Wildlife A-Z

A little sting wading along the edge of a muddy shore

Little stint

A stone curlew stands in a dry grassland

Stone curlew

A black-winged stilt wading through a mud-fringed pool, its extremely long pink legs keeping the black and white body well above the water

Black-winged stilt

Jack snipe

Jack snipe

Purple sandpiper

Purple sandpiper

Corncrake

Corncrake

Ruff

Ruff

Lapwing

Lapwing

A redshank standing amongst seaweed on the edge of the water

Redshank

Golden Plover

Golden plover

Greenshank

Greenshank

Grey Plover

Grey plover

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed godwit

Turnstone

Turnstone

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed godwit

Knot

Knot

Curlew

Curlew

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Woodcock

Woodcock

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked phalarope

Common Snipe

Snipe

Water Rail

Water rail

Moorhen

Moorhen

Coot

Coot

Sanderling

Sanderling

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Dunlin

Dunlin

Avocet

Avocet

Green sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover

Little ringed plover

Common Sandpiper

Common sandpiper

Ringed Plover

Ringed plover