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curlew sandpiper
noun
a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
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Four UK shorebirds - the grey plover, dunlin, turnstone and curlew sandpiper - are becoming more endangered on the red list.
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UK birds that have been added to the near threatened list include oystercatchers, lapwings, the curlew sandpiper and bar-tailed godwit.
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