The Sanderlings

The sanderlings run up and down the bay And from incoming waves they run away And then race back invertebrate to eat As soon as the waves commence to retreat. From north Siberia they have journeyed down Along the coast by many coastal town By coastal Asia, Australia and further south And back again they follow the same route. Born in the dunes up by the Artic sea They do not have a Nationality Nomadic birds from coast to coast they fly And roam the World until the day they die. On their breeding grounds a two or three months stay And then they fly south further south each day And they fly as high as aircraft experts say And stop to feed at beaches on their way. In February the little sanderling Will start their journey north towards northern Spring And raise their families by the Artic shore And with their children journey south once more.