Whimbrel, Common
Roberts No: 290Arrives Sept – Oct, departs March-April. Medium sized wader. Head boldly striped, body buff streaked brown, belly whitish. Bill about twice length of head, decurved over whole length. On Leisure Isle feeds off northern shore at low tide.
Family Name:
Numenius phaeopus
Common Name:
Whimbrel, Common
Size:
40 to 43 cm
Status:
Non-breeding Visitor
Food:
insects, small mollusks, crustaceans and worms.
Whimbrel, Common
Family Name: Numenius phaeopusCommon Name: Whimbrel, Common
Roberts No: 290
40 to 43 cm Non-breeding Visitor insects, small mollusks, crustaceans and worms.
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