Dunlin

Taken at Fisherrow on 6th January 2024 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Saltcoats on 19th September 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Leucistic
Taken at Fisherrow on 29th January 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.    New		 Fact File

Breeding Plumage
Taken at  Port Seton on 16th May 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Juvenile
Taken at White Sands, Dunbar on 21st August 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Taken at Barns Ness on 30th January 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Barns Ness on 21st September 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Dunlin.
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Local Names:		 Calidris alpina.
Charadriiformes.
Scolopacidae.

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A shallow scrape on the ground lined with vegetation.
Insects on nesting grounds molluscs, worms and crustaceans
on coastal areas.
An adult Dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive
black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses.
The winter Dunlin is basically grey above and white below.
Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back.
They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight. The legs and slightly decurved bill are black.
17–21 cm
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