Oldt1mer - Keith's photos with the keyword: Wader

The Black-Tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa – is a wader (as can be seen here) which is a protected bird in the UK with just 53 breeding pairs, the remainder are wintering birds from Iceland. Their normal diet is insects, snails and worms but they will also eat beetles, grasshoppers and other small insects and some plants during the breeding season. This one was seen searching for food at Martin Mere Wetlands. This Picture is fully © Copyrighted. None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.

The Redshank - Tringus totanus - is easily identified by (as its name suggests) its bright orange/red legs and its long bill with an orange base. They hunt for food, molluscs, earthworms, insects and small crustaceans by probing their bill into soil, mud and around rocks in their preferred habitat of marshes, mudflats and coastal wetlands. They are widespread throughout the UK but are more prevalent in Scotland and the north of England. This one was seen at Martin Mere Wetlands. This Picture is fully © Copyrighted. None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.

The Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago - is a medium sized, very well camouflaged, short legged wading bird which feeds on small insects, crustaceans, snails, spiders and worms and will also eat seeds and plants when available. They can be seen on wetlands and also, during summer months, on moorland. Nesting on dry ground and hidden amongst vegetation they lay 4 eggs which the female incubates and then both parents care and feed the chicks. If the eggs are destroyed by other bigger birds or animals, they will lay replacement clutches. This one was seen at Martin Mere Wetlands, Burscough, Lancashire. This Picture is fully © Copyrighted. None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.