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whim·brel | \ ˈhwim-brəl 
, ˈwim- \
, ˈwim- \Definition of whimbrel
: a curlew (Numenius phaeopus) chiefly of the northern coastal regions of North America and Eurasia
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Recent Examples on the Web In addition to the Avocet and buff-breasted sandpiper, there were reports of three American golden-plovers, two whimbrels, a Hudsonian godwit, a marbled godwit, and two red knots.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings," 2 Sep. 2019 There were three whimbrels and a western sandpiper among many other shorebirds.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings across the region," 19 Aug. 2019 Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 20 piping plovers, 2 whimbrels, 18 Wilson’s storm-petrels, 90 Cory’s shearwaters, and 4 Manx shearwaters.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 30 July 2019
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The first known use of whimbrel was circa 1531
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