Avocet
Easily recognised by their upturned bills which they use to feed on aquatic insects, crustaceans, and worms by sweeping them side-to-side through the water.
Wading birds
Often referred to as waders, huge numbers of these birds arrive on our Solent coastline in the autumn and spend the winter with us before migrating back up to the Arctic in the spring. They are usually seen on the water’s edge, wading (as their name suggests) into the shallow waters with their long legs and searching with their beaks for animals who live in the mud and sand below.
