Dunlin - Calidris alpina
Canon 600mm f4 for 1/800th @ iso400
A small flock of Dunlin on one of the beaches on Ardnamurchan - the Dunlins where accompanied by Sanderlings, Turnstones and Plover. Getting close to the Dunlin without spooking them was not too bad except for the bit which included lying on the wet sand. Getting close to the Turnstones still resplendent in their breeding plumage was near impossible, as they mixed with the Plovers who took flight at the slightest movement and flushed everything around them.
A small flock of Dunlin on one of the beaches on Ardnamurchan - the Dunlins where accompanied by Sanderlings, Turnstones and Plover. Getting close to the Dunlin without spooking them was not too bad except for the bit which included lying on the wet sand. Getting close to the Turnstones still resplendent in their breeding plumage was near impossible, as they mixed with the Plovers who took flight at the slightest movement and flushed everything around them.