Stilts & Avocets are among several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae.
Stilts are found in brackish wetlands in warm or hot climates. They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills. Stilts typically feed on aquatic insects and other small creatures and nest on the ground surface in loose colonies
Avocets are long-legged wading birds with striking pied plumage and a long, thin upturned bill. Re-establishing itself as a British breeding species in 1947 on the Suffolk coast, Avocets now breed more widely around England’s east coast. In winter the population is augmented by birds from Europe. Large flocks can be found in suitable coastal habitat, predominantly in the south-east and south-west of England.
