Curlew Sandpiper
Taken at Musselburgh on 25th October 2020 with Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Curlew Sandpiper

Taken at Musselburgh on 30th August 2017 with Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File



Taken at Musselburgh on 2nd November 2014 with Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

Juvenile
Taken at Musselburgh on 9th October 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Curlew Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper.
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Local Names:		 Calidris Ferruginea.
Charadriiformes.
Scolopacidae.

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Eggs:		 Nests on the ground in the Arctic on South facing slopes free of snow.
Probes in mud to find flies, beetles, shrimps, a small marine snail called Hydrobia.
The breeding adult has patterned dark grey upperparts and brick-red underparts. In winter, this bird is pale grey above and white below, and shows an obvious white supercilium. Juveniles have a grey and brown back, a white belly and a peach-coloured breast. It has a down-curved bill.
19.5 - 21 cms.
3 to 4

Courtesy Of Xeno Canto
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