Moorland, hayfields and mudflats fill with probing, piping waders each summer — among the highest breeding densities in the world.

6 species

Each species below has its own page with identification notes, behaviour, a fun fact, and a place to log your sightings.

European Golden Plover

Common Redshank

Whimbrel

Black-tailed Godwit

Common Snipe

Dunlin


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