Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Taxonomy Version: 10.2
species
(Vieillot, 1819)
Least Concern
A
(Vieillot, 1819)
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Scarce
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Lincolnshire © Russell Hayes
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Lincolnshire © Graham Catley
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Shropshire © Jim Almond
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Pectoral Sandpiper - West Sussex © Lee Fuller
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Shetland © Mark Breaks
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Lincolnshire © Russell Hayes
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Sandpiper wanders thousands of miles in pursuit of sex
Publish date: 12/01/2017
Male Pectoral Sandpipers have been recorded travelling as far as 8,000 miles in just a single summer month in order to have sex with as many females as possible.
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Title: 057075_P004_PectoralSand
Title: 057075_P001_PectoralSand
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