Dunlin
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in Northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.
Behavior
The dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. Large numbers can often be seen swirling in synchronized flight on stop-overs during migration or on their winter habitat.
This bird is one of the most common and best-known waders throughout its breeding and wintering ranges, and it is the species with which other waders tend to be compared. At 17–21 cm (6.7–8.3 in) length and with a 32–36 cm (13–14 in) wingspan, it is similar in size to a common starling, but stouter, with a thicker bill.
Dunlin (disambiguation)
A dunlin is a wading bird.
Dunlin may also refer to:
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by: Donna AllenBaby, tell me
Are you serious
Hey, boy, you got me
So delirious
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Stop playing games
Ooh, boy, do you think
You'll ever change
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Should do, no, about you
You sure make me feel
Like loving you, huh
You sure do, come on, baby
(Are you serious)
So tell me, your heart
Belongs to someone else
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No, no, you got me
Going round and round
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To settle down
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Should do, no, about you
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Like loving you, huh
You sure do, come on, baby
(Are you serious)
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Was my claim to fame
And I don't know
If I'm gonna change
But if I'm really
Gonna be your man
I'm gonna change
My ways if I can
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Talk, talk about serious
You and me
Right from the start
Everything was fine
Then I broke your heart
So I'm telling you now
Like I told you then
If we can't be lovers
Let's just be friends
Baby, I don't know what I
Should do, no, about you
You sure make me feel
Like loving you, huh
You sure do, come on, baby
(Are you serious)
Breaking hearts
Was my claim to fame
And I don't know
If I'm gonna change
But if I'm really
Gonna be your man
I'm gonna change
My ways if I can
Talk, talk about serious
Talk, talk about serious...
You and me
Right from the start
Everything was fine
Then I broke your heart
So I'm telling you now
Like I told you then
If we can't be lovers
Let's just be friends
Talk, talk about serious