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Dunlin

Dunlin - Adult in non-breeding plumage

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Amarilla Golf Marina (San Miguel de Abona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2020

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Calidris alpina - Dunlin

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau variable

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The bird in the image was very tame, being an adult finishing its moult to non-breeding plumage. Its age was confirmed by Richard Chandler, expert in shorebirds.

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