Shorebirds of Ireland

by Mark Carmody

Jim Wilson

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Sandpipers and plovers are among the many shorebirds that live between the tides in Ireland, on mudflats and shingle, in estuaries and lagoons, on beaches and bays. Jim Wilson and Mark Carmody introduce this world and its birds, which we have all seen but may know little about. Description of how they adapted to this often harsh environment, and how they evolved ways of exploiting the food supply, is followed by an account of their amazing annual migrations between Ireland and places such as arctic Canada and Siberia. One chapter describes the special role of Iceland in the lives...

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  • ISBN13 9781848890176
  • Publish Date 1 October 2009
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 January 2017
  • Publish Country IE
  • Imprint The Collins Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Language English