Five #waders on the move in October in the UK: see next 5 tweets.
Greenshank
Jack Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Grey Plover &
Woodcock.
#GlobalBirdWeekend #MigWeek
Another 40 species covered here:
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/which-wader-when-and-why/
#waders #ornithology

Greenshank
We've passed the peak of migration for species like Greenshank. Some Greenshank will stay but most move further south. More here:
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/03/23/migration-of-scottish-greenshank/
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Jack Snipe
The Jack Snipe is on a later schedule than most other #waders, with early-October marking the peak of passage:
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/snipe-jack-snipe-in-the-united-kingdom/

Bar-tailed Godwit
Many 'taymyrensis' Bar-tailed Godwits have already departed for Africa. There will be movements of 'lapponica' too, as flocks cross Britain from east to west, after moult.
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/bar-tailed-godwits-migration-survival/
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Grey Plover
#Nocmig may pick up #waders such as Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Knot & Grey Plover, as they cross the country from east to west. New colour-ring schemes are trying to explain movements of Grey Plover. Please look out for them.
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/06/11/plovers-from-the-north/ @RichardduFeu

Woodcock
#Woodcock migration takes place in October and November, with up to a million birds crossing the North Sea.
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/conserving-british-breeding-woodcock/
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And just a wee reminder that lots more species are covered in this blog:
https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/which-wader-when-and-why/
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology