Eurasian Curlew at St Francois

Eurasian Curlew (centre) with Whimbrel at St Francois (S Balderson)

Sam Balderson has reported a Eurasian Curlew present at the Cosmic Lagoon, St Francois on 21 an 23 October. This species is an annual visitor in small numbers to Seychelles as a while but has not been seen at St Francois for some years. This is only the second sighting known to SBRC from anywhere in Seychelles in 2016.

Curlews have been reported present in Seychelles during every month of the year but with a peak in January and a low in June as per the graph below.