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Sub-Antarctic / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) flying away with egg stolen from a Royal penguin colony (Eudyptes schlegeli), Macquarie Island, Australian Territory. December
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock flying past houses of west London. London, UK. February
Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia, September
Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) walking on beach looking for food. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia
Two eggs of the threatened Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) on a beach. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia. Taken under the supervision of Hooded plover monitoring volunteer and ex Parks officer
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking over tidal mudflats in low winter sunshine. Holy Island (Lindisfarne) tidal mudflats, Northumberland, England, UK. December
Red knots (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage feeding co-operatively on tidal mudflats. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK December
Subantarctic or Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) stealing an egg from a Royal penguin colony (Eudyptes schlegeli) on Macquarie Island, Australian Territory
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) pair mating, on rocks on beach. Hailuoto, Finland. May
Dotterel, (Charadrius morinellus) female amongst Blue mountain heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) flowers, Ljungdalsfjallen, Harjedalen, Sweden
Curlew (Numenius arquata) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, with the industrial buildings of Teeside in the background. Durham, UK. January
Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight. Durham, UK. September
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) with beakful of fish, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) flock in flight past Willow trees fringing a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February
Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with Starfish prey in beak. Zeeland, The Netherlands
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach at Salisbury Plain, with Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) hovering. South Georgia, South Atlantic
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult calling from rock in breeding colony. Isle of May, Scotland, UK, July
Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight, Punta Cevallos, Espanola Island, Galapagos
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) two mobbing Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) courtship behaviour, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA June
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) perched on a No Fishing sign, New York, USA
RF - Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight over the Wash, Norfolk, UK. November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) pair, Crab Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) three eggs in nest scrape, County Wicklow, Ireland, June
Ringed plover (Charidrius hiaticula) with newly hatched chick, County Wicklow, Ireland, June
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) flock in flight, Sisal, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) chick walking back to parent sitting on nest scrape on beach. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June
Corncrake (Crex crex) calling at dawn on machair, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage flapping wings on sea cliff top in seabird colony, Scotland, UK, May. Digital composite
Great skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight and spectacular coastline with sea stacks and cliffs, home to breeding sea birds at Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. May 2018. Digital composite
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) in summer plumage, Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK, July
Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) flying with crab in beak. Oman, June
Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) three flying, two with crabs in beaks. Oman, June
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) taking off from ice, Svalbard Norway, July
Brown noddies (Anous stolidus) perched on rock face, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) small wader with young in machair. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June
Dunlin (Calidris alpina ) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile, migrant, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales
Flock of wading birds flying over The Wash, at dusk, Norfolk, UK, September 2008
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted at sunset on Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, June
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) standing on rock. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. September
RF - Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with blue sky, England, UK, Digital composite
Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) carrying nesting material, Brenne, France, May
Fairy Tern (Gygis alba) pair, Cousin Island, Republic of Seychelles
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) covered by mud from its partner digging out their nesting chamber / burrow, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming, split level view, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, July