White-tailed Lapwing
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet meadows (very rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Bright yellow legs.
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
- Sociable Lapwing · Short grass (very rare vagrant)
- Northern LapwingCommon · Wet meadows
- Lesser White-fronted Goose · Wet meadows (very rare)
- Sandhill Crane · Wet meadows (very rare)
- Alpine Accentor · Mountains (very rare)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher · Coastal scrub (very rare)
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