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What is a whimbrel?

What is a whimbrel? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
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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.

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