Rare ##bird was heading from South ##mouth to breeding grounds in 1996 . Large shorebird - with long beak and spindly legs - last recorded in UK in 1998 . Over the years , more than 1,000 birds had reached the water 's edge .
Rare bird was heading from South America to breeding grounds in Alaska . Large shorebird - with long beak and spindly legs - last seen in UK in 1988 . Over the weekend , more than 1,000 twitchers had lined the water 's edge .