Order: Charadriiformes 
Family: Scolopacidae
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit

Size: 33-39 cm
Habitat
They live in wetlands, marshes, sandy beaches, tidal mud-flats, lagoons and slimy lagoon edges.
They winter in the peninsula but they do not nest here. They are common in wide-spread sea-side areas around the country, concentrating mainly in the Bahía de Cádiz, the Marismas del Odiel (Huelva), the Ría de Arosa (Galicia), the Delta del Ebro (Tarragona) and the Balearic and Canary Islands (MMA) They can also be found in lagoon areas in the south and the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
They can be seen preying in groups constantly plunging their beaks into the water.
They are included in the National List of Threatened Species, and their conservation status is ‘Special Interest’.