# @rspb on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJor5L2HYnV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34271021-rspb-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1b88ada5fe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-01-04T20:01:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RSPB (@rspb) — https://gondola.cc/rspb

## Caption

On the 11th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

11 Pipers Piping

As the name suggests, the common sandpiper has a high-pitched piping call, which helps it to be heard above the sound of fast-flowing water where it lives. This small wader migrates to Africa in autumn, before returning to the UK in spring to breed. 

#12BirdsofChristmas #12DaysofChristmas #sandpiper #ChristmasCarols #BirdsofInstagram #birds

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birdsofinstagram, christmascarols, sandpiper, 12daysofchristmas, 12birdsofchristmas, birds

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