537 SANDERLING Calidris alba
Australia (378)
19-21 cm. Found on broad beaches of firm sand 'where waves ebb and flow', depositing strands and heaps of seaweed; often near river mouths, also inlets, tidal mudflats, coastal lagoons. Breeds around Arctic from Spitsbergen e. to Iceland, migrates to coasts of s. continents. Regular summer visitor to Australian coasts.
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