- Object name(s):
- bird; SCOLOPACIDAE: Calidris maritima: purple sandpiper; purple sandpiper
- Brief description:
- This wader is usually a winter visitor to the British Isles where it feeds upon small invertebrates along the strand-line. Most breed in Arctic Canada, Greenland and Northern Europe but a few have raised broods in the Scottish Highlands. This object is on display at RAMM in the In Fine Feather gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Bird
- Current location:
- On display
- Field collection place:
- Torquay
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collector:
- Mr Francis Pershouse (collector)
- Object name:
- bird; SCOLOPACIDAE: Calidris maritima (Brunnich): purple sandpiper; purple sandpiper
- Object number:
- 136/2007
- Reproduction number:
- 136-2007.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 136-2007-shot1.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 136-2007-shot2.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Birds
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99ef0879-b26e-3478-9a05-751e11cb2d81
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99ef0879-b26e-3478-9a05-751e11cb2d81, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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