There it sits. A Dunlin (Calidris alpina) rests amidst damp sand and small pools of water, while other shorebirds nearby continue to forage. The small wader appears remarkably unperturbed by my presence. The Dunlin is one of the most common shorebirds in European coastal regions. During migration, it stops over at the North and Baltic… Continue reading Exhausted on the sandbank: A Dunlin at the shores of the Baltic Sea