Bar-tailed Godwit
Audio:
Volker Arnold
The Bar-tailed Godwit, although very similar to the Black-tailed Godwit, can only be seen close to coastal areas like the Wadden Sea. The Black-tailed Godwit is a bird of wet grasslands. The Bar-tailed Godwit has a slightly upward-curved beak.
Scientific name:
Limosa lapponica
Presence in western Europe:
Common