CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Calidris ferruginea  

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
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© Kay Parkin 2017
Port Wakefield, SA (Mar, 2017)

A nicely coloured bird almost ready to fly to the other side of the planet!

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper in breeding plumage

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Curlew Sandpiper