Wilson's Phalarope
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Pools (very rare).
Diet: Aquatic invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Slim; needle bill.
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
- Red-necked PhalaropeRare · Shetland pools (summer)
- Grey Phalarope · Pelagic (autumn passage)
- Broad-billed Sandpiper · Pools (very rare passage)
- Greater Yellowlegs · Pools (very rare vagrant)
- Hudsonian Godwit · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Red-necked Stint · Pools (very rare)
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