Bird Sighting
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea · Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
21/12/2023 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 21/12/2023
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Curlew Sandpiper in our records
- Records
- 4
- First recorded
- 21/12/2022
- Last recorded
- 07/09/2025
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash, Pump House Flash
Other recent records
About the Curlew Sandpiper
The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until August or September. After the breeding season, it migrates south to spend the winter in Africa and along the coasts of Oceania and southern Eurasia, occupying tidal mudflats and saltpans.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Vulnerable
- Wingspan
- 44 cm
- Weight
- 12 g
Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0 
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