Short-toed Lark
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal turf (rare migrant).
Diet: Seeds, insects.
Best time to spot: Pale sandy lark.
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
- Caspian Plover · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Isabelline Wheatear · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Pacific Golden Plover · Coastal turf (very rare vagrant)
- Pied Wheatear · Coastal turf (very rare)
- American Golden Plover · Coastal turf (autumn passage)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher · Coastal scrub (very rare)
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