Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 (1/640th sec at f13. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings) DescriptionL: 19 - 21½ cm Similar in size to the Dunlin, but has a longer, finer-tipped and more decurved bill. The Curlew Sandpiper 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
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