Wading & Ground Nesting Birds

Please use the list below to find a species by name.

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Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis

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Black throated diver © Northshots

Black-throated diver

Gavia arctica

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Common sandpiper © Northshots

Common sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

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Corncrake

Crex crex

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Curlew

Numenius arquata

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Dotterel © Northshots

Dotterel

Chardrius morinellus

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Eider (male) © Northshots

Eider

Somateria mollissima

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Goldeneye © Northshots

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

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Goosander

Mergus merganser

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Grey heron © Northshots

Grey heron

Ardea cinerea

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Greylag goose © Northshots

Greylag goose

Anser anser

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Lapwing © Northshots

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

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Oystercatcher © Northshots

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

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Red-breasted mergansers

Mergus serrator

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Phalarope © Northshots

Red-necked phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

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Redshank

Tringa totanus

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Red-throated diver

Gavia stellata

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Sanderling

Calidris alba

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Shelduck

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Slavonian grebe © Northshots

Slavonian grebe

Podiceps auritus

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White-fronted goose

Anser albifrons

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Whooper swan © Northshots

Whooper swan

Cygnus cygnus

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Wigeon © Northshots

Wigeon

Anas penelope

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