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Sanderlings?

Sanderlings?

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Photoblog: 10 Jun 2007

Not really sure what they are. Look too small to be plover or knots? Not quite the right bill for dunlin. The sanderling (Calidris alba) description fits quite well: 20cm (8in), found on a sandy shore, ceaseless in their movements (they were running back and forth with every wave that came in)...


Keywords: Bristol Channel, Croyde Bay, Croyde, Devon, England, North Devon, Sanderlings, UK, animals, beaches, birds, sea, water


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sweens308

2007-04-12 17:17:58

Excellent picture!

skittzitilby

2007-04-15 22:44:20

think you will find these are plovers nice picture

Joe Dunckley

2007-04-15 23:15:00

Are you sure? I took another look through the bird guide and the two look very similar, but: - Grey plover are described as 28cm which seems a bit big for these - The beak shape appears to fit that of the sanderling far better than the plover - The grey band around the neck looks more like that for the sanderling than the plover - They were on a sandy Atlantic shore, not an estuary, fitting the sanderling description better than the plover description...

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