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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) by the coast, Island of Runde, Norway July
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) standing on rock, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) feeding in shallow water at dawn, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) brooding three chicks with a fourth approaching, northern Massachusetts, USA.June. Endangered species
Sanderling (Calidris alba) flock foraging at sunset, Britanny, France, October
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) chick camouflaged in ground nest, Norway June
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult parent and chick together. Suffolk, UK. June
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) males displaying and fighting each other at a lek, Finland. May
Small flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying in to rest after migration. Cresswell Pond, Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, September
Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) with small worm it has caught in shallow freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, August
American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), adult in breeding plumage foraging by sweeping its bill from side to side through shallow water, Orange County, California, USA, April
Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), foraging in water, with reflection, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) portrait in upland hay meadow, Upper Teesdale, CO Durham, England, UK, June
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) autumn courtship display, Germany, August
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in snow, portrait, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK. January
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking over tidal mudflats in low winter sunshine. Holy Island (Lindisfarne) tidal mudflats, Northumberland, England, UK. December
Dotterel, (Charadrius morinellus) female amongst Blue mountain heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) flowers, Ljungdalsfjallen, Harjedalen, Sweden
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) pair, Crab Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile feeding around edge of shallow flood, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales, UK, September
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile, migrant, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales
Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) and Purple sandpipers (Calidris maritima) over wintering on the beaches of the Orkney Isles, Scotland, UK, April
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) portrait. Vardo, Finnmark, Norway. May
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in summer plumage, on Norfolk shoreline in breaking wave, England, UK, May
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) adult feeding chick, Long Island, New York, USA. June
American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) two during aggressive (territorial) encounter, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May
Wilsons Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) flock flying over tufa formations at Mono Lake in late summer, with reflection, California, USA. July 2013
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius), with head submerged as it jabs at underwater prey, Caroline, New York, USA, May
American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) courting pair performing Piping Display, calling as they walk along together, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA, March
Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minima) feeding in margins of watercress bed, Hertfordshire, England, UK, January
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in reed bed, Finland, May
Curlew (Numenius arquata) roosting on saltmarsh, Cromarty Firth, Scotland, UK April
Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Guerrero Negro, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight over wildflowers, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. May
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) chasing after Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) across shoreline. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Two banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus) female, incubating eggs on nest on pebbly beach, Cerro Avanzado protected area, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
Two half-grown American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) chicks running along sandy beach. Long Island, New York, USA. June
Adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) walking along beach, with chick running and flapping its wings. Long Island, New York, USA. June
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) female with chick resting on beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands
Silhouette of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in the last rays of setting sun, in coastal waters, Poland. Vogelwarte Photo Competition 2022 - Emotion category - Finalist
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), chick running along a beach, Massachusetts coast, USA. June
Two Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) male, competing at a lek, Vardo, Norway. May
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) drying feathers after a bath, Texas, USA. April
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in flight, Parainen Uto, Finland. August
Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) resting among seaweed on rocky shoreline, Parainen Uto, Finland. September
Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) wading in river with wings spread, Allahein River, The Gambia
Flock of White-faced whistling duck (Actophilornis africanus) in flight, Allahein River, The Gambia
Curlew (Numenius arquata) preening on mudflat at low tide, Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK. January
Flock of Sanderlings (Calidris Alba) in flight with wind turbines in background, Atlantic Coast, Vendee, France. December
Silhouette of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) foraging in shallow waters in front of the rising sun, Gulf of Gdansk, Poland. September
Small flock of migrating Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) in flight against a bright blue sky, River Coquet Estuary, Northumberland, UK. September
Red knot (Calidris canutus) flock at high tide roost. Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. October
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) foraging, Vendeen Marsh, Vendee, France, May
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Britanny, France, October
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock flying past houses of west London. London, UK. February
Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia, September
Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) walking on beach looking for food. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia
Two eggs of the threatened Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) on a beach. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia. Taken under the supervision of Hooded plover monitoring volunteer and ex Parks officer
Red knots (Calidris canutus) in winter plumage feeding co-operatively on tidal mudflats. Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England, UK December
Curlew (Numenius arquata) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, with the industrial buildings of Teeside in the background. Durham, UK. January
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) flock in flight past Willow trees fringing a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February
RF - Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight over the Wash, Norfolk, UK. November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Ringed plover (Charidrius hiaticula) with newly hatched chick, County Wicklow, Ireland, June
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) small wader with young in machair. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Dunlin (Calidris alpina ) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) standing on rock. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. September
Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) males fighting at lek, Varanger, Norway, May 2016
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) foraging in water, Uto, Finland July
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) male displaying, Varanger, Norway, May 2016
Redshank (Tringa totanus) silhouetted, Iceland, June
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) walking, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, September
Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) flock in flight over water, Johnsons Mills Reserve, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada, July
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) feeding on Calico Clam, shortly after dawn, seashore, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. April
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in breeding plumage. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska, USA. June
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) chicks in the nest, seen from overhead, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA June
Abstract of Knot (Calidris canutus) flock roosting, The Wash, Norfolk, UK, December
Grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) winter plumage, flying i, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. September
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) probing for invertebrate prey in marsh in wintry conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, January
Small flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) with a Sanderling (Calidris alba) flying in front of crashing waves. Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, January
