Stilt Sandpiper
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Shallow pools (vagrant).
Diet: Aquatic invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Long legs; curved bill.
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
- Broad-billed Sandpiper · Pools (very rare passage)
- Red-necked Stint · Pools (very rare)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper · Mudflats (vagrant)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Temminck's Stint · Pools (rare passage)
- Western Sandpiper · Mudflats (very rare vagrant)
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