Waterbird Wednesday week 10 - Common Snipe
The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a resident in many parts of the UK, with a large breeding population in the northern uplands...
Waterbird Wednesday week 9 - Dunlin
The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a very familiar wader to most people. It breeds in small numbers in the north west of the UK, with a...
Waterbird Wednesday week 8 - Little Egret
The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is now a relatively common species across the UK, despite first successfully breeding here as...
Waterbird Wednesday week 7 - Pink-footed Goose
The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a winter visitor to the UK which breeds in Iceland, Svalbard and Greenland. They are a...
Waterbird Wednesday week 6 - Common Sandpiper
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is mainly a summer visitor to the UK, with a breeding population of around 15'000 pairs. Less...
Waterbird Wednesday week 5 - Common Gull
The Common Gull (Larus canus) is, despite it's name, not the most common gull in the UK. They are, however, commonly seen in the winter,...