Edited and introduced by James Fisher
Globe-Spanners
' Globe-Spanners ' is the name given by Abel Chapman to that large family of birds, the waders, a group renowned for their very lengthy migrations.
GEORGE YEATES recounts his experiences on wader breeding-grounds in the Scottish Highlands and islands, and in Iceland.
Eric ENNION, who watches and rings waders during their passage migration and in winter, gives some results of his studies.
KENNETH WILLIAMSON reports on the increasing frequency of American waders making transatlantic Sights to this country.
Produced by Jeffery Boswall