The Dunlin is a medium-sized sandpiper with a long, slightly downcurved bill. Breeding adults have a black belly patch, while winter birds are plain grey above and white below. It probes mud and shallow water for worms, molluscs and other invertebrates. Large flocks gather on estuaries and coastal mudflats outside the breeding season. In flight, these flocks often turn in tightly coordinated groups when threatened by falcons.
Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.
