Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper, Central Coast of NSW, Oct.
Curlew Sandpipers have a down-curved bill.
Curlew Sandpiper, Central Coast of NSW
Left to right: Grey-tailed Tattler, Curlew Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone. Red-necked Stint Below.
Note the different bills, the Curlew Sandpiper is long and sllightly downward curved.
Curlew Sandpiper, Central Coast of NSW
A Curlew Sandpiper look similar to a Red Necked Stint (bottom left), Curlew Sandpipers are larger and have a longer down-curved bill, Central Coast of NSW
Curlew Sandpiper showing some breeding colours Central Coast of NSW mid March
Curlew Sandpipers at Soldiers Beach Rock Platform Oct 2014.