Lesser Yellowlegs Taken at Frankfield Loch on 4th June 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Lesser Yellowlegs. Species: Order: Family: Local names: Tringa flavipes. Charadriiformes. Scolopacidae. Site Of Nest: Food: Plumage: Feature: Clearings near ponds in the boreal forest region from Alaska to Quebec. They nest on the ground, usually in open dry locations. Mainly insects, small fish and crustaceans. The legs are yellow. The bill is slim, straight, and uniformly dark. The breast is streaked and the flanks are finely marked with short bars. They migrate to the Gulf coast of the United States, the Caribbean, and south to South America. This species is a regular vagrant to western Europe; in Great Britain about five birds arrive each year, mostly between August and October, with the occasional individual overwintering. Courtesy Of Xeno Canto Voice