9 Waders - Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis

9 Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis

1 Kentish Plover> / 2 Hudsonian Whimbrel> / 3 Hudsonian Dunlin> / 4 Interesting Wader> / 5 Knots> / 6 Baltic Dunlin> / 7 Sanderlings Calidris alba in a storm> / 7A Sanderlings ready to fly home> / 8 Little Stint Calidris minuta> / 9 Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis> / 10 Dunlin Calidris alpina in juvenile plumage> / 11 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus> / 12 Golden Plover> / 13 Cannibalism in the cold> / 14 A plumage for all seasons> / 15 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica> / 16 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva> /
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On the 28th June I photographed a flock of Curlews Numenius
arquata which flew up in front of me. At this time of the year
thousands of Curlews gather on the mudflats of Oostvoorne to
undergo a complete moult.
A tiny tawny-coloured Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis flew
amidst the birds I photographed. The last known picture of a
live Eskimo Curlew was taken in April 1962 in Texas by Don Bleitz.
There are no pictures known of live birds taken in Europe of this
now extremely rare species , in fact the last reported occurrence
in Europe dates from September 1887 when a bird was shot on
the Isles of Scilly, England.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reaction: "Damn few and they're not all deid!"

Pictures of skins can be seen here: http://texasbirds.org/tbrc/eskimo2.html
..............and here: http://texasbirds.org/tbrc/eskimo.html

REFERENCES:

*The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland.The British Ornithologists' Union. 1971. Blackwell Scientific publications.

*Shorebirds, an Identification guide to the waders of the world. Peter Hayman, John Marchant and Tony Prater. 1986. Croom Helm Ltd.

*Shorebirds of North America, The Photographic Guide, Dennis Paulson..2005. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.

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Mudflats Oostvoorne 51.55N 04.01E 28062008 0, The Netherlands

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Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 280620081 Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

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Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 28062008 3 Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 28062008 5 Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 28062008 6 Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis/07-08-09--Eskimo Curlew 28062008 Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

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Curlews Numenius arquata & Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus, picture taken
with same equipment and from same position as pictures of Eskimo Curlew 25052009
Oostvoorne, The Netherlands

01. Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis head -

National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands