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BirdLCLeast Concern

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

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The dunlin is the most abundant wader on UK estuaries in winter, forming dense, aerobatic flocks that wheel and turn in unison.

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Quick Facts

Category
Bird
Latin name
Calidris alpina
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.