Dunlin

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other “stints” in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of “dunling”, first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from “dun”, “dull brown “, with the -ling suffix meaning “concerned with”. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means “of high mountains”, in this case referring to the Alps,More info:wiki

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#10   Dunlin  Calidris alpina,More info:audubon

The name, first applied long ago, simply means “little dun-colored (gray-brown) bird,” a good description of the Dunlin in winter plumage. Spending the winter farther north than most of its relatives, this species is a familiar sight along the outer beaches during the cold months, as far north as New England and even southern Alaska. It is often in large flocks; in flight, these flocks may twist and bank in unison, in impressive aerial maneuvers. In breeding plumage, the Dunlin is so much more brightly colored as to seem like a different bird.

#9    Dunlin  Calidris alpina,More info:audubon

 

#8   Dunlin Calidris alpina,More info:neotropical.birds.cornell

 

#7   BTO Bird ID – Knot and Dunlin,More info:BTOvideo

 

#6   juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and Dunlin,More info:pewit.blogspot

 

#5    Dunlin   Calidris alpina,More info:hbw

 

#4   Dunlin   Calidris alpina,More info:hbw

 

#3   Dunlin Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758),More info:fareastru.birds

 

#2   Dunlin,More info:  birdsofgujarat

 

#1   Dunlin,More info: nzbirdsonline

 

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