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Originally Posted by mrs fish  I think John should tell us about his sighting and photographing of the Lesser Yellowleg he saw in Norfolk yesterday.
I had to google to find out about it as it is a long way from home, winters in california 
Is it very rare? |
They are a common American wader, the equivalent of our Redshank, +are found on the eastern seaboard too, with many wintering in South America. At least one usually turns up in UK most years. The only one I've seen in UK was at Lodmoor, Dorset over 10 years ago.
The Greater Yellowlegs is much rarer over here + I've only seen them across the Atlantic- I guess they're the equivalent of a Greenshank.