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Sanderling

Calidris alba

Family Scolopacidae

Vulnerable — NSW: Vulnerable, WA: Migratory, Bonn: Listed, CAMBA: Listed, JAMBA: Listed, ROKAMBA: Listed

About

The sanderling is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, being among the most extreme northern breeding birds in the world, nesting only on the coldest tundra, north of the 5°C July isotherm; in Europe, its southernmost breeding locality is Svalbard, where only a handful (5–15) pairs breed. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.

How to spot it

Real occurrence confirmed near Walpole-Nornalup National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2024) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.

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