Whimbrel

Distinctive feature is the downward curved beak.

Scientific name	Numenius phaeopus
English name	Whimbrel
Japanese name	Chushakushigi
Classification	Aves
Classification details	Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Full length	about 40cm
Distribution	across the world.

Characteristics

This sandpiper has a distinctive beak with a downwardly curved tip. Its color is a mixture of gray and brown. The midline of the head runs clearly, and the face looks like a striped pattern of brown and white. The beak is lead-colored or flesh-colored. The legs are blue-gray.

Ecology

It flies to tidal flats and rice fields as a migratory bird. They sometimes travel in small groups, but when migrating they form large flocks.They dig their beaks into the sand to capture and eat small animals such as crustaceans.

Habitat

Sanbanze

I photographed two of them walking along Sanbanze in the morning. It was walking a little far from the water's edge. It foraged with its beak in the sand.When you stretch your neck, it becomes an elongated silhouette.