Large flock of Purple Sandpipers, Grundarfjörður, Iceland

Large flock of Purple Sandpipers, Grundarfjörður, Iceland - Purple Sandpiper
Near Hotel Framnes, Grundarfjörður, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Vesturland, Iceland (March 2014)

I counted 190 Purple Sandpipers (from the photo) in this fast, low-flying flock.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Purple Sandpiper / Internet Bird Collection
Purple Sandpiper / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 200

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