Eurasian Stone-curlew
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Stony fields, heathland.
Diet: Beetles, worms, small reptiles.
Best time to spot: Crepuscular; stays still by day.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- Bean GooseRare · Damp fields (winter)
- Common QuailRare · Cereal fields (summer)
- Glossy IbisRare · Marshes
- Montagu's HarrierRare · Cereal fields (rare summer breeder)
- NightjarRare · Heathland
- Red-backed ShrikeRare · Scrubby heathland (ex-breeder)
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