Juvenile Library in London, Middlesex

Birds of Britain Marshy Grounds and Shoreline Species

The text lists Britain’s waders and shorebirds including woodcock surperior names such as the sun drier and raf, noting their marsh preferences and passage habits. It describes sandpipers with the raf displaying varied neck plumes, then details the oystercatcher or sea pie, and groups of plovers including the Norfolk, green, long-legged, dottrel, sea-lark, and fandlerling with the dottrel highlighted for remark.