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lutz6lucker
Friday 13th September 2002, 20:45
....on the open tundra near the Barents sea coast (July)
Avib
Thursday 19th September 2002, 12:02
That bird is a Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus).
It also might be a Curlew (Numenius arquata) but I'm quite sure its a Whimbrel. Curlew looks much heavier and should have a longer bill.
Storm-Petrel
Sunday 29th April 2007, 01:22
whoa, this was posted a long time ago!!!!!!
Storm-Petrel
Sunday 29th April 2007, 01:23
oh, nearly forgot... yeah, its a whimbrel