2 people before (page 4) have given the answer as STILT, but I think it could be STINT, which is also a wading bird, and is in the clue ( LA(ST IN T)HIS LIST. I can't quite see how either word fits in with the clue though. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
STILT is right.
Last in this is "s" + to list (as a ship might) is to tilt (to one side)
STINT is ingenious, but there is no container word. The clue would have to be something like: