Hudsonian Godwit
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Limosa haemastica
Rare vagrants from North America with 5 records for Britain between April-July.
Winters in Southern South America.
Adults have long dark legs and a long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip.
The upper parts are mottled brown and the underparts are chestnut.
The tail is black and the rump is white.
They show black wing linings in flight.
The legs and feet are bluish-grey.