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Greenshank

Greenshank

A scarce visitor on migration and rare winter visitor to shallow wetlands inland and around the coast. Nests on the... read more

 
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

A rare breeding bird of wet grasslands in East Anglia, Kent and north west England. Fairly common on migration at... read more

 
Curlew

Curlew

A fairly common breeding bird of wet grasslands and moorlands in northern England, Wales and Scotland. Common on... read more

 
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Nests on moorland in Shetland, Orkney and the far north of Scotland. Fairly common on migration on wetlands and wet... read more

 
Woodcock

Woodcock

Widespread, a fairly common but shy breeding bird of deciduous woodlands. read more

 
Snipe

Snipe

Widespread, a fairly uncommon breeding bird but common winter visitor, found on wet grassland and marshes. read more

 
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

A very rare nesting bird on a few tiny pools in Shetland. A rare visitor to wetlands anywhere in the country during... read more

 
Great Skua

Great Skua

Nests on moorlands on Scottish islands, and seen around the coasts during spring and autumn migration.  read more

 
Arctic Skua

Arctic Skua

Nests on moorlands on Scottish islands and in the far north of Scotland: seen around the coasts during spring and autumn... read more