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Spotted Sandpiper
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Taken
at White Sands, Dunbar on 21st August 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500mm zoom lens.
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| Spotted Sandpiper. |
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Actitis macularius. Charadriiformes. Scolopacidae. |
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Near fresh water across most of Canada and the United States. Insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Adults have short yellowish legs and an orange bill with a dark tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath with black spots. Non-breeding birds, do not have the spotted underparts, and are very similar to the Common Sandpiper; the main difference is the more washed-out wing pattern visible in flight and the normally light yellow legs and feet of the spotted sandpiper. Females mate with more that one male, leaving incubation to the male. This is known as Polyandry. 18 - 20 cms. 3 - 5 Buff, blotched with brown. Very rare vagrant to the British Isles |
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