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New Zealand dotterel feeding

When the tide is too high for New Zealand dotterels to feed in the intertidal zone, they often move higher up the beach, picking sandhoppers and other insects from the sand.

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Gerard Hutching. 'Wading birds', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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