Waders are scarce in Hokkaido in winter but one port near Oshamambe has a small overwintering flock of Sanderling and another port has a small flock of Dunlin…
Usually not too difficult to ID between these species – by size for example – but in winter quite similar appearance. Coincidence that on my late Nov trip to Norfolk these were the two most common waders
Usually not too difficult to ID between these species – by size for example – but in winter quite similar appearance. Coincidence that on my late Nov trip to Norfolk these were the two most common waders
Yes and their feeding habits/’mannerisms’ are quite different too.