This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

This elegant wading bird is a rare visitor to the UK, though occasionally one or two of pairs will nest here.

This streaky brown bird is a winter visitor, occasionally found walking around the muddy margins of marshes.

This glossy wading bird is a scarce visitor to the UK, though records have become more common in recent decades.

This wading bird is mainly a visitor on its spring and autumn migration, though a small number nest in Scotland.

The distinctive sight of a spoonbill is becoming increasingly common in the east and southwest of England, with colonies of breeding birds now established.