wader wednesday Archives - Andrew Whitelee

Redshanks – Warden of the Marshes

Redshanks have an old country name of “Warden on the Marsh” because of their habitat of being one of the first birds […]

The curlew nest I have been monitoring has hatched. Still wading (no pun intended) through a lot of camera footage, but here’s […]

I am fortunate enough to be staying in a house in Shetland that backs onto rough grassland, marsh and upland areas. The […]

The other day I was fortunate enough to come across a group of summer plumage purple sandpipers on a Shetland beach. The […]

The Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is the subject of this week’s Wader Wednesday. Here are a few facts about an often overlooked […]

Today is World Curlew Day. Here are a few interesting (and sometimes depressing) facts about curlews. Curlews are called “the whaap” in […]

In anticipation of World Wetlands Day tomorrow, this week’s Wader Wednesday is a few wader chick pictures to remind us all of some of […]

For Wader Wednesday this week, it’s the incredible bar-tailed godwit. Last autumn one of these birds broke the world record for the longest […]

Cold weather and snow might stop ground nesting birds like waders from actually nesting but it doesn’t necessarily mean they will wait […]

The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), once a common sight across the UK, but now in decline and UK red-listed. Initial declines were due […]

Getting the chance to compare winter plumage greenshank and redshank together at the same time was a nice treat today. Its not […]

One of my favourite winter birding trips is a visit to the coast at Embo, near Dornoch. The beach is always a […]

The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a summer visitor to the UK, found mainly in upland areas of North of England, Scotland, […]