In an earlier blog I told us that in Iceland we saw many birds, and they gave nicknames such as crooked beak (the rainwhulp), and gold throat.

Golden throat turned out to be called “Grutto” (scientific name: Limosa Limosa).

The Grutto is funny enough the national bird of the Netherlands, while I saw it only once in the Netherlands.

In Iceland, I saw the bird almost daily.

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The Grutto has a red-orange throat and chest in the breeding season, which appears to be golden in the sun, hence our nickname “Gold Throat”.

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