Curlew Sandpiper I have been missing seeing waders close up recently. I really enjoy photographing waders, particularly when a little bit of fieldcraft is involved. There is something very rewarding about settling quietly into a position, allowing the birds to become comfortable with your presence and then watching them gradually edge closer as the tide comes in. At Goldcliff, birds such as Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Sanderling are often frustratingly distant. You can see them perfectly well through binoculars or a scope, but from a photography point of view they can sometimes remain little more than beautifully marked pixels on the far side of the scrape. That usually means travelling a little further afield to places such as Newton Point or Sker Point in South Wales. New Passage and Severn Beach are also excellent locations and slightly closer to home, although there is one small complication for me — they involve crossing the Severn and venturing into England. I know. Dangerous terri...