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Curlew Sandpipers

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Field Notes

Description:

Some, but not necessarily all, are Curlew Sandpipers but those with the slightly downcurved bill and reddish tinge are. This lagoon contained hundreds of waders of several different species.

Habitat:

Kirinda lagoon

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It certainly looks like one, I did see them in that location. I'm still going through the pictures I took there but there is a Marsh Sandpiper in the queue to post already.
JimBob
Could that back one that's slightly larger be a Marsh Sandpiper?

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMarch 26, 2014

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