THE SANDEELING. 



Charadrius callidris. 

 Callidris arenaria. 



LTHOUGH by no means a 

 common bird, the Sanderling 

 is tolerably well distributed 

 over the coasts of Great 

 Britain and Ireland j and in 

 spring, summer, and autumn 

 may be found upon most of 

 our low sandy shores and 

 tidal rivers. 



It is an active sprightly 

 bird, searching for its food 

 either in small parties, or 

 associated with Dunlins, 

 Dotterels, or other birds of 

 similar habits. But the 

 seashore and banks of tidal 

 rivers are not the only re- 

 sorts of the Sanderling, as in 

 the summer months it may 

 frequently be seen many 

 miles from the coast, on the 

 sides of muddy ditches, or 

 more commonly running 

 along the edges of ponds, 



