Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Species
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea). Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on September 23rd 2022.
Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on September 23rd 2022. (© David Hastings)
(1/800th sec at f/8. Click image for larger version)

Description

L: 19 - 21½ cm

THe Curlew Sandpiper is similar in size to the Dunlin, but has a longer, finer-tipped and more decurved bill.

It breeds in arctic Siberia and winters in west Africa. It is a scarce passage migrant in the British Isles.

While on passage, Curlew Sandpipers frequent saltmarshes with muddy pools and shallow coastal lagoons, often in company with Dunlin.

Sightings

23-Sep-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1juv)
12-Oct-2017 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk (2)
31-Aug-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
29-Aug-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
14-Aug-2005 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk