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Wader "moving like a wagtail".
Spotted at a wetland in Hong Kong
A Common Sandpiper (Actitis
Common palearctic wader, about 20 cm in length. Brown above and white below.
A handful of these scattered around the ...
Joined by a House Sparrow in pics 5 & 6.
Small wader, size of dove, green-brown above and white below, sporting greenish ...
This is a small, rather short-legged and ...
A selection of the Common Sandpipers which ...
A common solitary visitor to Southern ...
Medium-sized wader, with white underparts and dark upperparts. Bill straight ...
Flew past while I was photographing Egrets and crabs, then settled on
Medium-small bird, pale brown, with a white ...
The Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic ...
In pictures 4, 5 & 6 it picks up a crab, ...
Photo is taken at Lunawa lagoon, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. The adult is 18–20 cm ...
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) ...
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) ...
long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper (
The common sandpiper has a varied diet, ...
Coastal lagoon and wetland reserve. The lagoon is supposedly freshwater, fed by ...
Several of these about but they move around
Showing an unusual pose in picture 1 and a ...
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) ...
sat on a dry rock by the low bushes and ...
A sandpiper taking his morning promenade ...
Small, rather short-legged, palearctic wader, some 20 cm in length. It has ...
Is a small Palearctic wader. The adult is ...
The adult is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long with
The adult is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long with
Greyish-brown upperparts, white underparts, short dark-yellowish legs and feet, ...
close to the ground or water. I think this is the first time I have seen one ...
