General Shorebird Information and links
The shorebird Watcher - a comprehensive site by Dick and Jean Hoffman.
Shorebird Identification
Stint Fan - Outstanding collection of shorebird photos, the majority taken in Japan including many vagrants. The stint images are truely spectacular. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Gallinago@web - Superb collection of asiatic snipe photos. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Shore
Birds in Japan - A shorebird orientated weblog by Nobuhiro Hashimoto. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
Shorebird Conservation and Monitoring
Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN)
Top Shorebird Viewing Sites
North America
Bolivar Flats Shorebird
Sanctuary, Texas, USA.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge, New York.
Delaware Refuges and Delmarva Peninsula.
Shepody Bay, New Brunswick, Canada. Used by millions of Semipalmated
Sandpipers during fall migration (peak in early to mid-August).
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Hoquiam, Washington.
Europe
Minsmere
Asia
Mai Po, Hong Kong,
China
Yatsu-higata,
Tokyo, Japan
Australasia
Eighty-mile Beach, Western Australia
Broome/Roebuck
Bay, Western Australia
Miranda Shorebird Center,
New Zealand
Africa
Sandwich Lagoon, Namibia
Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa