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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)

 

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

 

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

 

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)

 

Snipe Gallinago gallinago (1)

1 at Granelli on 28th April.

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Snipe, Granelli, 28th April

 

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

 

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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