Purple Sandpiper amongst the seaweed near the Sandbanks chain ferry

In front of The Haven Hotel, Sandbanks, Poole Harbour, Dorset (December 2012)
Taken before boarding the boat for a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip to Brownsea Island. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).
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
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Taken before boarding the boat for a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip to Brownsea Island. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).
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 ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.5
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 2000
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