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Brown Booby
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Sea-cliffs (very rare).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: All-brown; yellow feet.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in British seabirds.
How rare is it?
The Brown Booby sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Masked BoobyLegendary · Sea (extreme vagrant)
- Red-footed BoobyLegendary · Sea (extreme vagrant)
- Blue Rock ThrushLegendary · Rocky cliffs (very rare)
- Little SwiftLegendary · Cliffs (very rare vagrant)
- White-rumped SwiftLegendary · Cliffs (very rare)
- Eastern Black RedstartEpic · Coastal cliffs (very rare race)
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