Water & shore birds
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
“Sightings over the last two weeks included a Whimbrel, Sanderlings, Semipalmated Plovers and Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.”
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Aug 11, 2021
Sightings over the last two weeks included a Whimbrel, Sanderlings, Semipalmated Plovers and Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.
Oct 1, 2025
A lone Whimbrel briefly revealed its crescent-shaped bill from behind a mudflat.