
Systematic list - part 4: Waders (Shorebirds)
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (23+)
1 north of Siracusa, up to 12 at Granelli, 2 Portopalo di Capo Passero, 5 at the lake NE of Portopalo di Capo Passero and 3 at Riserva Naturale Orientata Fiume Ciane.
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Black-winged Stilts, Granelli, 1st May
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Black-winged Stilts, Granelli, 30th April
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Black-winged Stilts, near Portopalo di Capo Passero, 3rd May (left) and 30th April (right) |
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Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus (3+)
None seen but birds heard distantly from Monteluce in the evenings; also one heard at Portopalo di Capo Passero on 30th April.
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola (2-3)
2 at the river mouth at Granelli on 28th April with 1 there on 30th April.
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Collared Pratincole, Granelli, 30th April |
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Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (1)
1 heard at Granelli on 1st May.
Little Stint Calidris minuta (4)
1 at Granelli on 30th April and 3 there on 3rd May.
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Little Stints, Granelli, 3rd May |
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Ruff Philomachus pugnax (10+)
Several at Granelli including at least 10 on 29th April.
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Ruff, Granelli, 1st May
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Ruffs, Granelli, 28th April (left) and 3rd May (right) |
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Snipe Gallinago gallinago (1)
1 at Granelli on 28th April.
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Snipe, Granelli, 28th April |
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Greenshank Tringa nebularia (3)
1 at Granelli on 29th April, 1 heard there again on 1st May and 1 heard at Portopalo di Capo Passero on 1st May.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (c. 5)
Up to 3 at Granelli on 28th April-1st May.
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Wood Sandpiper, Granelli, 1st May
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Wood Sandpiper, Granelli, 29th April |
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Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (c. 16)
5 at Riserva Naturale Orientata Biviere di Gela on 28th April; smaller numbers at Vendicari, Granelli, Riserva Naturale Orientata Fiume Ciane and several sites around Portopalo di Capo Passero.
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Common Sandpipers, Granelli, 1st May (left) and 30th April (right) |
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