Summary
Common from September until April at the beach or the mangroves. At KAUST, appears to be more common than Dunlin. Most birds at KAUST in duller summer plumage. In summer plumage body and head chestnut red.
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTSouth BeachGolf Course Island mangroves Island parks and gardens Traffic light pools (historic location - Drained in 2012) King Abdullah Monument Search pictures of Curlew Sandpiper in KAUST | Example Image![]() Image from Brian James |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |