Common Crane
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet grassland, fens.
Diet: Insects, plants, grain.
Best time to spot: UK breeding population recovering.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- Common Grasshopper WarblerRare · Rough grassland
- Rough-legged BuzzardRare · Coastal grassland (winter)
- Barn OwlUncommon · Rough grassland
- Barnacle GooseUncommon · Coastal grassland (winter)
- Black-tailed GodwitUncommon · Wet grassland
- Cackling Goose · Wet grassland (vagrant)
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