Black-tailed Godwit
Several of these Eurasian shorebirds have been seen in Newfoundland in recent days, likely blown in on NE winds. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa.
I have seen them twice before here but never so close.
Image taken at Quidi Vidi Lake in St John's, NL
Black-tailed Godwit
Several of these Eurasian shorebirds have been seen in Newfoundland in recent days, likely blown in on NE winds. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa.
I have seen them twice before here but never so close.
Image taken at Quidi Vidi Lake in St John's, NL