Black winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus
WWT Lanelli 15/4
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The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).
The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the black-winged stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrant north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries. Pairs have successfully bred in Britain in 1987, and after a 27-year hiatus, two instances of successful breeding in Southern England in 2014 13 young were fledged in southern England in 2017.
These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.
The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets.
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Black winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus
WWT Lanelli 15/4
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).
The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the black-winged stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrant north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries. Pairs have successfully bred in Britain in 1987, and after a 27-year hiatus, two instances of successful breeding in Southern England in 2014 13 young were fledged in southern England in 2017.
These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.
The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets.
Tags: Black Winged Stilt Stilts Stilt Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Vagrant Summer Vagrant Summer Passage Countryside Lakes Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Estuaries Estuary Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology Jeff Lack Photography WWT-Llanelli
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Black winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).
The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the black-winged stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrant north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries. Pairs have successfully bred in Britain in 1987, and after a 27-year hiatus, two instances of successful breeding in Southern England in 2014 13 young were fledged in southern England in 2017.
These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.
The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets.
Tags: Black winged Stilt Stilts Birds. Avian Animal Animals Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Water-Birds Waders Waterways Lakes Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs Ponds Marshland Marshes Mudflats Wildlife Photography Jeff Lack Photography Countryside Nature NGC coth5 NPC
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Black Winged Stilt (Fledgling) - Himantopus Himantopus
La Teich, France.
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Black Winged Stilt - Himantopus Himantopus
France
Tags: Stilts Avian Wetlands Waders Dordogne France La-Teich NGC Nature Waterbirds Wildlife. Coastal-Birds Birds. Wildbirds Black Winged Stilt
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