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WADER GALLERY


What is a wader?

We are based in the UK so what we refer to as waders may be more often called shorebirds where you are; to us they are one and the same thing. In order to avoid confusion however these are the birds that we are referring to; the Charadrii


jacanas, painted-snipes, Crab Plover, oystercatchers, Ibisbill, stilts and avocets, stone-curlews and thick-knees, Egyptian Plover, pratincoles and coursers, plovers, Magellanic Plover, snipes, sandpipers,and phalaropes, Plains Wanderer, seedsnipes, sheathbills.


This list follows IOC except where alternative species name in is brackets.

Jacanas           Family Jacanidae   

Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis   


30/08/13 Okavango river near Lawndon's Lodge (Drotsky's Cabins), Shakawe, Botswana. 
30/08/13 Okavango river near Lawndon's Lodge (Drotsky's Cabins), Shakawe, Botswana. 
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus          


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 
14/01/14 Kotu Ponds, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 
Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha NT  

Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea   


22/09/13 Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
22/09/13 Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 
          
11/11/12 Ancient City fish ponds, Samut Prakan, Thailand. 
 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus  
  
11/11/12 Ancient City fish ponds, Samut Prakan, Thailand.

Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana


24/05/13 Mogi das Cruzes swamp, São Paulo, Brazil. 
24/05/13 Mogi das Cruzes swamp, São Paulo, Brazil.
24/05/13 Mogi das Cruzes swamp, São Paulo, Brazil. 
Painted-snipes Family Rostratulidae 
Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis   
  
10/11/12 Chao Suman, Thailand.  
Australian Painted-Snipe Rostratula australis EN 
          
South American Painted-Snipe Nycticryphes semicollaris   


24/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.   

24/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.             
Crab-plover    Family Dromadidae   
Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola 


14/11/12 Khor al-Beida, Umm al-Qaiwain, UAE.
14/11/12 Khor al-Beida, Umm al-Qaiwain, UAE.
Oystercatchers           Family Haematopodidae       
Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus

05/11/13 Punta de Arenas, Chile. 

05/11/13 Punta de Arenas, Chile. 
06/11/13 Laguna Verde, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. 

Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater   


30/05/13 Pucusana, Lima, Peru. 
01/11/13 Antofagasta, Antafagasta, Chile. 
American Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani  
     
09/12/12 Cabrillo, San Diego, California, USA.  
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 

30/04/13 Near Sabine Bridge, Cameron, Louisiana, USA. 
29/05/13 Villa Marshes, Lima, Peru. 
23/10/13 Mostardas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 
01/11/13 Antofagasta, Antafogasta, Chile. 
Canary Islands Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewaldoi EX


11/02/13 British Natural History Museum - Tring bird collection© BNHM


African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini NT       


05/09/13 Strandfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa. 
05/09/13 Strandfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa. 
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus     


30/03/13 Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. 
Eurasian Oystercatcher 30/05/2015 Gellicum, Gelderland. Netherlands.
31/03/13 Snettisham, Norfolk, UK
14/11/12 Khor al-Beida, Umm al-Qaiwain, UAE.




30/05/2015 Gelderland, Netherlands. 

South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi 

03/10/13 Rakaia River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. 
03/10/13 Rakaia River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand.
Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris         


18/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 
18/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 
18/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 

Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor  


09/10/13 Manawatu Estuary, Wanganui-Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand. 

11/10/13 Kaiaua, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. 
Chatham Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis EN     
      
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus         


17/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 

29/09/2013 Wiliamstown foreshore, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 
Ibisbill Family Ibidorhynchidae        
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii     

26/01/14 Kosi River Bridge, Garjiya, Uttarakhand, India.  
Stilts, Avocets Family Recurvirostridae                            
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus   

08/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand.    
White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus    

28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. 
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus   

10/12/12 Salton Sea, California, USA. 
26/04/13 Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
09/06/13 Pirapora wetland, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 
White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus           


09/06/13 Pirapora wetland, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae CR 
    
01/10/13 Lake McGregor, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. 
01/10/13 Glentanner, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. 
01/10/13 Glentanner, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. 
Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus


28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. 
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta    
                                                   
06/05/13 Cley, Leighton Moss, Lancashire, UK. 
06/05/13 Cley, Leighton Moss, Lancashire, UK. 
06/09/13 Kuifkopvisvanger, Velddrif, Western Cape Province, South Africa. 
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana         


03/12/12 Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California, USA. 
26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae           


28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina   

30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile. 
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees    Family Burhinidae     
Eurasian Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus


20/06/12 Weeting NNT reserve, Norfolk, UK.
20/05/13 Weeting NNT reserve, Norfolk, UK.
Indian Stone-Curlew Burhinus indicus


24/01/14 Kohni Bandh Dam, Bharatpur, Rajastan, India. 
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis 


13/01/14 Kotu Bridge, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 


03/09/13 Parys, Free State Province, South Africa. 
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus    
  
Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris 


30/05/13 Lurin, Lima, Peru. 
Bush Stone-Curlew Burhinus grallarius      


21/09/13 Centenary Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
21/09/13 Centenary Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
21/09/13 Centenary Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
Great Stone-Curlew Esacus recurvirostris   

Beach Stone-Curlew Esacus magnirostris NT      



21/09/13 Machans Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
21/09/13 Machans Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.                  
Egyptian Plover          Family Pluvianidae    
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius   


17/01/14 Basse Santa Su, Upper River Division, The Gambia.
17/01/14 Basse Santa Su, Upper River Division, The Gambia. 
Coursers, Pratincoles Family Glareolidae    
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 


14/11/12 Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 
Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis 

Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus   
     
22/08/13 Gariep Dam, Free State Province, South Africa. 
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii  

15/01/14 No-Kunda, North Bank Division, The Gambia. 
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus      


24/01/14 Kunehar, Rajastan, India. 
Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus  


03/09/13 Parys, Free State Province, South Africa. 
03/09/13 Parys, Free State Province, South Africa. 
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus     

Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus    

    
Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus CR    

Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella  



16/09/13 Taylor's Lagoon, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
17/09/13 Broome, Western Australia, Australia

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola     


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum  

Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT



17/07/14 Stiffkey Fen, Norfolk, UK. 
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis VU  

Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis   



24/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 
Grey Pratincole Glareola cinerea          

Small Pratincole Glareola lactea



Plovers            Family Charadriidae 
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus  

30/05/15 Gellicum, Gelderland, Netherlands


25/08/11 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.



25/08/11 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.




30/05/15 Gelderland, Netherlands
30/05/15 Gelderland, Netherlands
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris 


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana.

25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus   

14/01/14 Kotu Ponds, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 

Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus   



13/01/14 Kotu Bridge, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 

River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii NT


24/01/14 Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh, India
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus   
13/01/14 Kotu Bridge, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia


Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus


24/01/14 Jatoli Ghana, Bharatpur, Rajastan, India. 

White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps   


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 

Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris   
     
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus  
         
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 

African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus    


25/08/13 Chobe River near Water Lily Lodge, Kasane, Botswana. 


14/01/14 Kotu Bridge, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 

Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus 

      
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus   


05/11//12 Pak Thale, Thailand. 
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus  


05/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand. 
14/11/12 Dubai pivot fields, Dubai, UAE.


13/11/12 Dubai pivot fields, Dubai, UAE.


Javan Lapwing Vanellus macropterus CR(EX?)


11/02/13 British Natural History Museum - Tring bird collection© BNHM
Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor         


28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles


17/09/13 Broome Golf Course, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 
01/10/13 Foxton, Wanganui-Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand.

Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarious CR  



14/11/12 Dubai pivot fields, Dubai, UAE.


White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus  


 13/11/12 Dubai pivot fields, Dubai, UAE. 
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus


09/06/13 Pirapora wetland, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis


24/05/13 Mogi das Cruzes swamp, São Paulo, Brazil. 





01/11/13 Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
24/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

27/10/13 Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil.

29/10/13 Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens  


02/06/13 Lake Junin, Junin, Peru. 

Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus  



16/09/13 Taylor's Lagoon, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 
   
01/11/2014 Titchwells RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.

  
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva  

05/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand. 

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica   



30/10/11 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola   


01/05/13 Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 


Eurasian Dotterel Eudromius morinellus 

06/05/2013 Pendle Hill, Lancashire, UK. 
Northern Red-breasted Plover Charadrius (obscurus) aquilonius NT         


 05/10/13 Point England, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. 

Southern Red-breasted Plover Charadrius (obscurus) obscurus EN

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula  


Eggs 22/07/15 Mersea Island, Essex, UK.



Adult male 31/03/13 Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.



Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus    
    
13/02/12 Parati, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


 30/11/12 Bunche Beach, Fort Meyers, Florida USA.


Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus  
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius  


20/06/12 Welney, Norfolk, UK. 

05/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand. 
18/01/14 Kotu Ponds, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 









Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia    



 30/11/12 Crandon Park, Biscayne Key, Florida USA.



01/05/13 Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus  


01/12/12 JN Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. 




25/04/13 Stewart Road Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
29/05/13 Villa Marshes, Lima, Peru. 
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus NT          

 30/11/12 Crandon Park, Biscayne Key, Florida USA.


Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus VU  
     
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 

 22/08/13 Gariep Dam, Free State Province, South Africa.

St. Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae CR 
        
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris   

  22/08/13 Rundu sewage ponds, Rundu, Namibia. 

Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi   

   
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus

06/09/13 Mauritz bay, Jacobsbaai, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus  

 14/11/12 Khor al-Beida, Umm al-Qaiwain, UAE.

Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus  

13/12/12 Border Park, California, USA.
White-faced Plover Charadrius (alexandrinus) dealbatus

 05/11/12 Sand spit, Lampakbia, Thailand

Javan Plover Charadrius javanicus  

Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus           

30/09/13 13th Beach, Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia.
Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronei NT  
  
  31/01/14 Sand spit, Lampakbia, Thailand. 
      
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus NT  

  06/09/13 Kuifkopvisvanger, Velddrif, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
         
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris

26/05/13 Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
 Puna Plover Charadrius alticola   

 30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile.   
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus       

 04/11/13 Laguna de los Patos, Punta de Arenas, Chile.

Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus   

 03/10/13 Rakaia River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. 

Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus


 06/11/12 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.


Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii  

06/11/12 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus    

Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus     

11/10/13 Port Waikato, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. 


Rufous-chested Plover Charadrius modestus  
27/06/11 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

04/11/13 Y405 junction Y455 Parque Nacional Pali Aike, Punta de Arenas, Chile.

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus NT  

 07/12/12 Carrizo Plain, Mojave Desert, California, USA.

Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis VU         

 30/09/13 Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. 
 30/09/13 Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. 
Adult with aberrant plumage: 30/09/13 Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. 

Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae EN           


 05/10/13 Point England, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. 

Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops   


 16/09/13 Taylor's Lagoon, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 

Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis  
    
Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis VU   

  10/10/13 Manuwatu Estuary, Foxton, North Island, New Zealand. 
  
   Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii NT          

02/06/13 Marcapomacocha, Junin, Peru. 

Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis


04/11/13 Parque Nacional Pali Aike, Punta de Arenas, Chile.

Magellanic Plover      Family Pluvianellidae
Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis NT   


 04/11/13 Laguna de los Palos, Punta de Arenas, Chile.

06/11/13 Laguna Verde, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. 




Sandpipers, Snipes      Family Scolopacidae  
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola  
     
Amami Woodcock Scolopax mira VU 
     
Javan Woodcock Scolopax saturata NT 

New Guinea Woodcock Scolopax rosenbergii 

Bukidnon Woodcock Scolopax bukidnonensis 
        
Sulawesi Woodcock Scolopax celebensis NT 
        
Moluccan Woodcock Scolopax rochussenii EN  
      
American Woodcock Scolopax minor 
         
Chatham Snipe Coenocorypha pusilla VU  
    
North Island Snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis EX

South Island Snipe Coenocorypha iredalei EX


11/02/13 British Natural History Museum - Tring bird collection© BNHM




Snares Snipe Coenocorypha huegeli ?

Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica   NT

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus  
     
14/03/2013 Tewinbury Farm, Hertfordshire, UK. 
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria 
      
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii   


29/09/13 Barwon golf course, Barwon, Victoria, Australia. 


Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola VU  
     
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura  


 08/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand. 
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala 
       
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis  


30/08/13 Okavango river, near Lawndon's Lodge (Drotsky's Cabins), Shakawe, Botswana. 

Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla VU


Great Snipe Gallinago media NT   

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago   

30/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.  
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata  

26/04/13 Route 82, Cameron, Louisiana, USA. 
South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae  

24/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 


G. paraguaiae magellanicus 04/11/13 Laguna de los Palos, Punta de Arenas, Chile

Puna Snipe Gallinago andina         

03/06/13 Lake Junin, Junin, Peru. 

Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis NT  


Giant Snipe Gallinago undulata 
     
Fuegian Snipe Gallinago stricklandii NT  
      
Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni  
   
Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis NT  
        
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 

01/05/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus  


20/04/13 'Rice Country', Lake Arthur, Louisiana, USA. 
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus NT         

 17/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia. 


31/01/14 Laempakbia, Phetchaburi, Thailand: with Black-tailed Godwits.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT 


30/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.




30/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK 
 23/06/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.


 23/06/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.

 23/06/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands.
30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands.
30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands. 

30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands.

30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands.

30/05/15 Nr Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands.


Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 

 30/10/2011 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 


30/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.

30/03/13 Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
31/03/13 Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.

31/03/13 Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa  
08/12/12 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntingdon Beach, California, USA.


Little Curlew Numenius minutus  
    
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis CR(EX?)


11/02/13 British Natural History Museum - Tring bird collection© BNHM



Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus   

19/01/14 Kotu Bridge, Kotu, Western Division, The Gambia. 
Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius (phaeopus) hudsonicus

26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.


Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis VU 
  
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris CR(EX?)  

11/02/13 British Natural History Museum - Tring bird collection© BNHM 
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT  


30/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
19/08/12 Titchwell beach, Norfolk, UK. 

Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis VU  



 
22/09/14 Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
22/09/14 Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

  
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

13/12/12 Border Park, California, USA.
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 


28/04/13  'Rice Country', Lake Arthur, Louisiana, USA

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus       


25/06/13 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK. 
25/06/13 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
21/01/2014 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.


29/01/2014 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 


Adult breeding 06/06/2014, Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, UK

07/02/15 Hoylake. Cheshire, UK. 



30/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis   

06/11/12 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.  
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia  

30/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 

Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN  
   
30/01/14 Laempakbia, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca   

25/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes


25/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 


Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus   


19/11/12 Rye Meads RSPB reserve, Hertfordshire, UK. 

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

14/10/10 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.


Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 

29/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
25/08/11 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.



Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes           

22/09/13 Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, Australia.

Wandering Tattler Tringa incana 


09/12/12 La Jolla Cove, San Diego, California, USA.

(Eastern) Willet Tringa semipalmata semipalmata  

26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 

(Western) Willet Tringa semipalmata inornata

01/12/12 JN Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. 

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus  


05/11/12 Sand spit, Laempakbia, Phetchaburi, Thailand 
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 

05/11/12 King's Project, Laempakbia, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius    
   
Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
14/10/10 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tuamotu Sandpiper Aechmorhynchus parvirostris EN   

    
Kiritimati Sandpiper Aechmorhynchus cancellatus EX   
    
Tahiti Sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera EX 
    
Moorea Sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi EX 
  
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 

25/08/11 Titchwell Beach, Norfolk, UK.
31/01/12 Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

30/04/13 Fort Travis Seashore Park, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala  

04/12/12 Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, USA. 

Surfbird Aphriza virgata  

04/12/12 Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, USA. 

02/11/13 Antofagasta Beach, Antofagasta, Chile.
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris VU  

17/09/13 Near Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.


Red Knot Calidris canutus  

19/08/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK. 
26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.
(With Short-billed Dowitcher behind.)

Sanderling Calidris alba    


05/11/12 Sand spit, Lampakbia, Thailand. 
06/12/12 Stewart Road, Galveston Island, Washington, USA.
25/04/13 Stewart Road, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.
01/05/13 Stewart Road, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.

01/05/13 Stewart Road, Galveston Island, Texas, USA.

25/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 


Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla NT  

17/05/12 Milford Connecticut, USA.
26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 

02/12/12 Bunche Beach, Fort Meyers, Florida USA.



01/12/12 Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis  

07/11/12 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi,Thailand. 
Little Stint Calidris minuta   

19/08/11 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
25/08/11 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii  

08/11/12 King's Project, Lampakbia, Thailand

30/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand.


Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta  
   
29/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla


15/05/12 Westport, Connecticut, USA.

01/12/12 Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA

02/12/12 Bunche Beach, Fort Meyers, Florida USA.
26/04/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA. 
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis     

17/05/12 Milford Connecticut, USA.
24/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
24/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
24/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
24/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
24/10/13 Mostardas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile.

30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile.
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 


09/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
09/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
09/10/10 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
26/04/13 Route 87, Bolivar Peninsula, Gilchrist, Texas, USA.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata   
   
22/09/13 Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, Australia.

28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.  



Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea  

28/09/13 Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. 
02/02/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand. 


23/08/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima  
      
03/01/13 Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, UK.
06/10/2015 Ásbrú, Reykjanes, Iceland

06/10/2015 Ásbrú, Reykjanes, Iceland

Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis  


05/12/12 Westport Marina, Westport, Washington, USA

05/12/12 Westport Marina, Westport, Washington, USA

Dunlin Calidris alpina 

01/12/12 'Ding' Darling Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida USA

01/05/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA

03/01/13 Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, UK

01/05/13 Estuary Drive, Galveston Island, Texas, USA
17/05/2012 Milford, Connecticut, USA

25/08/11 RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk, UK.
29/08/15 RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk, UK

03/01/13 Rhôs-on-Sea, Conwy, UK

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus  

29/04/13 Rice Country, Lake Arthur, Louisiana, USA.
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmeus CR

05/11/12 Pak Thale, Thailand. 


09/11/12 Pak Thale, Thailand. 
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus  

29/01/14 Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Tahiland.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis NT  


14/10/09 Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.   
24/10/13 Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 

Ruff Philomachus pugnax   

23/08/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
19/08/12 Titchwell, Norfolk, UK.
23/08/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.


10/09/12 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.

17/07/14 Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK.
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 

28/04/13 Berken Rice Farm, Lake Arthur, Louisiana, USA
30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile. 

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus      

19/05/13 Coombe Hill Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, UK. 

Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius  

25/11/12 Blake's Pools, Avon, UK. 

05/12/12 Hoquiam sewage treatment plant, Hoquiam, Washington, USA. 

Plains-wanderer       Family Pedionomidae

Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus

Seedsnipes       Family Thinocoridae 
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi   
  
White-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis malouinus 
      
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus        


02/06/13 Marcapomacocha, Junin, Peru.  

Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus  


30/10/13 Laguna Chaxa, Antofagasta, Chile

Sheathbills       Family Chionidae 
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba
  
Black-faced Sheathbill Chionis minor 



           

5 comments:

  1. Hi... I know a good place to see Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets. It's called Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. You can also see the rare Snowy Plover (which I haven't seen before there).

    In fact, here's a list:
    http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/saltplains/birds.html

    It's just a suggestion... you could go to Texas or Costa Rica.


    Thanks from an Okie,
    ~Mich

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  2. Oh whoops, I meant Piping Plover...

    ~Mich

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  3. Hi Michelle. Thanks for the tip. However on this trip we will not be touching down in Oklahoma, but we should see all those species in FL and CA with any luck. Thanks for thinking of us. Cheers. Rick and Elis.

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  4. Sure thing. You're welcome. You're always welcome to my state. Florida is cool too!

    ~Mich.

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  5. Thanks Michelle, you never know what the year and beyond may bring. Thanks for your support. Rick and Elis.

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