The female is about the size of a dowitcher, and the male is similar in size to a Greater Yellowlegs. |
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Often described as looking like a yellowlegs and feeding like a dowitcher, the Stilt Sandpiper is a medium-sized, long-legged wader. |
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On a brief stroll we saw a ring-necked duck with yellow and black ducklings, a dowitcher and a kingfisher among others. |
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The main species are Short-billed dowitcher, Semi-palmated sandpiper, Hudsonian godwit and Lesser golden plover. |
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The dowitcher, similar to a common snipe with a pinkish front and brown plumage, was first spotted by three locals on Saturday. |
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A LONG-BILLED dowitcher, from America, was found at Burton Marsh, Wirral last weekend and was next seen at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, Wirral. |
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Hundreds of cars lined the shore at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, yesterday as twitchers flocked to see the rare North American shortbilled dowitcher. |
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Short Billed Dowitcher sighted on the marsh, first English recording of this American visitor results in national media coverage. |
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The Short-billed Dowitcher is a long-legged and long-billed bird seen often with other shorebirds. |
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