<p>taken on langamul beach. 
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The commonest small wader found along the coast. It has a slightly down-curved bill and a distinctive black belly patch in breeding plumage. It feeds in flocks in winter, sometimes numbering thousands, roosting on nearby fields, saltmarshes and shore when the tide is high. 
</p><p>status: red
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population: 9,150-9,900 pairs
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91677891@N07">Jacob  Spinks</a> from Northamptonshire, England
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