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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Black-tailed Godwit

Adult Black-tailed Godwit in summer/breeding plumage with Oystercatchers

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Gaelic: Cearra-ghob

Photograph © Andy L
The Braigh - Point - Isl of lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
20th April, 2007

"Heres a pic of some of the oystercatchers with a single blacktailed godwit braigh loch"

Our Godwit photographs

Black-tailed Godwit 20th April 2007	Black-tailed Godwit with Oystercatchers 26th April 2009	Bar-tailed Godwit 24th March 2007	Bar-tailed Godwit 20th May 2007	Bar-tailed Godwit 10th November 2007

 

• Black-tailed Godwit
• Limosa limosa
• Gaelic: Cearra-ghob
• WI: Uncommon passage Visitor (low numbers), Very rare winter visitor (five or less records)
• Similar birds: Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Snipe

 

Barred markings in belly area and orange bill at the base are some of the distinguishing features from the summer adult Bar-tailed Godwit.

Summer adult females have a paler rufous-orange breast than the males.

 

Black-tailed Godwit records in the Western Isles

Limosa limosa islandica is an uncommon passage visitor (low numbers), and very rare winter visitor (five or less records)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

 

The chart below shows how abundant the Black-tailed Godwit is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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