First iNaturalist record.
With Graham Armstrong, Pete Ellis, Steve Guy, Guy Langan, Paul Harvey, Phil Heath, Ian Lewis.
Seen for more than an hour after dawn, in a small loose group of Eur. Curlews, feeding in a short-grass field on the south side of the main lake. This was "limpy" - the bird that had been shot about 3 weeks earlier, but seemed to make a recovery.
This location is the last known wintering site for this species. The last record from here was in February 1995.
Here is a link to the last video taken at this site, in January 1995:
http://www.hbw.com/ibc/video/slender-billed-curlew-numenius-tenuirostris/bird-foraging-short-grass
Tultiin veneellä ihan viereen ja isoliitäjä uiskenteli harmaalokin kanssa
This bird turned up in the middle of Funchal (probably confused by the lights). It was taken out to sea and released.
Observed during pelagic bird tour aboard MV Sapphire. Photos 1 & 2 are cropped versions of Photos 3 & 4.