Bird

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes

Best monthsMar–Maymost records

Records1,273,105in 104 countries

Most seen inNetherlands466,349 records

Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status

About

Black-tailed Godwit in brief

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family — species of bird.

Across the 104 countries we cover it has 1,273,105 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in November and December.

Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

Netherlands466,349 records · best Mar, Apr

United Kingdom200,511 records · best Aug, Sep

Sweden95,167 records · best May, Apr

Spain62,897 records · best Sep, Mar

Belgium59,986 records · best Mar, Apr

France54,381 records · best Mar, Aug

India52,237 records · best Jan, Feb

Portugal41,129 records · best Oct, Sep

Denmark38,732 records · best Apr, May

Iceland24,135 records · best Jun, May

Norway23,584 records · best May, Apr

Ireland15,654 records · best Sep, Aug

Taiwan13,770 records · best Apr, May

Russia12,363 records · best May, Apr

Germany11,543 records · best Apr, May

Thailand10,701 records · best Jan, Feb

Israel7,380 records · best Sep, Mar

Finland6,956 records · best May, Jun

China6,732 records · best May, Apr

Estonia6,399 records · best May, Apr

Poland5,615 records · best May, Apr

United Arab Emirates4,799 records · best Nov, Oct

Austria3,890 records · best Apr, May

Sri Lanka3,798 records · best Feb, Jan

Hungary3,771 records · best May, Apr

Türkiye3,711 records · best Apr, Mar

Ukraine3,444 records · best May, Aug

Oman2,433 records · best Nov, Feb

Morocco2,354 records · best Mar, Feb

South Korea2,048 records · best May, Sep

Greece2,031 records · best Apr, Mar

Japan1,810 records · best Sep, Aug

Italy1,784 records · best Mar, Apr

Mongolia1,782 records · best Jun, May

Bulgaria1,655 records · best Sep, Aug

Romania1,546 records · best Aug, Sep

Iran1,517 records · best Feb, Jan

Senegal1,333 records · best Jan, Dec

Kazakhstan998 records · best May, Jun

Belarus992 records · best May, Apr

Ethiopia900 records · best Feb, Nov

Gambia791 records · best Nov, Dec

Egypt776 records · best Dec, Jan

Czechia772 records · best Apr, Aug

Lithuania719 records · best Apr, May

Bangladesh559 records · best Feb, Jan

Kuwait532 records · best Sep, Jul

Saudi Arabia531 records · best Oct, Mar

Azerbaijan468 records · best Mar, Feb

New Zealand459 records · best Feb, Dec

Switzerland429 records · best Apr, Mar

Cyprus425 records · best Apr, Mar

Serbia409 records · best Aug, Mar

Moldova322 records · best Aug, Apr

Pakistan290 records · best Oct, Jan

Singapore283 records · best Oct, Sep

Georgia262 records · best Apr, May

Slovakia220 records · best Apr, Aug

Slovenia192 records · best Mar, Apr

Qatar161 records · best Sep, Oct

Croatia156 records · best Mar, Apr

Tunisia121 records · best Apr, Mar

Palau117 records · best Oct, Sep

East Timor110 records · best Oct, Nov

Sudan101 records · best Jan, Mar

Latvia99 records · best May, Jul

Mauritania91 records · best Jan, Dec

Kyrgyzstan84 records · best Aug, Apr

Armenia77 records · best May, Apr

Guinea-Bissau77 records · best Dec, Oct

Cape Verde55 records · best Dec, Feb

Montenegro50 records · best Apr, Mar

Jordan50 records · best Apr, Mar

Albania49 records · best Apr, May

Uzbekistan48 records · best Apr, May

Algeria45 records · best Mar, Sep

Chad37 records · best Feb, Mar

Iraq34 records · best Mar, Aug

Bahrain33 records · best Oct, Dec

Mali28 records · best Aug, Dec

Djibouti24 records · best Feb, Sep

Yemen24 records · best Nov, Jan

Bosnia and Herzegovina18 records · best Mar, Apr

Kosovo18 records · best Mar, Apr

Niger15 records · best Mar, Dec

Tajikistan15 records · best Apr, Sep

Syria14 records · best Apr, Mar

Brunei12 records · best Oct, Sep

Eritrea9 records · best Mar, Jan

Seychelles8 records · best Nov, May

Malta7 records · best Apr, Mar

North Korea7 records · best Apr, May

Turkmenistan7 records · best Mar, May

Vanuatu7 records · best Jun, Feb

North Macedonia6 records · best Mar, Apr

Burkina Faso6 records · best Mar, Jan

Solomon Islands6 records · best Oct, Sep

Micronesia4 records · best Dec, Jan

Lebanon4 records · best Apr, Mar

Libya4 records · best Feb, Nov

Luxembourg3 records · best Feb, Apr

Dominican Republic3 records · best Jan, Feb

Marshall Islands3 records · best Oct, Jan

Saint Kitts and Nevis2 records · best Sep, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.