BAR-TAILED GODWIT & BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT ✔Thick black tail tip ✔Square white rump patch, obvious white wing-bar ✔Bill long and straight ✔Barred stomach in summer, plain back in winter ✔Longer ‘thigh’ – imagine ‘black’ written along its length BAR-TAILED GODWIT ✔Barred tail ✔White rump wedge extends up back, ‘plain’ wings, no wing-bar ✔Shorter, slightly upcurved bill ✔Unbarred stomach in summer, streaked back in winter ✔Very short thigh – think ‘bar’ written along it