Sanderlings scuttling across a beach at Loch Indaal, Islay

Sanderlings scuttling across a beach at Loch Indaal, Islay - Sanderling
Islay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland (May 2012)

This shot was taken on a trip to Islay led by Mark Hancox.

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

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