Dunlin

The River Exe – Dunlin

Dunlin are one of the commonest shorebirds found around the UK’s coastline. They form glorious flocks which twist this way and that …

Finally I have the chance to get a clear photograph of a Dunlin. There’s one in a shallow pool and I can …

It’s rare for me to photograph Dunlin. They’re normally too far away and I don’t want to disturb them. It’s only if …

I love to see Dunlin on the tideline.

I’ve been enjoying sitting on the grass watching a flock of Dunlin feeding. Occasionally they take off, especially when an Arctic Skua …

They say ‘Take only photographs, leave only footprints’. The Dunlin wading in the mud in the pools at the north end of …

Yesterday I wrote about my experience looking for Dunlin. I did see them, but my trip was hijacked by one of the …

It’s a dull day today. There’s a sea haar which is muting every colour to an Orkney pallet and reducing shadows to …

I’m wandering the shore at Kirkwall Harbour for an hour before the ferry takes me to Westray. I’m loving the complex singing …

There’s a huge tide of seaweed washed up in the bay at North Haven on Westray. We check for seals on the …

Dunlin are wary birds. As I walk along the Bay of Tafts they jerk in nervous motion and skit further along the …