Sanderling

Sanderling standing on a rock on the water's edge.
Sanderling, Arrecife Marina, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Sanderling (Calidris alba).

Two Sanderlings on the rocky coast. One is looking in the shallow water for food.
Sanderling, Arrecife Marina, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1250 sec.
Sanderling running along the beach as a wave recedes.
Sanderling, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Sanderling flying low over the beach as a wave comes in.
Sanderling, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Sanderling on the beach eating something from a broken shell.
Sanderling, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Sanderling flying low over the beach as a wave comes in.
Sanderling, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Sanderling walking in the sand.
Sanderling, Bolivar Flats, TX, April 19, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Sanderling walking in the shallow water.
Sanderling, Bolivar Flats, TX, April 19, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Large group of Sanderlings resting on the beach.
Sanderling, Bolivar Flats, TX, April 19, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Large group of Sanderling on the sand. A single Ruddy Turnstone is among them.
Sanderling, Bolivar Flats, TX, April 19, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Sanderling standing among the sea grasses. A more visible Common Ringed Plover is just behind it.
Sanderling, Hellissandur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/800 sec.