How to... Identify Winter Waders

We look at some of the more common waders you're likely to find during the winter in Essex and show you how to identify them.

[@LoisDale-df1gk]

Stumbled across you while looking at BTO videos. Fantastic, down to earth descriptions, very helpful. Thank you

[@ebws]

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed.

[@EthanSkerry]

Love these videos, one suggestion that I know would help me is when you’re discussing the different species maybe leave their name on the top of the screen? It would just help with memory

[@user-R1250GSA-x1g]

Thank you guys, I've recently visited, having lived on the south coast for many years and this was really useful to identify what it was I was watching
on the river Blackwater, a wonderful area, full of amazing new birds to discover. I have very fond memories of Essex and the evocative sounds.

[@ebws]

Hi Phil, glad that the video was helpful, thanks for watching it. We're very lucky to have so much amazing coastal habitat in the county, it's always a great place to go birding.

[@seanmacgowan616]

This will help me enormously. Always wondering what I've got on the Bull Island here in North Dublin. We have all these along with the odd Ruff, Curlew and Whrimble. Thanks a lot I feel a lot better armed now. Must remember the black arm pits!

[@ebws]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful

[@MaryOSullivan-ns3mp]

Brilliant, I really enjoyed it and tried to follow with my bird book, to note differences in plumage.

[@ebws]

Thank you so much for watching, we're you found it useful

[@alasdairtaylor8108]

Great little video, many thanks!

[@ebws]

Thanks for watching.

[@helenbeardsworth6751]

Really helpful id pointers. Thank you. Have you made any other videos?

[@JakiBell]

Thanks a lot for posting this. What a superb overview. Really helpful.

[@ebws]

Thank you, pleased that you enjoyed it

[@Neynolds]

Great video to do some swotting up before a wader survey next week! 👌👌

[@ebws]

Thanks for watching and well done for doing the wader survey 👍

[@Laza367]

Excellent video very useful tips even for me down in Australia

[@ebws]

That's great, thanks for watching!

[@sarahhenson-webb125]

Really helpful… thanks Matt and Steve 😊

[@ebws]

Thank you for the feedback Sarah, we're glad you found this useful and thanks for watching!

[@greglaws9953]

Thank you, really helpful

[@ebws]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful

[@labandjbify]

Excellent 👍

[@ebws]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching