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European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster · Rare · +8 points per sighting
European Bee-eater

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Open countryside, sandy banks.
Diet: Bees, wasps, dragonflies.
Best time to spot: Spring/summer; gregarious.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to European Bee-eater. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.

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