The avocet was once extinct in the UK, but this bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on marshes and estuaries in the East and South West of Britain.
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The Avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wading bird with a long up-curved beak. They are used as the emblem of the RSPB.
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) wading in shallow water. The bird has striking black and white plumage and a long, slender, upward-curving bill. Its pale blue-grey legs are partially submerged, and a leg ring is visible.
Shot at WWT Martin Mere near Burscough, UK.
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