Iceland Sandpipers and Related Birds Photo Gallery

Dunlins (Calidris alpina) are a small wading bird found in marshy areas in the summer.

dunlin dunlin dunlin dunlin

dunlin

Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) are small lively shorebirds. They turn over seashore stones and seaweed in search of food.

turnstones turnstones

Ringed plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) are one of Iceland's smallest wading birds.

ringed plover ringed plover ringed plover on the nest

ringed plover

Golden plovers (Pluvialis apricaria) are medium-sized wading birds of the moorlands.

golden plover

©2008 Mermaid Underwater Photographic. All Rights Reserved.

Contact us at mermaid@underwater.org.

Last modified 19 August 2008