Curlew Sandpiper
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Estuaries (autumn passage).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Decurved bill; chestnut summer plumage.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Little StintRare · Estuaries (autumn passage)
- Pectoral Sandpiper · Wet meadows (autumn passage)
- White-rumped Sandpiper · Wet mud (autumn passage)
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper · Short grass (autumn passage)
- Broad-billed Sandpiper · Pools (very rare passage)
- DunlinCommon · Estuaries; uplands (summer)
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