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Iceland's Breeding Shorebirds 2013
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Common Redshank in tree watching over young in the
grass on Hrisey Island. 1 July 2013. |
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Black-tailed Godwits
breed on Hrisey Island. 1 July 2013. |
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A pair of Eurasian
Oystercatchers. 28 June 2013. |
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Purple Sandpipers on 1
July 2013. |
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Common Ringed-Plover
on 28 June 2013. |
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European
Golden-Plovers were common breeders. This bird was outside our hotel in Reykjavik
on 25 June 2013. |
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Dunlin: The subspecies schinzii breeding in
Iceland is smaller, shorter-billed, duller and much less rufous
above than Dunlins in North America. Hveravellir in the interior of
Iceland on 2 July 2013. |
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Whimbrel were seen
frequently throughout the countryside. This one likely had a nest or
young nearby. 3 July 2013. |
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Same Whimbrel as above showing the white
rump of the European subspecies, which is different from the
Whimbrel of North America with a brown rump. 3 July 2013. |
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Mammals and group photos page 4 |
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