Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper walking in the surf.
Purple Sandpiper, Hellissandur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 250; f/8; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima).

Purple Sandpiper walking in the surf. A Dunlin is feeding nearby.
Purple Sandpiper, Hellissandur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 250; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Purple Standpiper on an island and partially hidden by the plants.
Purple Sandpiper, Patreksfjörður-Skápadalur, Iceland, June 24, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Purple Sandpiper standing on a large rock next to the ocean.
Purple Sandpiper, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Purple Sandpiper walking on a large rock next to the ocean.
Purple Sandpiper, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.