Numenius phaeopus · Icelandic: Spói

A curve-billed moorland wader with a rolling, whistled call.

Habitat: Moorland and heath | Season: Apr–Aug

Identification

• Curved bill, dark stripes on the crown
• Streaky brown body — like a smaller Curlew

Behaviour

Gives a rolling, whistled, seven-note call from the ground or in flight over open moor.

Did you know?

Whimbrels breeding in Iceland migrate as far as West Africa for the winter, a journey of several thousand kilometres.

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