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Black-tailed Godwit

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit. A black-tailed godwit in its summer finery is a stunningly attractive bird, russet brown with a long orange and black bill.

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Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit. A black-tailed godwit in its summer finery is a stunningly attractive bird, russet brown with a long orange and black bill. A few pairs of black-tailed godwits breed in the UK, most of them in damp grazing meadows such as the Ouse Washes in East Anglia. When breeding is over the male and female split up and spend the winter months apart, often in widely separated locations.

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Tue 15 Nov 2022 05:58

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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  • Mon 25 Nov 2013 05:58
  • Sun 1 Dec 2013 08:58
  • Mon 29 Jun 2015 05:58
  • Thu 3 Nov 2016 05:58
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  • Tue 15 Nov 2022 05:58

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