Waders around Newquay

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Here's a selection of photos of birds known as 'waders' taken around Newquay, Cornwall

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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

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Curlew (Numenius arquata) Little Fistral, You can just make out an Oystercatcher below his feet

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Curlew at the Gannel Estuary

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RedShank (Tringa totanus) at the Gannel Estuary

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Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Little Fistral

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Sandpiper, Little Fistral

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Oystercatcher and Turnstone, Little Fistral

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Oystercatcher pocking around the cracks in the rocks, with a little group of Turnstone looking for leftovers

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I was taking a photo of a Curlew at the Gannel Estuary and I noticed a Kingfisher on the near back

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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.

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Little Egret(Egretta garzetta) from the Heron family, this one hunting for small fry on the Gannel esturay

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The Gannel Estuary, Newquay, Cornwall the estuary leads to Crantock beach.

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Map showing the Gannel Estuary and Little Fistral where the photos were taken.

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Little Fistral looking onto Pentire Headland

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Oystercatcher, at the Gannel estuary

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Curlew, At the Gannel estuary

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