Bird

Dunlin

Calidris alpina · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes

Best monthsMay · Aug–Sepmost records

Records3,423,618in 96 countries

Most seen inUnited States1,069,319 records

Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status

About

Dunlin in brief

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family — species of bird.

Across the 96 countries we cover it has 3,423,618 published records, most of them from the United States, Sweden and Denmark. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, August and September.

Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

United States1,069,319 records · best May, Apr

Sweden617,332 records · best Jul, Aug

Denmark268,590 records · best Aug, Jul

United Kingdom257,578 records · best Aug, Sep

Canada181,306 records · best May, Oct

Norway158,606 records · best Aug, Sep

Spain146,996 records · best Sep, Aug

Netherlands102,312 records · best Sep, Oct

France97,908 records · best Sep, Oct

Finland76,925 records · best Sep, Jul

Taiwan70,097 records · best Dec, Jan

Poland67,719 records · best Aug, Jul

Portugal62,801 records · best Sep, Oct

Belgium32,936 records · best Sep, Mar

Germany26,929 records · best Sep, Oct

Iceland17,517 records · best Jun, May

Estonia16,876 records · best Jul, Aug

Ireland15,330 records · best Sep, Aug

Israel15,158 records · best Sep, Mar

Japan11,286 records · best May, Sep

Italy10,550 records · best Jan, Dec

China9,616 records · best May, Apr

Russia8,388 records · best Sep, Jul

United Arab Emirates8,365 records · best Nov, Dec

Türkiye7,196 records · best Jan, Sep

Greece6,056 records · best Sep, Jan

Austria5,744 records · best Sep, Aug

South Korea5,731 records · best Oct, Apr

Ukraine5,711 records · best Oct, May

Czechia4,896 records · best Sep, Oct

Morocco3,881 records · best Apr, Mar

Oman3,061 records · best Nov, Feb

Hungary2,985 records · best Sep, Oct

Bulgaria2,845 records · best Sep, Jan

Switzerland2,504 records · best Sep, Oct

Iran2,109 records · best Jan, Feb

Kuwait1,659 records · best Oct, Sep

Romania1,434 records · best Sep, Aug

Georgia1,386 records · best Sep, Oct

Croatia1,349 records · best Sep, Oct

Cyprus1,238 records · best Apr, Sep

Slovenia1,055 records · best Apr, Sep

Saudi Arabia1,031 records · best Oct, Feb

Lithuania971 records · best Sep, Aug

Senegal965 records · best Jan, Feb

Egypt773 records · best Oct, Dec

Azerbaijan750 records · best Oct, Sep

Kazakhstan708 records · best May, Sep

Belarus680 records · best Sep, Aug

Latvia596 records · best Aug, Jul

Slovakia593 records · best Sep, Aug

Qatar590 records · best Oct, Mar

Serbia559 records · best Sep, Oct

Cuba408 records · best Mar, Feb

Albania359 records · best Sep, Oct

Bahrain355 records · best Nov, Oct

Tunisia352 records · best Mar, Dec

Mauritania299 records · best May, Jan

Mongolia282 records · best May, Sep

Algeria249 records · best Aug, Sep

Moldova216 records · best Sep, May

Bangladesh193 records · best Dec, Nov

Pakistan172 records · best Oct, Feb

Montenegro154 records · best Sep, Apr

Cape Verde135 records · best Apr, Jan

Malta132 records · best Sep, Aug

Jordan117 records · best Oct, Sep

Bahamas115 records · best Jan, Dec

Uzbekistan72 records · best Apr, May

Armenia66 records · best May, Apr

Libya62 records · best Oct, Sep

Djibouti48 records · best Sep, Feb

Lebanon45 records · best Sep, Oct

Luxembourg38 records · best Oct, Sep

Yemen29 records · best Oct, Jan

Kyrgyzstan28 records · best Sep, Aug

Guinea-Bissau27 records · best Feb, Mar

North Korea22 records · best Apr, May

Afghanistan22 records · best May, Sep

North Macedonia20 records · best Sep, Oct

Bosnia and Herzegovina17 records · best May, Sep

Syria16 records · best Apr, Mar

Palestine13 records · best Oct, Feb

Jamaica12 records · best Mar, Jan

Iraq10 records · best Apr, Nov

Turkmenistan9 records · best Apr, Mar

Eritrea5 records · best Feb, Jan

Seychelles5 records · best Oct, Jul

Tajikistan5 records · best Oct, Jan

Barbados3 records · best Aug, Nov

Dominican Republic3 records · best Dec, Mar

Kosovo2 records · best Mar, Sep

Micronesia2 records · best Mar, Sep

Saint Kitts and Nevis1 records · best Mar, Jan

Marshall Islands1 records · best Dec, Jan

Maldives1 records · best Dec, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.