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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
A nest of four Dunlin eggs |
| Image notes: |
Close-up of a Dunlin's nest. |
| Species in Image: |
Dunlin |
| Date: |
1969 |
| Area: |
Fetlar |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00780 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Dunlin |
| Latin Name |
Calidris alpina |
| Shetland Name |
Plivver's Page |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Scolopacidae |
| Common Family Name |
Sandpipers, Snipes, Godwits, Curlews & Phalaropes |
| Description |
Common in the breeding season and regular winter visitor to coastal areas. Dunlin seem to prefer the company of Golden Plovers & will often nest on Plover territory, hence the local name Plivver's Page. |
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