Bar-tailed Godwit
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Estuaries, mudflats.
Diet: Marine worms, molluscs.
Best time to spot: Slightly upcurved bill; barred tail.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Black-tailed GodwitUncommon · Wet grassland
- Hudsonian Godwit · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Grey PloverUncommon · Estuaries
- Common ShelduckUncommon · Estuaries
- Brent GooseUncommon · Coastal mudflats
- Common GreenshankUncommon · Bogs (summer); estuaries (passage)
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