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I was visiting relatives in Essex this week and as Tuesday was such a lovely day I chose to call into Shoeburyness, near to the coastguard station.
There were quite a few birds out the including at least 200 Godwits but I noticed this bird feeding on its own, about 30 feet from the Godwits. I can't really see any difference from a blackwit other than the fact that it has a down curved beak. I have never seen any Godwits with down turn beaks before so it threw me. I watched it for about 15 minutes until all the birds were spooked and they took off. They all landed again but I couldn't relocate this bird. At no time, whilst I watched it, did it feed anywhere near the Godwits, something else I thought worthy of mentioning.
There were quite a few birds out the including at least 200 Godwits but I noticed this bird feeding on its own, about 30 feet from the Godwits. I can't really see any difference from a blackwit other than the fact that it has a down curved beak. I have never seen any Godwits with down turn beaks before so it threw me. I watched it for about 15 minutes until all the birds were spooked and they took off. They all landed again but I couldn't relocate this bird. At no time, whilst I watched it, did it feed anywhere near the Godwits, something else I thought worthy of mentioning.