Whimbrel

Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus 


Sightings:

Cooktown, 18.10.2015, 1 bird.

Notes:

More often seen in northern Australia than around Melbourne.  They breed in the northern hemisphere and spend the rest of their year here.  The shorter bill and distinctive pale eyebrow distinguish them from larger, and longer-billed, Curlews.

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