6 January 2026

Waders recorded during five and a bit years of Noc Mig

 

A summary of the waders recorded by nocturnal migration sound monitoring at a single site in Wanstead, London E11

 

Noc Mig Waders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Avocet

1

 




1

 

Oystercatcher

24

 

2

3

5

9

5

European Golden Plover

5

 

1

1


3

 

Grey Plover

4

1

 

 


1

2

Ringed Plover

9

 

1


1

4

3

Little Ringed Plover

2

 



1

1

 

Knot

1

 





1

Dunlin

11

 

2

1

1

3

4

Green Sandpiper

10

 


2

1

5

2

Common Sandpiper

28

 

1

2

4

13

8

Redshank

7

 

3

1


1

2

Greenshank

1

 




1

 

Bar-tailed Godwit

1

1





 

Whimbrel

15

2


1


7

5

Curlew

4

 


1



3

 

 





 

 

 

123

 

10

12

13

49

35

 

For methods see previous posts on Noc. Mig. Since spring 2024 I have been using Chirpity - https://chirpity.mattkirkland.co.uk/  to run through the recordings and flag interesting snippets which I then analyse further via BirdNET etc and get expert approval for the species assigned, usually via the Noc Mig WhatsApp group. Chirpity is excellent software, easy to use and modify to your local needs, saves an enormous amount of time (and repetitive strain) and advice is always available from Matt Kirkland if needed.

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