper: U - U U Whimbrel: F - F U Long-billed curlew: U ...
Jan. 30—The Siuslaw National Forest initiated its largest western snowy plover habitat restoration project to date by removing vegetation along the beach between the Siltcoos River and the ...
Starlings and mynas are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) (U)
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) (U)