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Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa
Posted by Amy on April 9th, 2006 at 6:20 pm CST
Categories: Netherlands, Snipes, Sandpipers & allies
Categories: Netherlands, Snipes, Sandpipers & allies
Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa / Grutto
Starrevaart, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands
Friday, 07 April 2006
Black-tailed Godwits are called Gruttos in Dutch and residents of the Netherlands are proud to host a significant percentage of the world population of Gruttos during breeding season. The finding of the first Grutto egg every spring always made the (birdy) news headlines.
April 26th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
[...] A good way to see birds is with a boat tour through the park, but there are also bird hides available where you can see water birds like Black-tailed Godwits, and with a little bit of luck Spoonbills. [...]