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;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] alpina | ;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] alpina | ||
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L 17-21 cm, WS 32-36 cm. Breeds on low or high ground, in wet short-grass or tundra habitats; on migration (in autumn ads. in late Jul-Aug, juvs. in late Aug-Oct) and in winter the region's commonest small wader, found in a variety of marshy or coastal habitats, but most numerous on tidal flats or on banks of seaweed on shallow shores. | L 17-21 cm, WS 32-36 cm. Breeds on low or high ground, in wet short-grass or tundra habitats; on migration (in autumn ads. in late Jul-Aug, juvs. in late Aug-Oct) and in winter the region's commonest small wader, found in a variety of marshy or coastal habitats, but most numerous on tidal flats or on banks of seaweed on shallow shores. | ||
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<flashmp3>Calidris alpina (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Calidris alpina (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Calidris alpina (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Calidris alpina (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calidris+alpina}} | {{GSearch|Calidris+alpina}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calidris]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calidris]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
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- Calidris alpina
Identification
L 17-21 cm, WS 32-36 cm. Breeds on low or high ground, in wet short-grass or tundra habitats; on migration (in autumn ads. in late Jul-Aug, juvs. in late Aug-Oct) and in winter the region's commonest small wader, found in a variety of marshy or coastal habitats, but most numerous on tidal flats or on banks of seaweed on shallow shores.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Calidris alpina (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program