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Curlew sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
25.3159, 51.4373
Field Notes
Description:
Migratory shorebird; winter plumage: grey wings and back, buffy chest, dark down-curved bill, white-eye stripe, white rump (similar to Dunlin)
See this site for comparison with Dunlin http://www.dublinbirding.ie/pages/features/Curlew%20Sand%20ID/getting_t…
Habitat:
Manicured grassy lawn (normally you would see them along the shoreline)
Notes:
Each morning this week there have been 4 - 8 birds feeding in this area of the grassy "Green Spine". They are getting used to people and workers walking by. Project Noah is not saving the pull-down menu category for Birds.
Reference Links:
Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 9, 2011
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