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Roosting waders

Large numbers of small waders feed on the exposed mud flats of the Ria Formosa. However, when the tide comes in they retreat to the salt pans that line the Ria to rest and possibly sleep. This shot shows a flock of sanderling plus a few dunlin arriving at the Olhão salt pans.

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Uploaded on April 4, 2020
Taken on March 12, 2020