» Ruben Barone Tosco

» Las Galletas (Arona), Tenerife

» Canary Islands

» October, 2015

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

»Calidris alpina - Dunlin

»Bécasseau variable

» Least Concern

» A common visitor to the Canary Islands, both in migration periods (autumn and spring) and in winter. Normally, the number of wintering birds is low, but depends on the year. The bird in the image belongs to the subspecies Calidris alpina schinzii, which typically reaches the islands in that season.