Dotterel - Charadrius morinellus
Canon 600mm f5 for 1/4000th @ iso400
A female Dotterel, unusually in the bird world the female Dotterel is more brightly coloured than the male. This bird along with other Dotterels are making their migration to the breeding grounds most likely to be in and around the Cairngorms.
The birds arrive mid-April and are heading back south by late July and August.
The last time we had a chance to photograph Dotterel was on the Great Orme when three juvenile Dotterel had stopped off on their migration route south.
A female Dotterel, unusually in the bird world the female Dotterel is more brightly coloured than the male. This bird along with other Dotterels are making their migration to the breeding grounds most likely to be in and around the Cairngorms.
The birds arrive mid-April and are heading back south by late July and August.
The last time we had a chance to photograph Dotterel was on the Great Orme when three juvenile Dotterel had stopped off on their migration route south.