Shorebirds

Desert life at the seashore

The wide sandy beaches are home to only a few specialzed bird species which can cope with flying sand, wind and heat. Some search for food on beaches, very few even breed here.



http://www.schutzstation-wattenmeer.de/wissen/bedrohungen/tourismus/strandvoegel

Hurried runners at the water line          -> Sanderling

Sociable searcher on the beach           -> Turnstone

Elegant dwarf on the beach                  -> Little tern

Inconspicuous beach breeder               -> Kentish plover

Collared sand breeder                          -> Ringed plover