Sandpipers & Snipes in Cheshire

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Cheshire's diverse wetlands, estuaries, and farmland provide vital habitat for 23 species of sandpipers and snipes. The Dee Estuary and Mersey Estuary are particularly important for wading birds, attracting species such as Dunlin, Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Black-tailed Godwit in impressive numbers. Inland marshes and river valleys also support breeding Common Snipe and Eurasian Woodcock, while passage migrants like Greenshank and Green Sandpiper can be spotted during spring and autumn.

Little Stint
Little StintSmallest · 13cm
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Curlew
CurlewLargest · 60cm
Ranges from the Little Stint (13cm) to the Curlew (60cm)8 year-round residents

Showing 24–25 of 25 species

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolorLC

An extremely rare transatlantic vagrant, recorded on passage in September. A prized find at any Cheshire wetland.

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Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareolaLC

A rare summer visitor from May to September, occasionally found at marshy pools and flooded fields on passage.

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