{"id":24592,"date":"2012-10-30T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:11","slug":"greenshank-tringa-nebularia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenshank Tringa nebularia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Common Greenshank\u00a0<i>Tringa\u00a0nebularia<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-151-24592\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8634\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/bar-tailed_godwit_02.jpg\" title=\"Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_bar-tailed_godwit_02.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2627\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-9.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2626\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-8.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2625\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-7.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (23 Aug 2007)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (23 Aug 2007)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2624\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-6.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (27 Jul 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (27 Jul 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2623\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-5.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (27 Jul 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (27 Jul 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2622\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-4.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2621\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-3.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2620\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-2.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (06 Aug 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2619\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-1_0.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (21 Aug 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (21 Aug 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-1_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2618\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-15.jpg\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2617\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-14.jpg\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2616\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-13.jpg\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2615\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-12.jpg\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2614\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-11.jpg\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheindamm Rechts 94.0, Vorarlberg, Austria (08 Sep 2009)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2613\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-10.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (15 Aug 2007)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2612\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia-1.jpg\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (21 Aug 2008)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (21 Aug 2008)\" alt=\"Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenshank-tringa-nebularia\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenshank-tringa-nebularia-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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