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The books are listed in order of publication date with the most recent at the top.

Other wader pages

Books about waders

Redshanks, greenshanks and related waders

In the UK

Common Redshank
Tringa totanus

Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia

Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus

Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis

Rare UK visitors

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes

Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria

Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes

Other species

Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana

Willet
Tringa semipalmata

Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer

Redshank (Upland Bird Management Guidelines)

Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group

The Redshank

W.G. Hale

1988

This book briefly covers all aspects of the biology of the Redshank. Includes sections on the origins of the different races, breeding distribution, differences in migration patterns of different populations, courtship displays, breeding biology, feeding, moult and population fluctuations.

Greenshanks

Desmond Nethersole-Thompson

Poyser

1979

A 250 page monograph on the Greenshank. Based on over 40 years research. Includes black & white photographs, sketches, maps and colour plates by Donald Watson.

The Greenshank

Desmond Nethersole-Thompson

The New Naturalist Monograph 5

1951

A study of the Greenshank. 244 pages with colour and black & white photographs and, maps and and diagrams. The opening chapters deal with the distribution of the Greenshank in Britain and abroad, migration, habitat, population density, enemies, and food are treated in early chapters. Subsequent chapters cover voice, courtship, egg-laying, clutch-size, incubation, hatching, and behavior of the young.