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Wizzle

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• Feb 2, 2016

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Seen at Cooley Peninsula early June last year, spring plumaged sanderling? I just think the bill looks a little on the thin side!

 

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tom baxter

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• Feb 2, 2016

• #2

Yes, Sanderling

 

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Wizzle

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• Feb 2, 2016

• #3

Thanks Tom

 

Nutcracker

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• Feb 2, 2016

• #4

Yep, summer Sanderling - they're typically the last Calidris to migrate north (late May to early June) as their high arctic breeding grounds don't thaw until well into June. Only a handful of pairs breed as far south as Svalbard, most are even further north.