Psilos Bird Photography
Dublin, S Ireland

Sanderling

Calidris alba

One of the busiest and fastest of all our small waders. Can usually be found feeding and running alongside the tideline. It does not breed in the UK but can be found on passage and during the winter months. Its breeding grounds are up on the high Arctic tundra near freshwater lakes. Its diet consists of small marine worms, crustaceans and molluscs. The birds in the photos below were seen on the beach at Titchwell Norfolk October 2006
 
Titchwell Norfolk October 2006
 
 
Titchwell Norfolk October 2006
 
 
Titchwell Norfolk October 2006
 
 
Dollymount beach, Dublin, S Ireland, December 2006
 
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