Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) on water, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) on water, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) beside water, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) pair on land, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) two males fighting over female, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Roger Powell / Northern / Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} pair feeding together on future breeding pond, Varanger, Norway

Roger Powell / Red-necked / Northern Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} feeding on margin of pool, Varanger, Norway

Roger Powell / Northern / Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} feeding on margin of pool, Varanger, Norway

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red necked / Northern phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} on water, winter plumage, off Muscat, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red / Grey phalarope {Phalaropus fulicarius} male with chick, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Graham Eaton / Red-necked / Northern Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) on still water, Alaska, USA, June

Roy Mangersnes / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) female catching food, mosquito larva, in a pond on the arctic tundra of Barrow, Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Two Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) females fighting over a male at nesting pond in arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Two Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) females fighting over a male at nesting pond in arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) female flying on the arctic tundra of Barrow, Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) female on the right and male on the left at nesting pond in arctic Alaska, USA. Digitally altered - rock removed. June

Roy Mangersnes / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) female in a pond on the arctic tundra of Barrow, Alaska, USA. June

Jorma Luhta / Northern phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} beside water, Finland

Fabio Liverani / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulcarius) juvenile standing in water. Dunas de Maspalomas Natural Reserve, Gran Canaria, Canary Isles, Spain, September 2007

Sergey Gorshkov / Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) female spreading its wings, Kamchatka, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) female, Kamchatka, Russia

David Tipling / Northern / Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} male, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male Wilson's Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) in shallow water, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA. May 2005

Chris Gomersall / Juvenile Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) North Iceland, July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) with autumn eclipse plumage, resting on floating seaweed, North Iceland, July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Male Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in post-breeding moult on sea, North Iceland, July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), in autumn eclipse plumage, resting on floating seaweed, Iceland, July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Male Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) wading in shallow water, Rif, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Female Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in post-breeding moult. Rif, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalarope lobatus) and Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) on Brackish lagoon, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Male Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in post-breeding moult wading in shallow water. Rif, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Male Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in post-breeding moult wading in shallow water. Rif, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) amongst wading Red-necked / Northern phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus). Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Female Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)in post-breeding moult wading in shallow water. Rif, Iceland. July 2006

Konstantin Mikhailov / Northern / Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Nenetskiy Zapovednik / reserve, Pechora River, tundra, Northern Russia

Colin Preston / Northern / Red Necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} male, UK

Steve Knell / Northern / red necked phalarope male in marsh {Phalaropus lobatus} UK

Steve Knell / Northern / red necked phalarope male in marsh {Phalaropus lobatus} UK

Steve Knell / Northern / red necked phalarope male with chicks {Phalaropus lobatus} UK

Staffan Widstrand / Grey / Red phalarope {Phalaropus fulicarius} in wetlands, Anadye, Siberia, Russia

George McCarthy / Northern phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} on nest, Varanger, Norway.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Grey Phalarope {Phalaropus fulicarius} Kolyma, Siberia, Russia

Pete Cairns / Red necked phalarope male {Phalaropus lobatus} on water, Borgefjell NP. Sweden.

Pete Cairns / Red necked / Northern phalarope female {Phalaropus lobatus} Borgefjell NP. Sweden.

Philippe Clement / Female Northern / Red necked phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} Shetland Is, Scotland, UK

Tom Vezo / Wilson's phalarope female on water {Phalaropus tricolor} Utah, USA

Tom Vezo / Wilson's phalarope female on water {Phalaropus tricolor} Utah, USA

Tom Vezo / Wilson's phalarope male on nest {Phalaropus tricolor} Utah, USA

Flip de Nooyer / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) female vocalizing, Siberia

Tom Vezo / Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) wading and foraging for food, Bear River, Utah

Konrad Wothe / Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) female on nest, Finland

Tim Fitzharris / Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) adult with reflection, North America

Paul Hobson / Northern / Red necked) phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} female Shetland, Scotland

Doug Wechsler / Wilson's phalarope female in water {Phalaropus tricolor} North Dakota, USA Lostwood NWR

Nigel Bean / Northern phalarope on nest. (Phalaropus lobatus) Scotland. Shetland.

John Cancalosi / Northern phalarope calling (Phalaropus lobatus) Shetland Isles.

George McCarthy / Northern phalaropes mating {Phalaropus lobatus} Norway

John Cancalosi / Northern phalarope female in breeding plumage Shetland Islands, Scotland, Europe

John Cancalosi / Northern phalarope female in breeding plumage Shetland Islands, Scotland, Europe

John Cancalosi / Northern (red necked) phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} calling, on water, Scotland, UK

Tom Vezo / Northern phalarope in water, Manitoba, Canada

Shattil & Rozinski / Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) flock flying over water, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, May

Mike Read / Northern or Red necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in winter plumage on small pond in New Forest, Hampshire UK October

Mike Read / Northern or Red necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) in winter plumage on small pond in New Forest, Hampshire UK October

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Grey phalarope {Phalaropus fulicarius} male on coast, breeding plumage, Spitzbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Robin Chittenden / Grey phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) in water, Waxham, Norfolk, England, January

Mike Read / Grey / Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) in winter plumage on small pond, near Burley, New Forest, Hampshire, England, November

Mike Read / Grey / Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) in winter plumage on small pond, near Burley, New Forest, Hampshire, England, November

Grant McDowell / Northern phalarope on nest {Phalaropus lobatus} Varanger, Norway

George McCarthy / Northern phalaropes male {Phalaropus lobatus} UK

Paul Hobson / Northern (red necked) phalarope pair on grass {Phalaropus lobatus} Shetland Scotland UK

Paul Hobson / Northern (red necked) phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} female Shetland Scotland UK