What am I?
I am a small wading bird.
Sanderling
Sanderling
Where do I come from?
I have bred in the Arctic circle, most of us in the Solent have come from Siberia.
A bit about me
You can find me scampering amongst the waves looking for marine worms, fish and even tiny jellyfish. I am silvery and white, so you can spot me twinkling along the beach, but watch out as I can just look like sea foam!
My sheer speed whilst I search for food in the waves is impressive, I am often compared to a child’s clockwork toy!
Local spotlight
I am relatively common to the Solent, but not in large numbers as there are not many of us in the UK.
Conservation status
I’m a qualifying feature for the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area – that means, when the site was designated, a nationally significant number of us used these awesome coastlines in the winter!
Fun fact
All this running may look like a waste of energy, however I have a plan…with every passing wave the creatures that live beneath the sand come up to feed on food the waves bring in, this is what I am waiting for.
