{"id":3643,"date":"2018-11-28T08:29:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T08:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2018-12-10T17:55:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:55:38","slug":"flings-of-dunlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Flings of Dunlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dunlin is a rather dumpy little wader but once airborne is quite mesmerising.<\/p>\n<p>Known collectively as a fling of dunlin they gather together like a shoreline starling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2042,1642\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-300x241.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-1024x823.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3728\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2042\" height=\"1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-640x515.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN7-995x800.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2042px) 100vw, 2042px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2042,1642\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-300x241.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-1024x823.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3727\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2042\" height=\"1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-640x515.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN6-995x800.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2042px) 100vw, 2042px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin4a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN4A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A-1024x706.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3709\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4A-640x441.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,489\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 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11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1544372277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8-300x156.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3730\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN8-640x333.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,372\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1544372566&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881-300x131.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3731 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881.jpg 850w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN9-e1544464400881-640x280.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/flings-of-dunlin\/dunlin3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DUNLIN3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,687\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Expression 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11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1520867217&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN&amp;#038;EASTWOOD copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLINEASTWOOD-copy-300x143.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLINEASTWOOD-copy.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3644\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLINEASTWOOD-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLINEASTWOOD-copy.jpg 600w, 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11000XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1520867529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DUNLIN1 copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLIN1-copy-300x166.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLIN1-copy.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3645\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLIN1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DUNLIN1-copy.jpg 600w, 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