Little Curlew
Numenius minutus Gould, 1841 (0, 2)
Photo © By Stephen Michael Barnett - originally posted to Flickr as Little Curlew, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12043661
STATUS
North central and north-east Siberia. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Both arrived late August and stayed for at least a week.
BBRC RECORDS
1) 1982 East Glamorgan Sker Point, adult, 30th August to 6th September, photo.
(British Birds 75: plate 237; S. J. Moon, British Birds 76: 438-445, plates 183-186; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 496; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 78: 550, corr.; BOURC (1984), Ibis 126: 440; Saunders, 1991: 108, photo).
2). 1985 Norfolk Blakeney, Cley Marshes and Salthouse area, adult, 24th August to 3rd September, photo.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 548, plate 272; Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 1985: photo; R. J. Walker & J. Gregory, British Birds 80: 494-497, plates 247-248; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 559).
