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Species

Green Sandpiper

The green sandpiper is a very rare breeding bird in the UK, and is mainly seen on migration in autumn. Look out for it feeding around marshes, flooded gravel pits and rivers. It even likes sewage…

Species

Common sandpiper

The common sandpiper breeds along rivers, and by lakes, reservoirs and lochs in upland Scotland, Northern England and Wales. It can be spotted as a passage migrant at many inland wetlands across…

Species

Purple sandpiper

This stocky wader is mostly a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be found on rocky, seaweed-covered coasts, often with groups of turnstones.

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Wading into autumn

For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…

Event

Blashford Lakes - Winter Wildlife Explorers

This link will open on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website.

Become a wildlife explorer for the morning and discover amazing species at Blashford Lakes.

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Wildlife Watch: Explore Sandilands Coastal Nature Reserve

This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.

Wildlife Watch is for young people aged 5 years to 11 years to get out and experience nature. Join the Alford group this month for their visit to Sandilands coastal nature reserve.

Volunteer Opportunity

Wildlife Monitoring Youth Volunteer – Green Shoots

This link will open on the Avon Wildlife Trust website.

Avon Wildlife Trust are currently working with a group of young people on Green Shoots, an underused patch of land they are improving for nature and people. We are looking for young people aged 18…

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Explore Barbondale

This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for a wildlife walk where we're likely to see spring migrant birds such as pied flycatcher, redstart, cuckoo and more