Tringa nebularia.
Greenshank / Chevalier Aboyeur / Strelleg Pavioù Gwer by Dr Wood's Wildlife Photos
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Tringa nebularia.
Until 6 months ago, I had only seen common greenshanks (Tringa nebularia) from a distance, in our neighbourhood and on Jæren.
But on the first day at home after my summer vacation last year, this greenshank and some dunlins (myrsniper in Norwegian) had come for a break during migration, already in the start of August.
I managed to sneak unnoticed behind some rocks down to the beach, and the greenshank let me get photos and videos that I had only dreamed of since my first time seeing the species three years earlier.
It is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and east across the Palearctic. It winters in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. It breeds on dry ground near marshy areas, laying about four eggs in a ground scrape.
(Gluttsnipe in Norwegian)
Check out some more photos of it in the links below the line!
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