Greenshank Tringa nebularia

The Greenshank Tringa nebularia is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. It is a migratory species, wintering in Africa, south Asia, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. It breeds on dry ground near marshy areas, laying about four eggs in a ground scrape.

Factsheet: Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

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Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

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