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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

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I took this series of photos whilst working in the north-west of England.  The following pictures are all of Purple Sandpipers that were of a small roosting flock. 
 
Purple Sandpipers are a winter visitor to British coastal waters, widely distributed and quite site faithful.  They breed in the high Arctic / tundra habitats but are also a rare breeding species in the UK.
 
They are a hardy species often found on breakwaters and rocky shores where they congregate in small roosts at high tide.   
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)  - close up of wing feathers
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
birds birding purplesandpiper purple sandpiper Ecology Nature wildlife Canon
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

Wintering Purple Sandpipers

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