Belted Kingfisher
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rivers (rare vagrant).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Twice the size of European Kingfisher.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Harlequin Duck · Fast rivers (very rare vagrant)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
- Caspian Tern · Coast (rare vagrant)
- Hooded Merganser · Ponds (very rare vagrant)
- Pied-billed Grebe · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
- Snowy Egret · Coastal pools (very rare vagrant)
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