Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima 


Sightings:

Svalbard, several places and dates, July 2012.

Notes:

The purple of the name must come from the winter plumage as these were still in breeding plumage.  They seemed to like to live dangerously, feeding on rocks where the waves were actively washing them.



That did mean a hasty retreat at times though!

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