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Waders

Though all are Charadriiformes & share a common structural/behavioural theme, waders are a fairly diverse group of birds.
Scotland holds a wide range of species -many of which breed here. Some are amongst our rarest breeding birds whilst others are only passage migrants & winter visitors.
In addition to Western Palearctic waders a number of nearctic (& even eastern palearctic) species are also sometimes encountered. Pectoral Sandpipers are regular, Spotted Sandpipers have tried to breed & others such as Lesser Yellowlegs & American Golden Plover are more or less annual.
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Oystercatcher(Haematopus ostralegus)
:: Oystercatcher(Haematopus ostralegus) :: 		Little Ringed Plover(Charadrius dubius)
:: Little Ringed Plover(Charadrius dubius) :: 		Ringed Plover(Charadrius hiaticula)
:: Ringed Plover(Charadrius hiaticula) :: 		Golden Plover(Pluvialis apricaria)
:: Golden Plover(Pluvialis apricaria) ::
American Golden Plover(Pluvialis dominica)
:: American Golden Plover(Pluvialis dominica) :: 		Grey Plover(Pluvialis squatarola)
:: Grey Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) :: 		Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
:: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) :: 		Red Knot(Calidris canutus)
:: Red Knot(Calidris canutus) ::
Sanderling(Calidris alba)
:: Sanderling(Calidris alba) :: 		Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
:: Little Stint (Calidris minuta) :: 		Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
:: Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) :: 		Curlew Sandpiper(Calidris ferruginea)
:: Curlew Sandpiper(Calidris ferruginea) ::
Purple Sandpiper(Calidris maritima)
:: Purple Sandpiper(Calidris maritima) :: 		Dunlin(Calidris alpina)
:: Dunlin(Calidris alpina) :: 		Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
:: Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) :: 		Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
:: Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) ::
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
:: Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) :: 		Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
:: Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) :: 		Curlew (Numenius arquata)
:: Curlew (Numenius arquata) :: 		Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
:: Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) ::
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
:: Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) :: 		Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
:: Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) :: 		Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
:: Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) :: 		Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
:: Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) ::
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
:: Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) :: 		Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
:: Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) :: 		Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
:: Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) :: 		Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
:: Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) ::
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