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Common Name

Dunlin

Alternate Names

Common Type

Dunlin

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Calidris

Species

alpina

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain,

Number of Sub-Species

Ten Sub Species most of which have specific migratory routs

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Fresh or salt water

Distribution and Range

Breeds around the world in Arctic and subarctic regions then winter fly south to different areas: North America, Central America, northern Africa, Europe, southern Asia

Food

Feeds at mudflats with the sewing maching feeding action to pick up insects plus molluscs, worms and crustaceans.

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Bird

Dunlin

Dunlin

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Calidris

alpina

Least Concern

Britain,

Ten Sub Species most of which have specific migratory routs

Migratory

Fresh or salt water

Breeds around the world in Arctic and subarctic regions then winter fly south to different areas: North America, Central America, northern Africa, Europe, southern Asia

Feeds at mudflats with the sewing maching feeding action to pick up insects plus molluscs, worms and crustaceans.

On the tip of the Dunlin's bill is a soft covering that fills with blood and with many nerve endings, forming a sensitive probe that is used to locate invertebrate prey in mud and sand