Long-billed Dowitcher: This large, stocky sandpiper has dark, mottled upperparts, dark cap and eye stripe, short white eyebrow, and red-brown underparts with lightly barred flanks. Bill is long and decurved. It is notable for incorporating striking imitations of a wide variety of other birds into its song. White outer primaries with black trailing edges are visible in flight. Black bill, legs and feet. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. It has an olive morph where the upperparts have darker, black centers and duller, more olive fringes. The sides and breast are pale brown with bold dark streaks. The Blue phase has a white head and neck, blue-gray upperparts, gray-brown breast and sides, white belly, pink bill, legs and feet and black lower mandible. Salthouse Marshes may not have the sheer numbers of birds that attract so many keen birders to nearby Cley Marshes, but this is still a fantastic area for wildlife. Forages on the ground for seeds, fruit and small snails. Bill is slightly upturned. Legs and feet are yellow. Sexes are identical within each phase. Short dark bill with yellow-olive base. It has a black-tipped pale blue bill. The head, neck and back have long lacy plumes during breeding season. Upper breast has dark streaking, cream colored supercilium extending behind the eye with thin black moustachial stripe and broad buff submoustachial stripe, narrow black malar stripe. Seaside Sparrow: Medium sparrow (maritimus), streaked olive-gray upperparts, pale buff underparts, streaks on breast, sides. Common Sandpiper: Eurasian counterpart to the Spotted Sandpiper; has dusky gray upperparts, heavily streaked breast, and sparkling white underparts. Direct flight with strong fast wing beats. Crested head is green and purple with white stripes; white throat has two bars, one extends as a partial collar, the other extends behind and below eyes. Head, neck and breast are black with purple gloss. Black-crowned Night-Heron: This is a medium-sized, stocky heron with short neck and legs, black upperparts, gray wings and white to pale gray underparts. It has a swift direct flight, sometimes at great heights. Direct flight with steady, deep wing beats. It has dark upperparts, paler underparts, a white vent, cheeks and chinstrap, and a black head and neck. Feeds on insects, ticks, spiders, lizards, fruits, berries and seeds. Least Grebe: Smallest of North America's grebes. Walks on ground in dense understory. Graceful, bouyant flight. Short to medium green-yellow bill with slightly hooked tip. Lower back white, and tail is white with black barring. Legs and feet are pink. Swift direct flight. Medium length bill, tail short with a square tip. American Coot: Medium-sized, chicken-like swimming bird, dark gray to black overall, short, white bill and undertail coverts. These population figures are aggregated within the UK wintering waterbird indicator. Feeds on insects, small fish, berries and fruit. A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks sometimes placed in the subfamily Circinae of the bird of prey family Accipitridae.Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. Walks on ground, wades in water to forage. Brown upperparts. Legs are extremely long and red-pink. Red-kneed Dotterel: Small to medium plover. Red-brown underwings shown in flight. Throat is gray and breast has blue-gray streaks. Head, throat and upper breast are black. They have a strong direct flight with powerful rapid wing beats. Outer three primaries black-gray. Tail is relatively short and dark-barred. White underparts with brown-gray streaks and marks on neck, breast, and flanks. Swainson's Thrush: Medium-sized thrush (swainsoni), with dull olive-brown or olive-gray upperparts, pale buff eye-ring, dark moustache stripe, and brown-spotted buff throat and breast, and white belly. Juvenile resembles nonbreeding adult but lacks breast plumes and has mostly black legs. It feeds on insects, insect larvae and small fish. Direct flight. Orange-brown head and neck, and white mark between eye and bill; combination of prominent white rump, white wing bar, and pure white underwings is unique among the godwits. Eats insects, larvae, and some fruit. Bill, legs, and feet yellow with gray-black striping. Feeds on seeds and insects. Eats seeds, grains, berries, fruits, insects, caterpillars, spiders, snails, grubs and mollusks. Wings and tail are olive-green. Long, straight, black-brown bill with green-yellow base. Throat, flanks, belly, and vent are brown-gray. These bird identification guides provide information about over 140 of the most common British birds including garden birds, birds of prey, shorebirds and waterfowl. It feeds primarily on insects. Fairly high rapid flight. When to see January to December. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Short-billed Dowitcher: This large sandpiper has mottled gray, black, brown and red-brown upperparts, white rump, red-brown underparts with spots and bars, a long, straight dark bill and long, dark yellow-green legs. Thanks! Long legs, upper part pink-red, lower part black-gray. Curlew Sandpiper: This is a medium-sized sandpiper with mottled rufous, white and black upperparts. Tail is short and forked. Long bill, thick base. A more reliable method of differentiating the two species is by their calls. Yellow Rail: Small rail with pale yellow-striped, dark brown upperparts. Strong direct flight with powerful rapid wing beats. Northern Jacana: Rail-like relative of plovers and shorebirds; is unique in having extremely long toes. Sora: This small rail has dark gray-brown upperparts with black-and-white streaks, gray breast and dark gray flanks and belly with white bars. Key West Quail-Dove: Medium dove with red-brown upperparts glossed with purple and green, gray-red nape and crown, white throat and streak below eye, and buff-gray underparts. Its song is very different, with warbling, high-pitched notes. However, working with our project partners (RSPB and Natural England) our studies have shown there has been a 53% decline in nesting redshank pairs between 1983 and 2011. Feeds on fish, insects, small amphibians, crustaceans and invertebrates. Wings and tail are brown with darker bars. Female like male but slightly duller blue plumage. Undertail coverts are white. Birds also have the best vision of all the vertebrates. Nelson's Sparrow: Small sparrow with brown streaked upperparts. Flight is erratic with flopping wing beats. It has a swift direct flight with strong wing beats. Upperparts are iridescent. Round head with red-brown eyes, and white-yellow bill. Yellow eyes, bill is yellow or olive-green. Ross's Goose: Small, white goose with black primary feathers and stubby gray-based red-orange bill. Swift direct flight on rapid wing beats. Feeds on nectar and insects. Canvasback: This is a large, flashy diving duck with a pale gray body, black breast and tail and gray legs and feet. Legs and feet are gray. The bill is black, straight, and slightly hooked. The sexes are similar; males are slightly larger. Straight, pointed, gray-pink and yellow bill. The eyes are yellow and the bill is dark gray with a black tip. Short, orange-yellow legs and feet. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Oriental Reed-Warbler: Small brown warbler with short crest, white-buff line above and in front of eye, white throat and breast, and white-buff on rest of underparts. Black-capped Vireo: Small vireo, olive-green upperparts, black hood, white spectacles interrupted with black above the eye, white underparts with olive-yellow flanks. Legs are orange-red. Short to medium, gray-black bill with blue-gray or olive base. Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Large, long-legged, long-necked duck with dark brown back and white V-shaped rump patch. Sexes are similar. Undulating, with several rapid wingbeats and a pause. Most often heard, not seen. Strong direct flight in bunched flocks or U formations. Diet includes seeds, insects and grasses. Large, gray bill. Rather short, yellow-green bill with yellow spot at the top base of the culmen. Non-breeding adult lacks white speckling on head. Strong steady flight, rapid wing beats. Females are mottled brown with orange-brown bills and no curled tail feathers. It has a long pink bill with a black tip that is slightly upcurved. Cattle Egret (Palau): Small, short-necked and stocky egret with white body and pale orange-brown patches on head, neck and back. Eastern Phoebe: Small flycatcher with dark gray-brown upperparts and slightly darker wings and tail. It has a direct flight on quick steady wing beats. Common Pauraque: Medium nightjar with dark-streaked, mottled gray upperparts, white throat, black chin, rufous face, pale gray-brown underparts. Sexes similar. Weak fluttering flight with legs dangling. Forages in low undergrowth. Direct flight in V formation. Blue-gray legs, feet. American Tree Sparrow: Medium, gray-brown sparrow, black and rufous-brown streaks on back, wings. Whatbird parametric search. Short flights, alternates rapidly beating wings with wings pulled to sides. Marsh Wren: Small wren with lightly barred, warm brown upperparts, black-and-white triangular patch on upper back, and dull white underparts with pale brown sides. Black-whiskered Vireo: Large vireo with olive-green upperparts and olive-buff washed white underparts. Catches insects in flight. Eats seeds of aquatic plants, grasses and grains, insects and small marine crustaceans. Black bill,legs and feet. Louisiana Waterthrush: Large ground-dwelling warbler, dark olive-brown upperparts, heavily streaked white underparts with buff wash on belly and sides. It plunge dives on occasion. Strong direct flight on steady wing beats. Eats snails, insects, frogs, shrimp, small fish and birds, eggs and young of other birds, fruits, berries, seeds and grains. Direct flight with rapid wing beats. Faint streaks on crown, nape, and breast, and long, broad wings with black primaries. Black legs and feet. Head has black crown, gray face, and white eyebrows. The sexes are similar. North America's only all-white owl. Feeds mostly on insects and their larvae, spiders, berries and fruits. Females are duller and browner, with a light area around the base of the bill. The marsh tit is a small, mainly brown bird, with a shiny black cap, dark 'bib' and pale belly. Black legs, feet. The tail is white with dark bars and the legs and feet are dark gray. It mainly feeds on plants. It mostly feeds on submerged aquatic vegetation. Juvenile like winter adult but more black on wing and tail with black tip. Short, rounded tail. Gray-black, flat bill. Purple Heron: Large wading bird. Diet includes insects and worms. Eyebrows are pale brown. Diet includes insects and crustaceans. Feeds on caterpillars, insects and larvae. Whimbrel (Palau): This large long-legged sandpiper has brown and white mottled upperparts and buff underparts with faint streaks on sides and flanks. Black Tern: This small tern has a black head, bill and underparts. Brown above, red-brown breast, and bars on white belly. Bill, legs, feet are olive-green. Non-breeding adult lacks hood, black mark behind eye, and black tip on bill. Common Ringed Plover (Palau): Plump little plover with dark gray-brown upperparts, pure white underparts, and strong black mask and chest band. House sparrow. Undulating flight. A moorhen’s diet consists of insects, water-spiders, plants and larger animals such as lizards. It catches fish by wading and diving. Black bill, pink legs and feet. Pallas's Bunting: Medium bunting, gray-brown upperparts with black streaks. It feeds on aquatic plants, insects and mollusks. Dunlin: This is a medium-sized bird with black-streaked, red-brown upperparts, a black belly patch and a streaked breast. Underparts are orange-brown with strongly barred black, white flanks. It likes wet woodlands where it excavates its own nestholes. Spectacles are yellow. The wings have thin white stripes visible in flight. Bright red bill with black tip, lower mandible longer than upper. Sexes are similar in appearance, but males are slightly larger. Sexes similar. Strong undulating flight. Juvenile gray-brown with white streaks, some spots on wings, more yellow on bill. Bill is bright yellow; legs and feet are orange. Rapid direct flight with strong wing beats, flies in V formation. Broad wings with thick black stripe. One of the most nomadic territorial birds. Slow weak flight, alternates periods of rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Long-toed Stint: Medium sandpiper, scaled, brown, black and rufous upperparts, white-sided rump, white underparts, black-spotted sides, upper breast. Bold and agile, it is an acrobat on the feeder. Sexes are similar. Underparts are pale with hint of olive-brown or yellow on sides and breast. Black bill, legs, feet. Trumpeter Swan: Largest swan in the world, completely white but with head and neck often stained rust-brown from contact with ferrous minerals in wetland soils. Juvenile has fewer and paler breast spots and shorter tail. East and west coast birds are heavier barred and spotted, paler underparts and often show white bellies. Sedge Wren: Small wren with white-streaked, brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. There are 621 species of birds on the British list as of 24 January 2020, the latest addition being the white-rumped swift. The legs and feet are black. Tail is short and pointed. Body is chestnut-brown with black head and neck, and flashy yellow-green flight feathers. The head and neck are rufous-brown, and the blue-gray bill is black-tipped; eyes are yellow. Back, wings, and tail gray-brown. Japanese Night-Heron: Small, stocky heron with red-brown head and neck, yellow-olive around eye, brown back and wings, white throat, gray underparts, thick brown streaks on throat and underparts. Head is white with a large blue-black eyebrow and long black crest. These flocks of birds also attract their share of raptors with Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard and Kestrel being fairly common, but also Booted Eagle, Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine and Merlin. Feeds on algae and aquatic plants, insects and insect larvae. Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, small fish, seeds and vegetative plants. Strong direct flight. V-shaped white rump patch and silver-gray underwing linings are visible in flight. Northern Harrier: This large hawk has gray upperparts, white rump, and white underparts with spotted breast. Forehead is pale blue; bill is red and yellow-tipped. It has a gray-brown head and neck and gray bill. Feathers on upper breast and back are lined with iridescent silver and are scaled. Female like male but more narrow barring. The wings have a green speculum and a pale blue shoulder patch visible in flight. Fairly long wings. Purple Gallinule: Medium, chicken-like marsh bird with purple-blue upperparts washed with iridescent green, deep blue underparts. Around half of British redshank breed on salt marshes, making the habitat nationally and internationally important for the species. Swift direct flight with clipped wing beats. Eyes are dark. Juvenile white morph has some gray in plumage. Heavy bill black-gray above, pink-brown below, slightly upturned mandible. It feeds on invertebrates, frogs and fish. Sexes are similar, but males are larger. The sexes are similar. Tail is white below. The wings are dark with two white bars. Red eyes with white eye-rings, and white patch above. We add more photographs frequently, so please check back regularly. Birds have scales on their feet, and feathers, which are just modified scales, covering their body. Difficult to distinguish from Snowy Egret. Greater Yellowlegs: This large sandpiper has mottled brown, gray and white upperparts. Palm Warbler: Medium warbler with olive-brown upperparts and yellow underparts streaked with brown. Wings have white stripes visible in flight. The sexes are similar. 10. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Has a distictive, hovering display flight. Long, slim wings are dark above and silver-gray below. Female is similar and juvenile is paler and has white wingbars and feather tips. Intermediate Egret: Medium to large white heron with rounded head, orange-brown eyes, gray-green lores, and an orange-red bill. Legs and feet are red. Weak mothlike flight. It feeds mostly on terrestrial and aquatic insects. Ridgway's Rail: A medium sized bird with a long, slightly decurved slender bill with gray-brown upperparts and a rufous breast. Mottled Duck: Medium dabbling duck with dark brown mottled body, feathers usually show distinct multi-toned chevrons, buff-brown face and unmarked neck, darker crown and eye line. Juveniles like adults. Feeds on insects, larvae, worms, seeds. Although there is still hunting around the marsh it still manages to maintain a fair number of waders with Lapwing, Common Snipe, and Green Sandpiper being the most abundant. Northern birds are grayer overall with baring on the flanks. Wings brown with two white bars. Common garden birds 1. The female is larger than the male with a longer bill and has a little red-brown color. The front of the face has a white patch and the bill is usually pink-orange. It feeds on small invertebrates, crustaceans, vertebrates, mammals, the eggs and the young of other birds and, plants. Sexes similar. The toes are lobed, not webbed, and the eyes are red. Eats mostly fresh grasses and grains, often in the company of Snow Geese. White Ibis: This coastal species is white overall with pink facial skin, bill, and legs that turn scarlet during breeding season. Tail is very long with chestnut-brown undertail coverts. Get to know these tiny birds with our ID guide, which includes blue tits, great tits, crested tits, willow tits, long-tailed tits, marsh tits and coal tits. Tamaulipas Crow: Small crow, shiny black overall with purple-tinted upperparts and duller purple to blue-green tinted underparts. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Countryfile.com terms and conditions & privacy policy. Eats worms, aquatic insects, crustaceans and mollusks. Wings are mottled gray with dark primaries. This product and/or its method of use is covered by one or more of the following patent(s): US patent number 7,363,309 and foreign equivalents. The UK's wetlands also support internationally important numbers of wintering ducks, geese, swans and wading birds, which migrate to spend their winters feeding on our coastlines or on inland lakes and wet meadows. Head has brown crown, white eyebrows. It has been listed as an endangered species since 1987. Long tails and high-pitched peeping and spluttering “tsirrup” calls. Tail rufous. Dull white underparts have dark central breast spot, thick streaks. Medium tail, blue near tip. It is named after the Pechora River Valley in northeastern Russia, where it breeds and nests. Crown is dark and eyebrows are white. www.rspb.org.uk/coal-tit, The largest of the tits has a black vertical stripe down its yellow belly. Head is dark and eye-ring is white. Feeds mostly on aquatic vegetation. Pink legs, feet. It has a direct flight with rapid wing beats. Swift direct flight. It has a steady direct flight with rapid wing beats. Feeds on insects and seeds. Medium wings and narrow, rectangular tail. 4. Feeds and forages on land or in shallow water by probing in mud, and sweeping bill back and forth. Facial disk is lightly mottled with prominent dark rim. It mainly feeds on small fish but will take a variety of foods. White throat; eyestripe is dark and thick, white eyebrows widen behind eyes. Female, winter male lack orange-brown and black on head, white below, on front, buff nape and behind eye. It has a heavy direct flight with strong wing beats. White neck and breast have black mottling along sides. Whiskered Tern: Small to medium-sized gray tern, black cap, white throat. Short, rounded wings and tail are barred. Nest predators include snakes, mink, raccoons, and other birds, even as small as marsh wrens. Short black bill with blue-gray base. Female has more barring below and smaller bill. Black crown with long black plume, black line across face under eye. They have a black bill which is short and thin. Broad-billed Sandpiper: Small sandpiper with a long bill that curves down at the tip. The world’s most comfortable shoes & flats for women, sustainably made with natural materials like merino wool and eucalyptus fiber. Swift, graceful flight, alternates slow, deep wing beats with short or long glides. Bill is short, yellow. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Wood Stork: Large, odd wading bird, mostly white except for black flight feathers and tail. Black Skimmer: Odd-looking, tern-like bird with black upperparts and white underparts. Sexes similar. Long-billed Curlew: Very large sandpiper with brown mottled upperparts, buff-brown underparts with dark streaks and spots. Its blue-green speculum is bordered by white. The official list of British birds held by the British Ornithologists’ Union currently contains 598 species. Wings are dark. Long, rather broad wings. Flies on slow shallow wing beats followed by glides. Juvenile like adult but much paler. Low direct flight on rapidly beating wings. Fairly long, broad wings have black flight feathers. Pale-edged dark brown feathers on upperparts give a scaled appearance; back shows two pale streaks in flight; underparts are white with dark spots on breast and neck. Non-breeding adults have more black on bill, no red-brown or chestnut in plumage, brown-gray back, and brown-gray streaks on crown, face, and breast. The legs and feet are dark. The diet includes marine worms, crustaceans and mollusks. In winter shows pale throat, in summer a dark throat. Feeds primarily on pond weeds. Cinnamon Teal: This small duck has scaled dark brown upperparts, cinnamon-brown underparts, head and neck, red eyes, long dark bill and yellow-gray legs. The bill is thick, long, and curved downward. Channel-billed Cuckoo: Large gray cuckoo with straw colored tip on black-gray bill. Whimbrel: This large long-legged sandpiper has brown and white mottled upperparts and buff underparts with faint streaks on sides and flanks. Belly and outer tail feathers are white. Nape and upper back are chestnut-brown. Tail is short and white-tipped. Mottling on breast, white belly. Common Cuckoo: Large cuckoo, gray upperparts, paler underparts with dark bars on belly. Hovers before dipping for prey. About The marsh harrier nests in large reedbeds where it feeds on frogs, small mammals and birds, such as moorhen and coot. Bill is small and short. Diet is heavy in seeds and cultivated grains. Tail is short, black above, and white below. Bonaparte's Gull: This is a medium-sized gull with a black head and bill, gray back and wings and white underparts and tail. It has red eyes, a straight black bill, long pink legs, and sometimes a narrow dark terminal tail band. Eyes dark yellow , plumage is dark black-gray, white undertail coverts and white wing patch in flight. Rest of underparts white. Medium, yellow legs and feet. The legs are red-orange. Ruddy Quail-Dove: Medium-sized dove, rufous overall with pale buff throat, streak under eye, and belly. Its flight is fast and direct. Head has buff face with dark brown cap, eye patches. Short to medium-length, gray-black bill with blue-gray base and red on gape. Glides between perches. The wings are gray and white-edged, and black at the tips; tail is white. The flight is labored and slow with dangling legs. Gray-white above and between eyes, and on edge of face. Strong direct flight with neck extended. Eyes are large and red. Ruddy Duck: This small, bright red-brown duck has a black cap extending below the eyes onto the nape, heavy blue bill and black tail. The Birds of the North Kent Marshes by Gillham, EG and Homes, RC and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk. Long, black bill with wide, spoon-shaped tip. White rump. Head and neck are bright rust-brown during summer. The head is black, and the short black neck has a partial white ring. Feeds on freshwater snails, mussels, frogs, crustaceans and insects. Weak fluttering flight. Sexes similar. The breast and throat are dark-spotted; belly, under tail are white. Bill is thin and slightly decurved. Slender neck is tawny brown and white with a few blue-gray stripes. Florida Scrub-Jay: Medium, crestless jay with gray upperparts and underparts, blue head, and pale eyebrows. Greater White-fronted Goose: This medium-sized goose has a dark-brown body and the underparts are barred and flecked with black. Feeds on insects, larvae and other invertebrates. Sexes similar. Female is brighter; paler crown and grayer upperparts. Yellow-headed Blackbird: Medium-sized blackbird with black body, bright yellow hood and breast, and distinct white wing patches. Download Marsh bird stock photos. It has a direct flight on steady wing beats. Fairly long, slightly rounded tail. It feeds on worms, mice, other birds and their eggs, and garbage. Whatbird.com logo design courtesy of The Haller Company. Very rare bird; near extinction. Legs, feet are red. In winter, several species may flock together to find food, making it a great time to spot these small birds. Flies in a in V formation in migration. American Avocet: Long-legged shorebird with long, thin, upcurved bill and distinctive black-and-white back and sides. Long gray-brown wings, red-brown wing lining. Long tail with black tip. Bill is long, red-brown, and curved down. Feeds on aquatic plants, insects, amphibians, mollusks and small fish. Wood Sandpiper: Small wader with green-yellow legs. Dark brown with heavily streaked underparts. Flies in V or straight line formations. Swift flight, alternates rapidly beating wings with brief periods of wings pulled to sides. Feeds on seeds and aquatic insects. 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