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Calidris alba
The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
Mosquera Island, Galapagos
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Thanks Peter! The Galapagos is a real birders paradise!
Beautiful! Note one of them scratching him/herself under the wing.