Belongs to: large waders
Compare with: black-tailed godwit
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List
Best time to see: early Aug to end May
Key facts
Long-legged wader very much like black-tailed godwit but with slightly upturned bill
Habitat: estuaries, shores and freshwater margins
Common winter visitor; breeds in extreme N. Scandinavia
Recognition
Long black legs with upperparts chestnut all over; long slightly upturned bill; female has brown upperparts that appear tortoiseshell-patterned, white below
Feeds in small groups near water's edge; in flight shows no wingbar
Eats worms and molluscs
Lifecycle
Nest is a lined scrape on ground
1 Brood May-June; 4 eggs olive brown
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Photo © David Harrison