Here's a selection of photos of birds known as 'waders' taken around Newquay, Cornwall
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata) Little Fistral, You can just make out an Oystercatcher below his feet
Curlew at the Gannel Estuary
RedShank (Tringa totanus) at the Gannel Estuary
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Little Fistral
Sandpiper, Little Fistral
Oystercatcher and Turnstone, Little Fistral
Oystercatcher pocking around the cracks in the rocks, with a little group of Turnstone looking for leftovers
I was taking a photo of a Curlew at the Gannel Estuary and I noticed a Kingfisher on the near back
Not a wader but managed to get my first Kingfisher photo thanks to the Curlew. I tend to find they fly off before I can get a shot.
Little Egret(Egretta garzetta) from the Heron family, this one hunting for small fry on the Gannel esturay
The Gannel Estuary, Newquay, Cornwall the estuary leads to Crantock beach.
Map showing the Gannel Estuary and Little Fistral where the photos were taken.
Little Fistral looking onto Pentire Headland
Oystercatcher, at the Gannel estuary
Curlew, At the Gannel estuary