dunlin in English
noun
1
a migratory sandpiper with a down-curved bill and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the most common small wader of the northern hemisphere.
You can see red knots, dunlins , and sandpipers as they rest and forage for food on the beaches, using the untouched island habitat as a safe haven during their journey south.
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1. ‘The waders, Curlews, plovers and lapwing were there long before the hedgehogs were introduced.’ ‘The large numbers of birds in the area, including nationally important numbers of golden plover, curlew, dunlin, merlin and twite, make it a Site of Special Scientific Interest.’