Summary
Usually present from August until April at the beach or on the mudflats near the mangroves. They also come to the golf course fairways in the evening. Call is a drawn out ‘cour-leee’ sound.
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTSouth BeachGolf Course King Abdullah Monument Island mangroves Island parks and gardens Harbor Search pictures of Eurasian Curlew 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):
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