Birds and wildlife

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaGroup: Sandpipers, snipes and phalaropesUK Conservation status:Amber

How to identify

The Curlew Sandpiper is similar to a Dunlin, but in autumn it looks cleaner and paler with a white eyestripe. It has a longer, more down-curved bill than a Dunlin and will feed in slightly deeper water. In spring and summer it sports the unmistakeable deep chestnut of its breeding plumage. In flight, it shows a bright white rump.

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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Where best to see them

Key facts