Waders or shorebirds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found wading along shorelines and mudflats in order to forage for food crawling or burrowing in the mud and sand, usually small arthropods such as aquatic insects or crustaceans
Wading birds include large species like Herons, Egrets, Storks, Plovers, Sandpipers, Curlews & Cranes (separate galleries), as well as smaller Shorebirds and Waders walk in shallow water to find food.
