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 Translation for 'dunlin' from English to Bulgarian
NOUN   a dunlin | dunlins
SYNO dunlin | Erolia alpina | red-backed sandpiper
орн.T
dunlin {noun} [Calidris alpina]
тъмногръд брегобегач {м}
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Translation for 'dunlin' from English to Bulgarian

dunlin {noun} [Calidris alpina]
тъмногръд брегобегач {м}орн.T
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Usage Examples English
  • The estuary is also a feeding ground for large numbers of dunlin, oystercatcher, sanderling, Manx shearwater and terns.
  • Some come only in the summer, including the "chorlo" (rufous-chested plover), the "playero" (dunlin) and the "falaropo picofino" (red-necked phalarope).
  • Seabirds which can be seen include bonxies, guillemots, fulmars, razorbills and other birds including twite, skylarks, and dunlin.
  • Putative hybrids between the dunlin ("Calidris" alpina") and the white-rumped sandpiper ("Calidris" fuscicollis") have been occasionally seen in northeastern North America.
  • Stonechat, curlew, dunlin, golden plover, short-eared owl, and white-throated dipper have been observed at Fleet Moss.

  • The area supports nationally or internationally important populations of numerous birds, including greylag geese, barnacle geese, dunlin, corncrake and sanderling.
  • Several species, particularly waders such as ringed plover and dunlin, both breed and winter in Britain, whereas these areas are separate for most other populations of those birds.
  • In the boreal winter, they are pale grey above and white below, like a winter dunlin, but retaining the head pattern.
  • It is gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks with other "Calidris" waders, particularly dunlin, on coastal mudflats or the edges of inland pools.
  • The dunlin moves along the coastal mudflat beaches it prefers with a characteristic "sewing machine" feeding action, methodically picking small food items.

  • The Uboynaya freezes up in late September or early October and stays under the ice until June. In the short summer the area is a breeding ground for certain birds, like the dunlin.
  • Sverdrup Island is covered with tundra vegetation. There are a few mammals, such as the lemming and arctic fox; among the birds the dunlin and some species of Charadriiformes deserve mention.
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