Caption

Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) in non-breeding plumage resting among rocks on rocky shore along the North Sea coast in winter

Date

Jan 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26B14_363

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.1Mb (2.3Mb) / 17.3in x 11.5in / 5179 x 3450 (300dpi)

Keywords

rock Bird wild animal animal winter wintry nature North Sea wildlife rocky rocky coast Sandpiper river bank landscape coast Charadriiformes Typical wader coastline North Sea coast coastal area Purple Sandpiper wildlife photography natural environment wading bird bird photography Winter rest animals in the wild in Winter winterly open air fauna shore scenery Calidris shoreline coastal region habitat wader Wildlife winter time Wintery watershore countryside coastal landscape natural habitat shorebird waterfront landscape photo Coastal scene rocks Birds wild animals animals rocky coastline Rock coast Sandpipers river banks landscapes coasts Typical waders coastlines North Sea coastline coastal areas Purple Sandpipers natural environments wading birds shores sceneries waders watershores the rock the rocks rocky shore banks of costal Coastal photo water shore landscape photograph landscape shot