Hudsonian Godwit
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal pools (very rare).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Black underwing.
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
- Bar-tailed GodwitUncommon · Estuaries
- Black-tailed GodwitUncommon · Wet grassland
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Snowy Egret · Coastal pools (very rare vagrant)
- Broad-billed Sandpiper · Pools (very rare passage)
- Red-necked Stint · Pools (very rare)
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