The Dunlin 



male has a pretty little trill, which is generally uttered on 

 the wing as he flies over the nest. 



The eggs are greenish white, spotted and blotched with 

 reddish brown. The young when first hatched are covered 

 with reddish down, mottled with black and white. 



In its winter dress the adult Dunlin is grey above and 

 white below with a whitish bar across the extended wing. 

 In spring the crown of the head is rufous, streaked with 

 black. Mantle black, with broad rufous margins ; the neck 

 and throat white, streaked with black, breast black ; belly 

 white. The sexes are alike, the female being usually 

 slightly the larger. Length about 7*5 in. ; bill 1*7 in. ; 

 wing 4' 5 in. This species, however, varies greatly in size. 



The young in autumn have the back nearly black, the 

 feathers having narrow buff and rufous margins ; the under 

 parts are white, buff across the breast, and thickly spotted, 

 especially on the lower breast, with black. The amount of 

 spotting, however, as well as the colour of the breast, 

 varies greatly in individuals. 



THE SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 



Tringa pusilla, Linnaeus 



A single example, the first to be recorded in Europe, 

 of this American species, was shot in Kent on the 17th 

 September 1907. In general appearance it resembles a 

 Little Stint, but is rather paler and more sandy in colour, 

 and may easily be recognised by its longer bill and partially 

 webbed toes. Length 5*6 in.; bill 0'85 in. ; wing 3 '7 in. 



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