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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) : A beautiful pigeon sized bird. Unusual with its thin black crest. Close up, in sunlight, the dark feathers on the back have a iridescence from green through purple. Unmistakeable in flight with the broad flat wing tips.Their main food source is insects and worms. They are found in arable fields or coastlines (particularly in winter when large flocks can form). Their nest is merely a scrape in the ground where 3-4 eggs are laid between April-June as a single brood..

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

A beautiful pigeon sized bird. Unusual with its thin black crest. Clos ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2010 8:05pm PST

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) :

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Updated: Nov 26, 2009 1:29am PST

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) :

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Updated: Jul 10, 2009 2:32pm PST

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) : Breeds on wet meadows, grassy marshes, boggy moorland. Resident all year on South Coast, with numbers swelling over winter with migrants returning from the north..

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Breeds on wet meadows, grassy marshes, boggy moorland. Resident all ye ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2010 3:24pm PST

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) : These birds can normally be seen between March and October in the UK. I have however found them at Langstone Harbour in December although they are uncommon at this time (most migrating to Africa for the winter months). These birds are typically a fresh water bird . While on the ground they bob their tails up and down, very reminiscent of the wagtails.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

These birds can normally be seen between March and October in the UK. ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2010 8:26pm PST

Curlew (Numenius arquata) :

Curlew (Numenius arquata)

Updated: Mar 13, 2010 7:53pm PST

Greenshank (Tringa nebularis) :

Greenshank (Tringa nebularis)

Updated: Mar 16, 2010 3:25pm PST

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) :

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Updated: Jul 07, 2009 1:10am PST

Little Stint (Calidris minuta) : Seen only on migration. Winters in Africa and breeds in Scandinavia.

Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

Seen only on migration. Winters in Africa and breeds in Scandinavia.

Updated: Jul 07, 2009 9:18am PST

Redshank (Tringa totanus) :

Redshank (Tringa totanus)

Updated: Mar 16, 2010 3:27pm PST

Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) :

Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Updated: Jul 08, 2009 11:32am PST

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) : Every winter approx 30 Avocet over-winter at Langstone Harbour. They usually stay to the north of the harbour, on the mud flats, until they become flooded by the incoming tide. The birds then fly over to the lake on Farlington Marshes until the tide exposes the mud flats again.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Every winter approx 30 Avocet over-winter at Langstone Harbour. They u ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2010 8:07pm PST

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