Greenshank - Tringa Nebularia
The greenshank breeds on the boggy moors and ancient peatlands of Scotland. But it can be spotted elsewhere in the UK as it passes through on migration - look around lakes, marshes and the coast.
A large, elegant sandpiper, the greenshank feeds in shallow waters, often chasing small invertebrates and fish, which it hunts by sight. During summer, greenshank are found only on moors and bogs in Scotland, but during migration, they can be found across the UK on inland freshwater lakes and marshes, and coastal wetlands.
Greenshank can be distinguished from similar-sized waders like redshank and godwits by the colour of their legs: grey-green. Adults are olive-grey above and silvery-white below, with dark streaking on the breast. Greenshank have long, slightly upturned, grey bills.
A passage migrant and scarce visitor winter visitor to shallow wetlands inland and around the coast. Nests on the boggy 'flow country' of northern Scotland.
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Greenshank - Tringa Nebularia
The greenshank breeds on the boggy moors and ancient peatlands of Scotland. But it can be spotted elsewhere in the UK as it passes through on migration - look around lakes, marshes and the coast.
A large, elegant sandpiper, the greenshank feeds in shallow waters, often chasing small invertebrates and fish, which it hunts by sight. During summer, greenshank are found only on moors and bogs in Scotland, but during migration, they can be found across the UK on inland freshwater lakes and marshes, and coastal wetlands.
Greenshank can be distinguished from similar-sized waders like redshank and godwits by the colour of their legs: grey-green. Adults are olive-grey above and silvery-white below, with dark streaking on the breast. Greenshank have long, slightly upturned, grey bills.
A passage migrant and scarce visitor winter visitor to shallow wetlands inland and around the coast. Nests on the boggy 'flow country' of northern Scotland.
Tags: Greenshank Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Winter Migrant Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs River Birds Rivers Shore-Birds Seashore Moorland Marshland Marshes Moors Mudflats Ornithology Nature Nature Photography Jeff Lack Photography
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Greenshank - Tringa Nebularia
The greenshank breeds on the boggy moors and ancient peatlands of Scotland. But it can be spotted elsewhere in the UK as it passes through on migration - look around lakes, marshes and the coast.
A large, elegant sandpiper, the greenshank feeds in shallow waters, often chasing small invertebrates and fish, which it hunts by sight. During summer, greenshank are found only on moors and bogs in Scotland, but during migration, they can be found across the UK on inland freshwater lakes and marshes, and coastal wetlands.
Greenshank can be distinguished from similar-sized waders like redshank and godwits by the colour of their legs: grey-green. Adults are olive-grey above and silvery-white below, with dark streaking on the breast. Greenshank have long, slightly upturned, grey bills.
A passage migrant and scarce visitor winter visitor to shallow wetlands inland and around the coast. Nests on the boggy 'flow country' of northern Scotland.
Tags: Greenshank Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Estuaries Estuary River Birds Rivers River-Banks Lakes Scrapes Mudflats Shore-Birds Seashore Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology Jeff Lack Photography
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Greenshank - Tringa Nebularia
The greenshank breeds on the boggy moors and ancient peatlands of Scotland. But it can be spotted elsewhere in the UK as it passes through on migration - look around lakes, marshes and the coast.
A large, elegant sandpiper, the greenshank feeds in shallow waters, often chasing small invertebrates and fish, which it hunts by sight. During summer, greenshank are found only on moors and bogs in Scotland, but during migration, they can be found across the UK on inland freshwater lakes and marshes, and coastal wetlands.
Greenshank can be distinguished from similar-sized waders like redshank and godwits by the colour of their legs: grey-green. Adults are olive-grey above and silvery-white below, with dark streaking on the breast. Greenshank have long, slightly upturned, grey bills.
A passage migrant and scarce visitor winter visitor to shallow wetlands inland and around the coast. Nests on the boggy 'flow country' of northern Scotland.
Tags: Greenshank Sandpiper Sandpipers Winter Migrant Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Avian Animals Animal Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coast Moorland Heathland Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs River Birds Rivers Lakes Marshland Marshes Jeff Lack Photography Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology Mudflats
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Greenshank - Tringa Nebularia
Tags: Greenshank Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs River Birds Rivers Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Water-Birds Waterways Wildlife Photography Scrapes Lakes Reserves Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology
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