Flock of Dunlin banking over Brownsea Lagoon

Flock of Dunlin banking over Brownsea Lagoon - Dunlin
Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Dorset (November 2011)

Taken during a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip for members. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Dunlin / Wikipedia
Dunlin Calidris alpina / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Dunlin Calidris alpina
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Dunlin Calidris alpina

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Dunlin (breeding plumage) standing by the edge of the water at Farmoor


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