Will any be available to help Battle of the Atlantic survivor HMS Whimbrel if she ever reaches our shores? |
The islands to the west and north of Scotland are the breeding home of the whimbrel. |
On migration the note of the whimbrel may be described as a shrill hee-hee-hee. |
The croak of the heron and the call of the whimbrel are common speech with him. |
Spotted redshank share their forest-marsh nesting grounds with wood sandpipers, greenshank, whimbrel, jack snipe and broad-billed sandpipers. |
Other notable visitors include spoonbill, Sandwich tern and whimbrel. |