Far Eastern Curlew
COMMON NAME: Far Eastern Curlew
CATEGORIES: Beach Inlet Migratory
Far 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 Far 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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