Black-tailed Godwit
A trip to Slimbridge on 22nd March. Weather was fine but there was a lack of wild ducks and geese compared to the last visit.
A Black-tailed Godwit on the Rushy Pen lagoon.
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female Black-tailed Godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).
Black-tailed Godwit
A trip to Slimbridge on 22nd March. Weather was fine but there was a lack of wild ducks and geese compared to the last visit.
A Black-tailed Godwit on the Rushy Pen lagoon.
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female Black-tailed Godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).