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The Ruff is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Ant Marriott
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By Ant Marriott

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Uploaded May 5, 2015. Captured Mar 19, 2011 01:11 in Fish Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40, UK.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO500
  • 439mm