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Common Sandpiper in flight

Common Sandpiper in flight - Unspecified

Photographer

» Thomas Varto Nielsen

Location

» Lake Ziway

Country image taken

» Ethiopia

Date

» February, 2015

Equipment

» Canon 1D mk IV + 300/2,8 with 1,4 TC

Bird Species

»Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper

Bird Species (French)

»Chevalier guignette

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» I think this is a first winter bird. At this time of year they are very similar to non-breeding adult. I'm not sure and there are no pictures of first winter Common Sandpiper on AFBID - and only one other picture of this species in flight.

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