BTO Bird ID videos - Wetland species

The BTO produce video guides for identifying species that might be confused, or are regularly seen in the same habitat. The following are recent guides that feature wetland species. Catch up on other available Bird ID videos.

Identifying winter divers

Divers in winter can be confusing and difficult to identify. Let this video help you to confidently separate Red-throated, Black-throated and Great Northern Divers.

Identifying Kittiwake and other small gulls

Young Kittiwakes have a distinctive wing pattern, but several sought-after rarer species have similar markings - how can you tell them apart?

Identifying common shanks

Redshank are common and noisy year-round coastal residents, but can you confidently identify their scarcer cousins, Greenshank and Spotted Redshank?

Identifying Skuas

Identifying skuas passing offshore in late summer is one of the great challenges of bird ID. However, with practice most individuals can be identified.

Identifying Curlew and Whimbrel

Learn some invaluable tips to tell apart these two waders with down-curved beaks.

Identifying Little Egret and Great White Egret

25 years ago the sighting of any White Heron in the UK would have been greeted with excitement. While Little Egret is now relatively common, it can sometimes be confused at distance with a much rarer visitor - Great White Egret.

Identifying winter Grebes

From Great Crested and Red-necked to Slavonian and Black-necked, separating grebes in winter plumage can be challenging. This identification video from the BTO discusses all the features to help identify them with confidence.

Identifying Knot and Dunlin

Telling winter waders apart can be daunting. If you are keen to find rarer species, you need to be familiar with two key common species: Knot and Dunlin.

Identifying Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser

Identifying the two large sawbills, Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser, can be pretty straight-forward when confronted with male birds. However, the females, or redheads as they are more often called, can be much more difficult.

Identifying Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull

The latest identification video tackles the difficult pair of gulls, Iceland and Glaucous. March is one of the best months of the year to catch up with wandering gulls as they make their way back to their summer haunts.

Identifying Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper

In this BTO identification video we look at the tricky pairing of Wood and Green Sandpipers. The key identification features to separate these two similar species are discussed, including structure, plumage and voice.

Identifying Roseate Tern, Sandwich Tern and Little Tern

This video rounds up the identification of other Terns - Roseate, Sandwich and Little Tern.

Identifying Common Tern and Arctic Tern

In this, the sixth in our series of identification videos, we look at how to tell Common and Arctic Tern apart, focusing on the ID features on perched birds and how to separate them in flight.

Identifying Grey Geese

Learn to identify grey geese with our first Bird ID guide.

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