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Dunlin by pchgorman

Dunlin

Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Ruddy Turnstone by Michael W. Potter

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Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened
www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693336/254413189

The only place where we saw Ruddy Turnstone in Iceland was near the town of Grundarfjörður, at a viewpoint for the famous Kirkjufell (mountain). That is on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the region of Vesturland.

Phalarope à bec étroit - mâle by yves.lecureux

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Phalarope à bec étroit - mâle

Norvège Varanger - C'est un oiseau d'eau de la famille des limicoles, petit par rapport à un canard et très peu farouche. Ici en plumage nuptial.
Voyage organisé par www.unoeilsurlanature.com/

Phalarope à bec étroit - femelle by yves.lecureux

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Phalarope à bec étroit - femelle

Norvège Varanger - C'est un oiseau d'eau de la famille des limicoles, petit par rapport à un canard et très peu farouche. Ici en plumage nuptial.
Voyage organisé par Voyage organisé par www.unoeilsurlanature.com/

Greater Yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca) by Steve Arena

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Greater Yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca)

Photographed 28 October 2024, Jocelyn Nungaray/Anahuac NWR, Chambers County, Texas

Body: Sony A7 III
Lens: Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM G Master

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Curlew in breeding habitat by themadbirdlady

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Curlew in breeding habitat

Perthshire

Meet the Ruff by smir_001

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Meet the Ruff

Ruffs (Calidris pugnax) are medium-sized waders that belongs to the group of sandpipers which lives and breeds in wet meadows, grasslands and marshes. Although the population worldwide is stable, In Europe they are under threat due to loss of habitats, and they are protected species in the UK. They are typical migrants with over a handful breeding pairs.

The common English name of this species originates between analogy of a male’s brightly feathered or white head tufts and a ruff, a decorative neck-wear collar fashionable in mid-16th till mid17th century, as can be seen here. The scientific genus name ‘Calidris’ attributed to the Ancient Greek words ‘kalidris’ or ‘skalidris’ used to describe some grey-coloured waterbirds. The specific epithet ‘pugnax’ translates from the Latin as ‘fond of fight’ or ‘aggressive’ and refers to a male’s behaviour during mating period..

This mage was taken in the waterscape aviary, recreating a large marshy area under the net. It provides a unique opportunity to observe closely UK waders and waterfowl which are under threat due to reduced natural habitat. Slimbridge Wetland Centre near Dursley. Gloucestershire; England; UK.

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DSC_4723 by Clive Webber

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DSC_4723

Spotted Sandpiper by Laura Erickson

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Spotted Sandpiper

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, perched in mangroves at sunset, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, along shoreline, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola, adult along shallow pool, Marakissa, Kombo Central, The Gambia, January

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola, adult along shallow pool, Marakissa, Kombo Central, The Gambia, January

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, perched in mangroves at sunset, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Common redshank Tringa totanus by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Common redshank Tringa totanus

Common redshank Tringa totanus, adult foraging along shoreline, Kambujeh, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica by Oliver Smart Wildlife Photography

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Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January