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https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooge_Platen
1st time that I saw 4 at once :)
Not a common sighting in South Sinai, even during migration :-)
Greek name: Νουμήνιος ο τοξορραμφής. Greek common name: Τουρλίδα.
"It is a medium-sized wader with a strong yellow and black beak, large yellow ...
little sexual dimorphism aside from the females having slightly longer beaks. ...
Fabulously camouflaged...practically invisible on the dry soil and leaf litter ...
Largest wader, with unmistakable very long, evenly decurved bill. Uniformly ...
Brown colored bird with long legs like lapwings and has big circular eyes .
Perfectly mimetizing with the ground colors and very still next to her parents.
"reptilian", or "goggle-eyed" appearance), and cryptic plumage. He stone
This is the largest wader in its range, it is mainly greyish brown, with a ...
the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a ...
Wader birds with a strong yellow and black beak, large yellow eyes (which give ...
the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a ...
A midsized curlew with a long down curved ...
This is a fairly large wader though mid-sized as a member of the
Binomial name
Burhinus oedicnemus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Stone
This is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with ...
that of curlews. Food consists of insects ...
A relatively large wading bird that, in Europe, can be mistaken for the bigger ...
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Smaller than the Eurasian
