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Winter Avifauna of the Camargue. 
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Squatarola squatarola (L.). 
The Grey Plover was not common. A flock of ten was 
seen in the vast flats of the Isle Mornue in the fitang de 
Valcares, and a single individual was seen near Les Saintes 
Maries. 
Vanellus vanellus (L.). 
The Lapwing was not common, and was absent from the 
south-western portion of the Camargue. 
Calidris alba (Pallas). 
A large flock of Sanderling seen on the beach near Les 
Saintes Maries on 29 Dec. 
Erolia alpina alpina (L.). 
The Dunlin was common in large flocks. 
Tringa ochropus L. 
A flock of eight with Redshanks in one of the fresher 
marshes north of Les Saintes Maries. 
Tringa totanus (L.). 
The Redshank was widely distributed in small numbers. 
Kumenius arquata arquata (L.). 
The Curlew could not be called common, compared with 
its numbers on the coasts of England and Holland. It was 
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seen daily in small numbers. 
Numenius tenuirostris Yieill. 
It was a delightful surprise to see a flock of five of these 
birds near the Etang de Valcares, apparently much tamer 
than the common Curlew, as they allowed a much closer 
approach. The much shorter and less curved bill is an 
excellent field-mark, and at any distance the bird has a 
lighter colour-effect. 
Limnocryptes gallinula (L.). 
Two Jack Snipe were flushed from a marshy meadow near 
the Etang de Valcares, 
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