For many birdwatchers, waders are a delight: charismatic, active, immensely varied, joyful birds which make any birding trip just that bit more exciting. Others, though, live in trepidation of the complexities of wader identification. And, to be fair, those same, let’s call them ID challenges, are not made any easier when we are talking about waders in winter plumage, when the often very distinctive colours tend to be toned down at best. Luckily, though, it is the March issue, so we are including as ‘late winter waders’ birds that are in their March plumage, which means that one or two may be acquiring their breeding plumage, as least partially. So, some will find this selection a cinch, while others will stumble at the first hurdle. See how you get on:…
