Curlew? Godwit?

Mid July. Rutland Water, UK.
Black beak curves down. I would guess roughly the size of a Black-headed gull.
Just wish it had stood up!

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alavar@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 49d (2 replies)

Looks like a curlew 😊 Godwits would have straight breaks.

slartibartfast141@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 49d (1 reply)

Thanks. I looked at so many shorebird pics they all blurred into one!

alavar@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 49d

I had the same phase last year (and I can't say I fully exited it yet). They all use the one most efficient build and you really have to look for this one thing that tells them apart 😅