Broad-billed Sandpiper
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Pools (very rare passage).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Striped crown.
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.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Red-necked Stint · Pools (very rare)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Temminck's Stint · Pools (rare passage)
- Western Sandpiper · Mudflats (very rare vagrant)
- Pectoral Sandpiper · Wet meadows (autumn passage)
- White-rumped Sandpiper · Wet mud (autumn passage)
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