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Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

2 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 10 years ago
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper - BirdForum Opus
Liam
Liam 10 years ago
Sanderling
Calidris alba Sanderling - BirdForum Opus


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5 Comments

Pochempie
Pochempie 10 years ago

Thanks!

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Thanks Liam. Never heard of a Purple Sandpiper.

Liam
Liam 10 years ago

Purple Sandpiper for the dark birds, Sanderling for the pale ones.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Brown ones look like Surfbirds or Turnstone but the only one I see listed is Ruddy.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

The mostly white birds are Sanderlings and the more brown birds are a type of Sandpiper, won't be able to tell species from these photos.

Pochempie
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Pochempie

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted on Mar 2, 2014
Submitted on Mar 4, 2014

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