Limosa lapponica
A solitary Bar-tailed godwit in winter plumage.
Coastlines, estuaries and lagoons
The bar-tailed godwit is known to perform the longest non-stop migration of any land bird. The one in the picture was feeding in the output of the refrigeration waters of a thermal power.
Lat: 41.20, Long: 1.65
Spotted on Mar 3, 2010
Submitted on Aug 8, 2012
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