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Sanderling

Sanderling - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Between El Médano and Los Abrigos, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2022

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Calidris alba - Sanderling

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau sanderling

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A very tame bird, which in the opinion of Richard Chandler (expert in shorebirds), is a juvenile moulting to 1st winter plumage.

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