World shorebirds day

I only found out today that Saturday has been designated World Shorebirds day. A chance to focus on and celebrate this magnificent group of birds. They are my favourite groups of birds for photography.

Oystercatcher
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Redshank

Avocet
Avocet
Greenshank
Greenshank

They can congregate in large numbers especially on migration and in the winter and in flight they can produce a real spectacle as seen in this video from the US Nature Conservancy

So if you have the chance tomorrow get out and down to your local estuary or wetlands and enjoy those shorebirds

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