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Eastern Curlew
Ken Doy

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

This bird was satellite tracked this year . Leaving Wellington Point 8th Mar to the breeding grounds in S . Russia . Leaving early for the return journey on 4th June making it's way to the Yellow Sea near Rudong China. Leaving there on 26th July and getting back to Wellington Point 3rd Aug . Around 17000 klm all up .
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Location
Wellington Point
Date taken
Aug 2018
Scientific name
Numenius madagascariensis
Equipment used
Nikon/Sigma
Neil G.
Cracking shot and amazing facts about this long distance traveller........17000km and no pollution,we could all learn a thing or two!
 
bievreJJ
a great photo of this beautiful curlew, Ken!!! it's exciting to be able to follow this bird so accurately through its seasonal journey!! many tfs!!!
 
Cutterpillar
It is amazing you can track them this way!
Where is the GPS tracker on it? Or was it installed on one of them, not necessarily this one?
 
delia todd
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You've a cracker of a picture here Ken.... with some lovely plumage detail too.

How nice to get him in stride too, gives some 'action' to the image.

Very well doen laddie.
 

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