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The Ringed Plover {CJiaradrius hiaticula) . . . 190 



The Kentish Plover {CJiaradrius cantianus) . . 193 



The Dotterel {Charadrius morinellus) . .194 



The Golden Vloyy^k {Charadrius 'pluvialis) . . .196 



The Redshank and Knot {Totanus calidris and Tringa canutus) 202 



The Greenshank {Totanus glottis) . . . 206 



The Dunlin and Phalarope {Tringa aljnna and Phalarojms 



hijl^crhoreus) ...... 208 



The Woodcock {Scoloimx rusticola) . . . .213 



The 'Rjjy'E {Machetes imgnax) . . . ,218 



The Curlew {Numenius arquatus) . . . .219 



The ^Vruibrel {Xumenius 2ihceo2ms) . . . 225 



The Common Tern and Arctic Tern {Sterna hirundo and 



S. ardica) . . . . . .226 



The Sandwich Tern and Lesser Tern {Sterna cantiaca and 



S. minuta) . . . . . .232 



The Black-headed Gull {Larus ridihundus) . .238 



The Common Gull {Larus canus) .... 243 



The Kittiwake {Larus tridadylus) . . . .247 



The Herring Gull {Larus argentatus) . . .252 



The Lesser Black-backed Gull {Larus fuscus) . . 256 



The Great Black-backed Gull {Larus marinus) . 260 



Richardson's Skua {Lestris richardsoni) . . 261 



The Great Skua {Lestris catarrhactes) . . 262 



The Puffin {Fratercula ardica) . . . .263 



The Razorbill {Alca torda) . . . .268 



The Guillemot {Alca troile) . . . .273 



The Black Guillemot {Alca grylle) . . .278 



The Red-throated Diver {Golymhus septentrionalis) . 279 



The Black-throated Diver {Golymbus arcticus) . 280 



The Little Grebe {Podiceps minor) . . . .281 



The Great-crested Grebe {Podiceps cristatus) . 284 



