A summer visitor with brown wings and white body and a long beak.
The Common Sandpiper is a wading bird that prefers to live at the seaside when visiting the UK during summer, but you can sometimes see them at some of the lodges and lakes around the West Pennine Moors area. This one is a juvenile as indicated by the white wing stripe.
The Common Sandpiper winters in Africa.
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Common Sandpiper image by munki-boy
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
