The @waderquest grants panel is pleased to be able to support the first targeted scan survey for Nordmann’s Greenshank.
Spoon-billed Sandpiper © Bitnik Gao
Nordmann’s Greenshank © Jun Matsui
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Avocet reflections for #WaderWednesday.

Always nice to get your first Jack Snipe of the winter, taken this afternoon at CVL @bristolbirding

1st calendar year Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin, Wexford today, with @joeproudfoot200. Found recently by @SoundBirder @BirdGuides

Scanning through the 200+ Golden Plover flock of Virkie, Shetland yesterday for more views of the two American Golden Plovers. One. Then another. Hang on, there's another. Check. One, two and.... yes, three! Delighted to find this new beautifully spangled individual and nice to eveal that diagnostic grey underwing.

A few from recent visits to the Durham coast , Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and 3 DB Brent geese at Crimdon also a SEO at Blackhall Rocks 👍 @DurhamBirdClub @durhamwildlife @teesbirds1

Jack Snipe in a Shetland iris bed adopting the 'you cannot see me' freeze-pose. These pint-sized relatives of the more numerous Common Snipe are regular autumn migrants to Shetland from Scandinavia and further east but the vast majority go undetected.

An interesting shot from Oct 2017 at #LytchettFields showing the size difference between Little Stint and Greenshank

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A rough field on the edge of Sunderland
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Our contributions from Lundy, Devon. A flock of 7 Oystercatchers, single Woodcock, 8 European Golden Plover, 4 Jack Snipe and 8 Snipe.

Enjoyed visiting Rathlin's wader hotspots today for #WCWW2026 - counted 59 Redshanks, 27 Oystercatchers, 23 Ruddy Turnstones, 14 Curlews, 11 Ringed Plovers, and 3 Purple Sandpipers. Missed Snipe and Woodcock, but they're both definitely here somewhere! @waderquest

Wader of the week was undoubtedly this Grey Phalarope busily feeding close to the shore on Wednesday - the best views we've ever had of one here. It didn't stick around long enough for us to count it for @waderquest's #WCWW2026, but who knows what we might find tomorrow...

Bar Tailed Godwit Exe Estuary Devon @waderquest @SEDwildlife @wildlife_devon @DevonWildlife @BirdTrack

Just returned from a second visit to the long staying local spotted sandpiper at Nostell Priory just a mile or so from home. These American waders are very approachable to say the least!
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It's finally here. #WCWW2026 takes place this weekend...
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Bar-tailed godwit, Jackson’s Bay, Scarborough yesterday. @nybirdnews @waderquest #ukbirding #birds

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We’ve had our Willets split!
Well, it’s official at last! After years of prevaricating, the ‘eastern’ and ‘western’ Willets have finally been recognised as two full species!
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Grey Phalarope, King's Mill Reservoir, Nottinghamshire, October 2026.