Sanderling

Calidris alba
Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

With 3 toes.
Sanderlingon RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Wading bird with dark back, breeding plumage red black-marked brown head with a grey collar and white belly. The red-black back feathers are white edged giving it a colourful appearance, which fades in summer. In winter the back is dark grey with a white head and belly. 

Searches along seashores for small water life, sometimes accompanied by other sanderlings. 

⇔ l. 19-20 cm

A migratory bird breeding in northern areas.

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A light stripe across the wings visible when flying is characteristic for the CALIDRIS birds. 
≈ The CALIDRIS ALPINA (Dunlin) has a longer more curved beak and the breeding plumage includes a black belly. It also has a rear pointed fourth toe which the Sanderling is missing.

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