Eastern Curlew


COMMON NAME: Eastern Curlew

CATEGORIES: Beach Inlet Migratory

Eastern Curlews are large waders with a distinctive long de-curved bill.

They feed on the mudflats at Shallow Inlet and can be observed resting in a group by the water’s edge on the spit.

They are designated as Critically Endangered as their numbers are plummeting. This has been witnessed locally: 85 Eastern Curlews spent the summer of 2023 around Sandy Point, while records from 1983 documented 622.

*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter


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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.

*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)


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